Washington State Home Inspector Licensing and Training

Things are changing in Washington State now that a home inspector licensing law has been passed and signed by the Governor. The way it will all work out, ultimately, is going to be determined to a large degree by the home inspector licensing board. At Bellingham Technical College, where I am coordinator of home inspection training, we worked closely with legislators on this bill. At this point, while generally established, the specifics on the education and testing are not yet formalized, although new inspectors will have to have 120 hours of training with 40 hours of field work to receive a license and that comes after passing a test. Despite some unknown right now, one thing is certain -- the the more training and experience one has, he or she is in a stronger position to meet all of the essential requirements when the law gets in full swing about a year and a half from now. For anyone interested in getting into the field, one of the few state college accredited home inspection training programs is geared to startup in Bellingham, at Bellingham Technical College,  on April 14, 2008. This is an intense four-week program that has been in existence for more than a decade. Anyone interested in this class, or anybody who would like to pass on the information, can check out the program at the BTC website. 

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