I wonder how the instructor got his CMI?
This is yet another example why self regulation has run amuck. Licencing will get rid of the rift raft and only accredited colleges would be the new minimum. The current open season on anything goes is very sad commentary on how the industry is not policing itself.
Hear!!! Hear!!!
The crap and corruption is very evident in every association. We all know what is going on and condone it by continual perpetual silence.
Btw has anyone seen the bylaws they are to abide by when they become a CMI? Thats a retorical question we know the answer is NO!
Can you spell licensing?
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To anyone. How many affadavits have been audited for compliance?
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Sorry Johnny and Colin. The only thing that licensing will guarantee is that the same bunch of good ole boys who run the O.A.H.I. and C.A.H.P.I. and the N.C.P. will be enshrined by government. Their powers to rule the industry and your business set in stone. How open to other opinions and change do you think they will be?
You want more of the same in spades? - licensing.
George, Colin,
How can you make that arguement when a licencing board is structured differently than that of self regulating associations BOD? These self regulating association are not reportable to anyone, thus the opportunities abound for them to become self serving money grabbing bandits.
Licensing? Your answer to the problem is not a solution.
Hey Brian you should be teaching, you have a lot more credibility then some of these other folks plying their wares!
Nice website too!
http://www.ahi-ns.ca/index.htm
Organizations that Brian has trained for, given seminars for or have used his services include:
- Appraisal Institute of Canada
- Nova Scotia Community Colleges
- Atlantic Home Warranty Program
- Clean Nova Scotia Foundation
- Halifax/Dartmouth Realtors Association
- Wood Energy Technical Training (WETT)
- Nova Scotia Architects Association
- Nova Scotia Home Designers Association
- Nova Scotia Home Builders Association
- New Brunswick Power Corporation
- New Brunswick Lung Association
- Newfoundland Energy Conservation Corps
- Heritage Properties Association of Nova Scotia
*]Various Real Estate Brokers
Raymond=Johnny=Colin
Can you breath with your head so far up the rectum of NACHI?
Any one out there looking for good home inspection training should highly look into INSPECT4U which is affiliated with NACHI. This training is specicific to canadian home inspection training.
Quote: Originally Posted by Colin Smythe I wonder how the instructor got his CMI?
This is yet another example why self regulation has run amuck. Licencing will get rid of the rift raft and only accredited colleges would be the new minimum. The current open season on anything goes is very sad commentary on how the industry is not policing itself.
Gee now this is interesting you now think that the industry is not policing itself.
I thought you said recently about how great the National Certification was.
Glad to see you to now understand that the NCA has serious concerns.
I think NACHI with out a doubt does more for the Home Inspection industry then all other associations combined.
…Cookie
Quote: Originally Posted by Colin Smythe I wonder how the instructor got his CMI?
This is yet another example why self regulation has run amuck. Licencing will get rid of the rift raft and only accredited colleges would be the new minimum. The current open season on anything goes is very sad commentary on how the industry is not policing itself.
Now I find this very interesting it was not long ago I think you where saying how great the National certification is.
Now you seem to feel that the industry is not policing it self and Licensing will get rid of the RIF Raft.
I think NACHI does more for the home inspection industry then all other association put together.
…Cookie
By chance, just got of the phone about an hour and a half ago. A licensed “RED Seal” carpenter with 20+ years experience wanting to be an HI. This is the third call this year from someone enquiring about being an HI. For some reason I seem to attract these calls thorugh my website (last one) or someone is referring them to me.
He’d looked at buying a franchise from someone (Many 1,000’s of $$$$$). Was told he could be trained and certified in less than 2 weeks…he didn’t like the sound of that as it took him 4 years to become a licensed carpenter!!! So I explained the various ways to become an HI here including just hanging out a shingle as there are no regs here…he was shocked …especially when I told that there were already 5 to 7-8 HI’s in his large rural area (CAHPI, INACHI, moonlighting municipal inspectors, independents) - he only knew of 2 of them!! I told him about NACHI and the MB…be interesting to see if he becomes a member. Told him also that Carson/Dunlop is about the best course around…do you agree???
Roy:
I guess you saw that Bear-Sterns went Kaput this week. No doubt that was caused by OAHI/CAHPI/NCA. :twisted: Should I apologize now or wait until you make the announcement?
What a pitiful maroon you are, sir.
Bill Mullen
Yes I agree of all the courses the only one I recommend is Carson Dunlop.
With that course and lots of mentoring there is a small chance they can last to make a living.
I am mentoring two at this time.
Very few get the chance to go out with a successful Home Inspector .
I was fortunate to be able to mentor under my son and it worked out well for me.
Still charge more then any one else in my area .
…Cookie
"I wonder how the instructor got his CMI?
This is yet another example why self regulation has run amuck. Licencing will get rid of the rift raft and only accredited colleges would be the new minimum. The current open season on anything goes is very sad commentary on how the industry is not policing itself."
How this guy got his C.M.I. is irrelevant. The fact is that many persons who are good at what they do and have all the knowledge needed to do it, make very poor teachers. I am sure we have all had that experience!
“Licensing? Your answer to the problem is not a solution.” - worth repeating.
"George, Colin,
How can you make that arguement when a licencing board is structured differently than that of self regulating associations BOD?"
Who do you think that government will put in charge of any licensing if not the same group of ‘good ole boys’ that they have been dealing with and funding for the last ten years? Those in the halls of government don’t really give a damn about the Home Inspection Industry. They just want to be seen doing something about a perceived problem. And that perception has been supplied and supported without objective evidence by this same club of ‘good ole boys’. The government answer to any problem is - " Here! Take this pot load of money and go away and solve your problem ( and then if anything goes wrong we have someone to blame) :roll:
It is very relevant because it appears it qualifies him to teach or so he thinks.
Licencing will also solve the problem of free memberships given out with no qualifying accreditation being assured.
Cheers,
"or so he thinks."
I think I am a damned good dancer:shock: . Doesn’t make it so of course! C.M.I. is not marketed as a teaching aid or qualification.
Licencing will also solve the problem of free memberships given out with no qualifying accreditation being assured.
This is not a problem that licencing will be concerned with. Besides, if the “G.O.B’s” take over there will be no guarantee of this either!
The CMI has no Bearing on whether a person thinks they can teach or Not . We have seem many come and go long before the CMI came about who had no idea on teaching.
To single out the CMI on this is wrong.
The CMI is just what it is used for a great marketing method.
It Confirms that a person has 1,000 hours or inspections or a combination of both.
Those who have it are satisfied, those who do not are the biggest complainers.
I wonder are they jealous of the CMI members.
Yes we know some got in under the wire but that is no different then what CAHPI/OAHI does in trying to promote there RHI.
The difference CMI is recognized in many more places then the RHI . the CMI is open to all and is not controlled by a money making group like the RHI is.
Been there done that saw the advantage and stopped paying for a membership in an association ( OAHI/CAHPI) that cares less about the other home inspectors or associations.
Cookie …NACHI is the one for me The place with few secrets.