Originally Posted By: gromicko This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has accepted and applied our check in the amount of $1,000.00 to become an “Educational Provider” in the State of Illinois and be included on the list of approved education providers… but they first need us to decide on what course we want to offer. To get approval for a pre-license course or continuing education course(s) we must first submit a course description and outline.
What course should we offer inspectors in Illinois? Our Electrical course (Joe Tedesco)? Our HVAC course? Just get our Chapter meetings approved (technical speakers) ?
Originally Posted By: Nick Gromicko This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Tim Kerfin. We had standing room only at the last meeting in May. I think over 90 inspectors attended and it went on until nearly midnight. Great meeting.
Originally Posted By: Nick Gromicko This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
We want our next one to be approved for continuing education/licensing purposes by the state of Illinois. That’s why we applied to be a state approved Education Provider.
If we can draw 90 inspectors to our last meeting (on it's own merits)... just think how many we'll draw if the next one is also approved for continuing education/licensing purposes!
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi to all,
Gary is quite correct, now we have an education provider number we cangetthe convention education accepted by Illinois, I will fill in the forms next week to gt this done.
Originally Posted By: Kenneth Sitzes This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi,
How long will it take to get them approved . Will it be in time for the Early Registration for the Convention. in Fl. so that the ones who want to attend can get the the discount that ends on the Oct. 31? Also how the chapter in So. Ill coming along? 
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi to all,
Ken, I will start the ball rolling next week, however it has taken the state of Illinois nearly 2 months to process our last request, I hope that the convention courses can be processed rather quicker than that.
Originally Posted By: ekartal This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
gromicko wrote:
We had standing room only at the last meeting in May. I think over 90 inspectors attended and it went on until nearly midnight. Great meeting.
http://www.nachi.org/greatlakeschapter.htm
Quarterly meetings (at least) would be much better.
Originally Posted By: ekartal This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Gary, sounds great. Our biggest concern is that the NACHI meetings/tests held here in Illinois, be state approved for CE’s. It looks like that is in the works!
Originally Posted By: kdemski This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
All Illinois licenses renew Nov. 1st, so inspectors here should have all their State credit hours by now. We need a dozen hours over the next two years for renewal, so there’s plenty of time to submit course outlines for approval.
From what I've been reading here, it looks like Joe's electrical course would be a great one to kick this thing off.
Having the convention courses approved will be great for those attending in January, but those same couses need to be offered here locally. Time to fire up the chapter machine for another meeting. How 'bout it, Tim??
Originally Posted By: rlind This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hello all,
I attended the meeting in May, and found it enjoyable and productive.
Looking forward to the next meeting in northern Illinois!
I agree, most of us in Illinois should have completed our CE class hours by now. I know that I have.
But, I will certainly make use of NACHI sponsored CE classes starting next year!! 
. Who is he anyway? 
…Awesome!!! I’ll be there (wherever and whenever) it will be!!
Nick
