Here, Rod and I agree. It is the requirement of professionals to be responsible. I don’t know how many times I have seen exams and certificates that were not filled out properly. Then, the HI whines about it. CE educators have their responsibility, but the individual HIs have theirs. And waiting till the last minute and yelling at Rod or Jeff or me because you didn’t take responsibility for yourself is childish.
Speaking of the Chicagoland NACHI chapter, we provided way more than enough CE events so no one has that excuse.
I’m not whining Will, I’m just asking. This discussion could happen any time of the year because its about saving money. That’s not childish.
If I understand correctly, NACHI does not take care of grading the exams and filing the paperwork with your state. They have courses which are approved, but only the state or local chapter or some other approved proctor must do that. I was under the impression when NACHI advertises they have state approved courses that meant you could get your CE through them. Is the proctored test a wrinkle unique to Illinois?
Not sure where your sudden justification of a pee poor system comes from but 4th hour /1st hour/11th hour with sugar on top it makes no difference and we have valid points.
My job as a Home Inspector is to make sure things are done properly and that people are not getting ripped off.
Now as a regular poster I come here and see post after post by Nick announcing this class and that class being approved by the State of Illinois for proctoring.
Just one little issue here .
What good does it do members to see a multitude of posts on new classes being approved with zero information on how to utilize the courses.
Time for games to stop being played and fees juggled at a whim
We need a solid set of rules to play by because this is just pure anarchy.
Members have till November 30th to get CE and only the State decides if it is 11th hour not NACHI Chicago.
Neither Cameron nor Chris live near the Chapter so this is a State issue Will and the physical classes at NACHI Chicago have nothing to do with those members (apples and Oranges)
Not everyone wishes to take those classes anyway as they are often repetitive and not a wide range of subject areas.
State site says $60 for NONNACHI - proctored at a remote site involving travel, one person, one proctor, one test.
Take the test at a coffee shop - it saves money.
I’ve only been doing this a short time and have not seen anyone pay this fee.
How much should be charged to drive to a site 300 miles away???
$80 per quiz was the price I was quoted from the treasurer Kenneth S. This included Ken mailing the paper work to the library, or meeting him at a location close to his home. Yes, all libraries in my area do not charge Any fee, and there are many.
There are several post on this board in the last few months Ken and others made that will agree with that.
I spoke with Kenny this summer and he told me the fee was $80.
Kenny also did not wish to allow as king maker NACHI Chicago the right to proctor.
If you ROD are doing the proctoring at meetings with minimal fees please announce it publicly as I am a member and not privy to this info so please if involved with education learn to communicate with members so you actually have those interested “SHOW UP”.
Last but not least the Chapter should be able to handle this as the chapter will do this “FOR FREE” Do you have a problem with that?
I care less about the little games or who hates who and only want what is best for my fellow members
· The Licensed CE provider registered with the state That is State Chapter members.
· Regional superintendent of education office personnel.
· Superintendent of public or parochial school districts personnel
· Head librarian at major public libraries.
· Dean, academic department head, extension or correspondence administrator, registrar, librarian or official testing administrator of an accredited college or university.
But why so many loopholes to get the exam to the proctor, and filed with the State.
I know a few inspectors that print the exam for classes they’ve taken outside of NACHI, take the exam to a proctor, then file the results with the State themselves. One I know personally has been doing this for several tears with no problems.
So question is, why do NACHI members have to go through the State Chapter? Why can’t we handle this on our own?
(I know a few inspectors that print the exam for classes they’ve taken outside of NACHI, take the exam to a proctor, then file the results with the State themselves. One I know personally has been doing this for several tears with no problems.)
Who are these inspectors and which school that are doing this???
Cameron
(I’ve taken online courses and been proctored by my pastor for years now)
Which courses have you taken this way and which school is doing this???
Chris, if “some inspectors” are doing this, they are in violation of state law.
As to “going through the state chapter”, that is what is getting fixed. All inspectors have to go through a state licensed CE provider. NACHI Chicagoland is one and NACHI is another. NACHI has delegated the proctoring and posting to the State Chapter and, it appears, that they have been doing a poor job of taking care of business, and making money doing so.
I just completed half of my CEU’s through one of them, that’s been around for a long time, located close to you. Took my proctored exam online at a library, after completing their class. They were not NACHI courses.
The 2 inspectors I know that print the exams are taking the courses online through one of, if not the largest, home inspector education providers in the country.
Chris can you explain for all of us exactly how that works ?
Kenny told me that he could not set up all the libraries so is it just certain ones and is there a list ?
I am guessing this does not work for NACHI courses because of a control freak issue.
When done through a library how does the librarian receive a copy of what is needed (exam/send info).I would assume most libraries have no idea what is going on or are they all trained for this ?
You misunderstand me. If the home inspectors you mentioned are printing out their own exams and taking them to a library for completion, they are not proctored. The exam must be presented and kept confidential and monitored by the proctor.
I know that there are many providers and that you want what you want to be true, but that doesn’t mean it is correct or in accordance with the rules.
As previously stated, please provide the names of these providors. If what you say is true, they should be reported and have their licenses revoked.
Christopher Currins](http://www.nachi.org/forum/users/ccurrins/)
INACHI - IL provides CEU proctored exams at cost to print exams, provide a place and process results. Finish a course on line and you will be contacted about converting your NACHI CEUs to IL CEUs.