Ind. Admin. Code tit. 878, r. 1-4-2 – Application for prelicensing course approval; requirements and content

Sec. 2. (a) Any course provider seeking approval of a home inspector's prelicensing course shall:

(1) make written application for approval; and
(2) submit such documents, statements, and forms as required by this rule.

(b) Applicants for approval of a home inspector's prelicensing course shall provide the board with the following:

(1) The name and address of the school's owner.
(2) A list of all instructors who will be teaching the course and include evidence to indicate that these instructors have demonstrated competence in the area of home inspection education for which the instructor will be providing instruction.
(3) A statement of objectives, which the course should achieve for its participants.
(4) A statement explaining how the provider intends to provide for the following:
1. (A) Adequate administration of the course, including a responsible person to coordinate and administer the course.
2. (B) Maintenance of proper records.
(5) A statement indicating how the course will be planned and designed to meet the requirements of 878 IAC 1-3-2.

(c) Applicants for approval of a home inspector's prelicensing course shall require a comprehensive examination, which its students must pass with a minimum score of seventy-five percent (75%) in order to successfully complete the course. Applicants shall submit the most current version of this examination at the time of filing the application for approval.

(d) Applicants for approval of a home inspector's prelicensing course shall provide the board with the following:

(1) Documentation verifying adequate funding for the educational course undertaken.
(2) An evaluation form devised and used to measure the course's effectiveness.
(3) A statement indicating the manner in which the provider will provide its course participants a meaningful record of course completion.

(Home Inspectors Licensing Board; 878 IAC 1-4-2; filed Apr 18, 2005, 12:15 p.m.: 28 IR 2727; readopted filed Nov 22, 2011, 12:20 p.m.: 20111221-IR-878110371RFA; readopted filed Dec 1, 2017, 1:54 p.m.: 20171227-IR-878170406RFA; readopted filed Jul 25, 2023, 9:45 a.m.: 20230823-IR-878230088RFA)