ASKUS Consulting Services Home Inspection Training School and Continuing Education Authorized and licensed by the State of New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services phone: (518) 827-4852 e-mail: homeinspectortraining@askusconsultingservices.com Owned and operated by ASKUS Consulting Services, LLC

Are you ready to be your own boss, set your own schedule, help people make important decisions, and join in one of the most rapidly expanding career fields in the world?

If so, pour yourself a cup of tea (or coffee) and read on!

What Is Home Inspection?
A professional home inspector helps potential home buyers (or sellers) make informed decisions regarding the condition of the property. This includes structural, plumbing, heating, electrical, safety and environmental concerns.

The inspector then provides his or her client with a written report on the findings of the inspection, and remains available for future consultations.

Why choose ASKUS Consulting Home Inspection Training?
Our Mission:
"ASKUS Consulting Home Inspection Training School wants our students to be successful professional inspectors. To do this, we not only teach the proscribed New York State Curriculum, but also include information and material on effective business operation and incorporate years of field experience into your instruction."

•  All Inspection Training Instructors are NYS licensed, practicing Professional Home Inspectors.
•  Our facility offers hands on, interactive classroom training as well as the State required field training, and more.
•  Our emphasis is on graduating qualified, above-average inspectors to better serve a growing need among home owners, sellers, buyers, and lending institutions.
•  Throughout our program, ASKUS Consulting Home Inspection Training emphasizes the highest level professional standards and codes of ethics: those of both New York State and of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI --the world's largest home inspection professional organization).
•  We offer a high-quality series of continuing education classes that meet the requirements for both New York State license renewal and InterNACHI membership renewal.
•  All Continuing Education Instructors are either State approved specialists in their fields or are State approved practicing licensed Professional Home Inspectors.
•  We also offer ongoing consultation for our program graduates. Have a question or concern when you've started your business? Just ASKUS!
•  Applicants may be eligible for financial aid, based on job retraining and/or veterans' programs.

What does ASKUS Consulting Home Inspection Training offer?

Our training program incorporates a series of modules that fully satisfy the New York State Department of State education requirements for becoming a NYS licensed home inspector. These are:

•  Module 1: Structural - Exteriors - Roof
•  Module 2: Interiors - Insulation and Ventilation - Electrical
•  Module 3: Heating - Cooling - Plumbing
•  Module 4: Overview of the Profession - NYS License Law - Report Writing - Establishing your Business
•  Module 5: 40 hours of field-based training

What requirements do I need to meet?
Surprise! You do not need a background in construction, carpentry, plumbing, HVAC or electrical trades. And by the way, women often make great inspectors. New York State licensing requirements are:

•  Minimum age of 18
•  Completion of high school or GED
•  No felonies
•  Current on child support (if applicable)
•  No sex offenders
•  Attend and pass the four 25-hour classroom training modules
•  Successfully complete training module 5 (40 hours of field training)
•  Pass a New York State administered Professional Home Inspector License Exam
•  Submit licensing application to New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing

A Professional Home Inspector License is valid for two years. Renewal requires 24 hours of continuing education credits in each two-year licensing period.

Course Schedule
HOME INSPECTOR TRAINING classes are forming now for spring semester, to begin February 20, 2012.

CONTINUING EDUCATION DATES -- as of January 14, 2012
--CALL TO REGISTER -- 518-827-4852
FEES: $20.00 PER CEU HOUR

Fall semester day and evening classes are open for registration NOW. Call to register for fall semester classes starting mid August.
Class sizes are limited. Don't miss out...CALL NOW!

NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, all Continuing Education sessions are approved for both New York State and InterNACHI continuing education requirements.

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NOTE: Change in Class Location! Hurricane Irene required us to change our location. Class sessions will now be offered at: 125 Granite Drive Suite 4 Cobleskill, NY This is the Perillo Insurance Building (just downhill from the Best Western Inn). Please enter at the right side of the building. If overnight accommodations are required, please call the Best Western Inn at 518-234-4321

DATE	Approval Code	TIME	CEUs	TOPIC(S)
Friday, January 27, 2012	TBA	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	6	TBA: due to multiple last-minute requests for Continuing Education Credits, this "Instructor's Choice" session will be offered
Saturday, January 28	TBA	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	6	TBA: due to multiple last-minute requests for Continuing Education Credits, this "Instructor's Choice" session will be offered
Friday, March 30	L-0429 L-0739	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	3 / 3	AM: Decks, Balconies, Porches PM: Inspecting Means of Egress
Saturday March 31	L-0476	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	6	Water Sampling for Laboratory Analysis
Friday May 18	L-0424 L-0425 L-0426 L-0427	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	1 1 1 3	Penetrations & Fenestrations Vinyl is Final - Or Is It? Common Alternate Fuels Health Concerns for the Home Inspector
Saturday, May 19	L-0428 L-0474	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	3 / 3	AM: Non-Public Water Sources PM: Non-Public Wastewater and Sanitary Systems
Friday, September 14	L-0475 L-0477	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	2 / 3	AM: Inspecting Factory Manufactured Housing, Single and Double Wide PM: Inspecting Multi-Unit Properties
Saturday, September 15	designation pending	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	7	New class, pending approval: Electrical Systems
Friday, November 2	designation pending	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	6	New class, pending approval: Log Structures
Saturday, November 3	designation pending	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM	2 / 4	New classes, pending approval: AM: Around (But Not In) the Pool PM: TBA

--Other Dates To Be Announced--
These topics will meet InterNACHI continuing education requirements only, and are tentatively planned to include...
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Mold
Radon
Phase I inspections
Advanced Marketing
Allergens
Energy Auditing
Planning for the Future of Your Business

How do I sign up?
To help protect your online security, we do not have online registration.

If you would like to register, or if you have further questions, please contact our Enrollment Office by calling (518) 827-4852 or e-mailing us at HomeInspectorTraining@askusconsultingservices.com. Please include "Home Inspector Training" in the subject line.