The WPPII Fundamentals of Home Inspection Program is approved by Consumer Protection BC (CPBC) for Licensing in British Columbia.
While the program is "Made in BC" and is frequently updated for relevance to BC, the content includes all of the fundamentals of home inspection recognized across Canada and internationally.
The program also covers the additional content requirements (optional but at no additional cost) for registration as a CHI (Certified House Inspector) with the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC) - the only home inspection designation given professional recognition under the Professional Governance Act in BC.
Our Mission Statement: The Western Pacific Property Inspection Institute is committed to providing those wishing to become professional inspectors of residential real estate and commercial properties, with access to quality education while recognizing work and personal commitments or living in a location which precludes attendance in classroom based programs.
We provide participants with the flexibility to take courses from anywhere in the Province of BC or anywhere beyond, while still continuing to work and live in their home communities.
As a result of the CPBC licensing requirements for instructional hours, it typically takes about 6 months to complete the regular program: two - 3-hour evening webinars per week plus a "virtual lab" session which is also online.
Can this be accelerated? An option is available to double the webinar sessions to four - 3-hour sessions per week which reduces the completion time to about 3 months.
Many other schedules are possible to fit the individual needs of students...
NEW!
Base tuition is now $3600 which may be paid in 3 installments of $1200.
An option for a single initial tuition payment of $3500 provides a $100 discount (to help with textbooks).
Textbooks are an extra ~$200.
A new "spread payment" option allows students to spread their tuition payments over 6 progress based periods at $650 per installment (less than the average cost of a single BCIT home inspection course).
This fee structure may be subject to review in 2025.
NEW!
All Students have ongoing access to:
- Course materials, recordings, and all updates to those materials for as long as you need them.
- Technical support and help with inspection questions whenever you need it.
- Assistance in navigating and completing the requirents for getting your "License" with CPBC (your education program is only Step 1 of the 10 steps).
- Discounted access (10% off) to other training including commercial inspection training, strata depreciation reporting and other strata related training, specialty courses for continuing professional development, etc. based on availability.
This area will be used to provide links to articles of interest and relevance for those working in property inspection.
Climate change and longer periods of extreme heat are prompting a variety of changes to building codes.
This is a Globe and Mail article about a new BC Building Code requirement for a “temperature-controlled room”.
https://apple.news/AUaycJNTgTVyVUDXmaWrONA
More to follow,
Q: Why does "made in BC" matter?
A: In addition to providing the universal "Basics" of inspection, we also look at some specific issues like siesmic activity, climate (we have every thing from coastal rainforests to desert conditions), and a very progressive, energy focussed, Building Code.
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