Originally Posted By: jfarsetta
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No, Nick… I think you’re missing the point.
Currently, there is really only one canned and "recognized" HI exam (recognized en masse by legislators throughout the US). The difference between them and us is that our exam requires the honor system, and theirs you have to show up to pass.
Now, I'm not suggesting making the NIE a once-only exam. Nor am I suggesting taking it off-line. To the contrary, we keep it as is, along with requiring and allowing our inspectors to continue to take it yearly on line. If your local jurisdiction or state requires taking a proctored exam, as proof that the applicant actually took the exam, we offer a proctored version in that state or municipality. It will satisfy the local ordinance, and still require continued passing on an annual basis. The local ordinance may require you take it only once. You do so in person which meets their criteria. Thereafter, you are still required to take the NACHI exams annually (NIE, COE, SOP).
This is what I am saying.
For places requiring no proctored exam, we continue with business as usual. I propose this as a service to our members. Why should a NACHI member have to take an ASHI exam. For that matter, why shouldn't NACHI make it that they need take but one exam for both a NACHI membership and a municipal requirement?
The real benefit to this is to ALL NACHI members, hopefully, by finally having our exam recognized by a licensing body. Philly is ideal and unique. It exceeds the state's mandate, and is so close to NACHI headquarters you could spit and hit it.
As to the psychometric portion of our exam, ASHI touts theirs is the only compliant test around. We discussed having our test accredited as meeting the same criteria. Unfortunately, WE cannot say is is, an outside org with the credentials to make that determination must.
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Joe Farsetta
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