Does the 39% include existing inspectors taking the test every year? That would account for a spike up although I would imagine it to be even higher. I take it every once in while just for giggles like other Im sure.
John, I don’t think you can properly compare those two statistics. The 39% iNACHI exam pass rate is that of every Tom, Dick or Harry that has a whim to take the test. Many, and I would say most, do not have any formal HI training prior to taking the test and it, of course, is not proctored and is not psychometrically valid. The much more complex, difficult, psychometric, proctored TREC exam comes only after 180-448 hours of classroom training, depending upon the path taken to get there. The 37% pass rate of that test is a testament to the quality of student and/or an indictment of the training.