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Certified Mold Inspector

The most in-depth, comprehensive mold assessment course on the market today. Using the latest standards of inspection, you'll receive our detailed training manual, other important course materials, 24/7 online access to the course, and free phone consultation from our expert instructors.

The course is divided into 15 sessions and covers all you'll need to begin a career as a mold inspector. After successfully completing the online final exam and submitting a mold inspection project, you'll receive a Nationally-recognized MICRO CMI certification.

Topics Covered Include:

• Indoor Air Quality
• Types of Mold
• Health Concerns
• Building and Material Science
• Construction Issues
• Structural Systems
• Ventilation and Air Flow
• Mechanical Systems
• Tools of the Trade
• Initial Customer Contact
• The Exterior Inspection
• The Interior Inspection
• Sampling
• Interpreting Results
• Establishing Your Inspection Business
• Managing Risk

Course Materials:

• Micro Inspection Manual
• Toxic Mold Solutions DVD
• The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
• A brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home
• Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments - NYC Guidelines 2008
• Assessment, Cleaning and Restoration of HVAC Systems
• Building Air Quality
• Fundamentals of IAQ In Buildings
• HVAC Systems and Indoor Air Quality
• Indoor Air and Toxic Materials
• Moisture, Mold and Mildew
• New York State Toxic Mold Task Force
• Should You Have Your Air Ducts Cleaned
• OSHA Rules and Regulations
• EmLab Mold Report Packet with 5 free Spore Trap Analysis
• Helpful Tips For Homeowners Brochure
• Sample Report CD

Who Should Take This Course?

Home inspectors, Indoor Air Quality Personnel, Insurance professionals, Real Estate Professionals, Contractors, and those interested in a new career.

Prerequisite Requirements:

None. Some knowledge of construction practices and building science is beneficial, but not essential.

Tuition/Exams/Certification Fees:

Course fee includes tuition, course materials, online testing and certification, and a 1-year Micro membership

Micro Success Guarantee:

If you fail to pass your certification exam for any reason, you can retake our course curriculum and final exam at no additional charge until you achieve a passing grade.

Note:This course is eligible for 20 hours for re-certification with ACAC. Micro is an independent course provider not affiliated with the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC). ACAC does not develop, accredit or approve training courses, nor does it contract with course providers."

$299

Certified Mold Remediation Contractor

This course is the most in-depth, comprehensive mold remediation course on the market today. Using the latest standards of remediation, you'll receive our detailed training manual, other important course materials, 24/7 online access to the course, and free phone consultation from our expert instructors.

The course is divided into 17 sessions and covers all you'll need to begin a career as a mold remediator. After successfully completing the online final exam, you'll receive a Nationally-recognized MICRO CMRC certification. This course is eligible for 20 hours of re-certification with ACAC. (Micro is an independent course provider not affiliated with the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC). ACAC does not develop, accredit or approve training courses, nor does it contract with course providers.)

Topics Covered Include:

• Principles of Mold Remediation
• Mold and its Characteristics
• Mold and Health
• Building and Material Science
• Risk Management
• The Inspection Process
• Inspection and Monitoring Tools
• Preliminary Determinations
• Administration Tasks
• Containment Materials and Devices
• Worker Training and Protection
• Remediation Tools and Methods
• Structural Remediation
• HVAC Remediation
• Contents Remediation
• Production Chemicals
• Remediation Challenges

Course Materials:

• IICRC S520 Remediation Standard and Reference Guide - 2nd Edition
• Toxic Mold Solutions DVD
• The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality
• A brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home
• Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments - NYC Guidelines 2008
• Assessment, Cleaning and Restoration of HVAC Systems
• Building Air Quality
• Fundamentals of IAQ In Buildings
• HVAC Systems and Indoor Air Quality
• Indoor Air and Toxic Materials
• Moisture, Mold and Mildew
• New York State Toxic Mold Task Force
• Should You Have Your Air Ducts Cleaned
• OSHA Rules and Regulations

Who Should Take This Course?

• Home inspectors, Indoor Air Quality Personnel, Insurance professionals, Real Estate Professionals, Contractors, Maintenance Personnel, and those interested in a new career.

Prerequisite Requirements:

• None. Some knowledge of construction practices and building science is beneficial, but not essential.

Tuition/Exams/Certification Fees:

• Course fee includes tuition, course materials, testing and certification, and a 1-year Micro membership

Micro Success Guarantee:

• If you fail to pass your certification exam for any reason, you can retake our course curriculum and final exam at no additional charge until you achieve a passing grade.

$339

Radon Measurement Tech Course

Are you ready to add the #1 requested environmental service in a real estate transaction to your professional repertoire? The 16-hour Initial Radon Measurement Technician course will teach individuals the methods that are used in radon testing for real estate purposes and individual homeowner tests. Our course will also explore how and where to market your new professional service and explain to your client the next steps to take after the initial radon test results. This course is also approved for 16 CEU’s with NRPP.

Course not available in Ohio.

$250

Termites and Other Wood-Destroying
Pests Correspondence Course

A professional correspondence course in Integrated Pest Management of wood and wood products. For pest management professional, home inspection professionals and urban foresters.

How can you or your company take advantage
of this growing demand?

In partnership with Purdue University, AHIT is now offering the new Termites and Other Wood-Destroying Pests Management Correspondence Course. This new course includes extensive material on insects and diseases common to urban and industrial areas. This is a comprehensive training program in the management of pests in wood that you can complete via correspondence, from your either home or workplace. You can complete the course at your own pace in less than one year.

The course covers many different wood-infesting pests (diseases and arthropods), and provides comprehensive coverage of arthropod and disease identification, and pest prevention and control. Included are specific examples and the biology of subterranean termites, drywood and dampwood termites, carpenter ants, powderpost beetles (anobiid, bostrichid, and lyctid), old house borer, round-headed borers, flat-headed borers, and other woodboring beetles.

What’s Included?

The course includes reading materials and chapter exams. After studying each chapter, complete the review questions and send them to Purdue for grading. When you have finished all of the course work, a final exam will be sent to a proctor that you have chosen. Your proctor will administer the exam and send it to Purdue for grading. After passing the exam, you will receive a Purdue University Certificate of Completion.

Course Outline

About the Authors

Daniel Suiter is an assistant professor of urban structural entomology in the Department of Entomology, University of Georgia.
Andrew Nuss is a Master’s student in the Department of Entomology at Purdue.
Gary Bennett, Professor of Entomology at Purdue, has coordinated the course.

Benefits of the course

• The most-up-to-date, comprehensive training in wooddestroying organisms
• IPM philosophy made practical
• Instruction by experts at Purdue University
• Complete at your own pace, in your own place
• Certificate of Completion from Purdue

About Certification

Wood-Destroying Pest Management is designed to meet the certification standards set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Certifying agencies in all states have been sent the Wood-Destroying Pest Management course for approval for either certification, recertification, or continuing education credits. If you plan to use this course to prepare for certification in your state, please contact your state’s pesticide training office or certifying agency.

Fees

	In the United States: $205 Course fee
	Canada: $205 Course fee + $30 Canadian postage