Pellissippi State offers home inspection training, exam preparation

March 13, 2007

Pellissippi State offers home inspection training, exam preparation

State regulations call for all home inspectors to be licensed. If you are already in the business or just starting, Pellissippi State Technical Community College has a two-session course to help you prepare for the licensing examination.

During the 90 hours of training, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills needed to perform home inspections and prepare for the state examination, based on the regulations that went into effect in July 2006.

Upon successfully passing the test and obtaining your license, you will be qualified to operate your own state-licensed home inspection business or to upgrade your current business.

The course will be presented in two 45-hour sessions. The first is Tuesday-Saturday, April 10-14, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and the second is Tuesday-Saturday, April 17-21, 8 a.m-6 p.m.

Both sessions will be offered again in the fall, Oct. 8-12 and Oct. 15-19.

The fee for sessions 1 and 2 is $2,095. Participants can save $100 by registering by 4:30 p.m. on March 20.

Course highlights will include tools, techniques, systems and fundamentals for roofs, exteriors, and foundations; structural problems; case studies, liability management; report writing; communications; and business startup.

Participants also will have an opportunity to interact with graduates of the Home Inspection Institute, make up to seven on-site home inspections and take a mock state examination to help them prepare for the actual test.

The course will be taught at the Pellissippi Campus on Hardin Valley Road. The fee includes all materials, and the instructor is Tony J. Brueneman of the Home Inspection Institute.

To learn more or register, call Pellissippi State’s Business and Community Services at (865) 539-7167 or e-mail Jerry Huffman at jfhuffman@pstcc.edu or Angela Branson at abranson@pstcc.edu.

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Contact Information:
Julia Wood
Marketing and Communications Director
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
10915 Hardin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37933-0990
Phone: (865) 694-6405
Fax: (865) 539-7088
E-mail: jwood@pstcc.edu