The National Home Inspector Certification Council (NHICC) is
a non-profit federal corporation controlled by an elected Board
of Directors. The main purpose of the NHICC is to provide a
background review and assessment system that will independently
certify home inspectors that meet the National Occupational
Standard. The "program" is open to all
home inspectors regardless of affiliation. The NHICC
is completely independent and provides the same value and rigor
required for certification and accreditation as specified by
the National Initiative, minus the provincial
association influence. The NHICC is not an association of members,
but rather it is a true certification entity with "registrants"
that value independent third-party certification and accountability
to consumers.
The NHICC is recognized in British Columbia
& Alberta - Home Inspection Business Regulations
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National Certification
"Third-party certification is a formal process for independently
verifying that a product meets specific requirements or criteria."
Third-party certification ensures that claims
by home inspectors and their respective association on quality
attributes of their professional commitment and credibility are
sound and reliable. Therefore the NHICC is registered as an organization
member of ICE - Institute for Credentialing Excellence
(formerly the National Organization for Competency Assurance).
The home inspection market has changed dramatically
in the past decade. These changes include a significant number
of new associations and other home inspector groups, as well as
the public challenge of accountability of "who
inspects the inspectors"?
In good conscience home inspection associations
need to ask - have their "certified inspectors" really
gone through a true independent certification process? Most will
find that they simply self-certify their members. The
bottom line .....accredited 3rd party certifiers offer
more guarantees of independence, impartiality, competence and
sustainable performance to consumers and also benefits to stakeholders.
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National Accreditation
"The term 'accreditation' in the education and training
sector, is the process used to formally recognize quality training
standards."
A training program for home inspectors is developed
by the training provider - must meet the training needs of the
industry. Accreditation offers recognition of an education and
training institution that meets and maintains recognized quality
industry standards that qualify the graduates from the training
program for admission towards professional practice.
Accredited training courses are developed to
fulfil training needs that are benchmarked against the industry
National Occupational Standards - Home & Property
Inspectors. These "standards" identify the
required skills and the comprehensive knowledge that provides
a framework to help training providers to improve the quality
of training.
Accreditation provides a reasonable process of
accountability and a reliable source to identify quality training.
Training courses are reviewed and periodically audited to assure
that the education will meet the acceptable standards for measureable
outcome-based learning. read more
