Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G19 - Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board › Chapter 61G19-7 - TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR STANDARD CERTIFICATION › Section 61G19-7.001 - Board Approved Cross-Training Programs as Alternative Eligibility Requirement for Examination

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Applicants who
				currently hold a standard certificate issued by the board as a building,
				Residential, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing inspector, or a firesafety
				inspector holding a certificate/license issued pursuant to Chapter 633, F.S.,
				with a minimum of 3 years' verifiable full-time experience in firesafety
				inspection or firesafety plan review, and who seek an additional category of
				inspector certification shall satisfactorily complete an inspector training
				program that provides at least 100 hours but no more than 200 hours of
				cross-training in the certification category sought.
(2) Applicants who currently hold a standard
				certificate issued by the board as a building, electrical, mechanical, or
				plumbing plans examiner, firesafety inspector certificate/license, or
				firesafety plan reviewer issued pursuant to Chapter 633, F.S., with a minimum
				of 3 years' verifiable full-time experience in firesafety inspection or
				firesafety plan review, and who seek an additional certification in one of
				these categories shall satisfactorily complete a plans examiner training
				program that provides at least 100 hours but not more than 200 hours of
				cross-training in the certification category sought.
(3) Applicants currently holding a standard
				certificate as a building, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing inspector who
				seek certification as a Residential inspector shall satisfactorily complete a
				Residential Inspector training program of not less than 500 hours.
(4) Applicants currently holding a standard
				certificate/license as a firesafety inspector issued pursuant to Chapter 633,
				F.S., who seek certification as a Residential inspector shall satisfactorily
				complete a Residential Inspector training program of not less than 800
				hours.
(5) A training program for
				certification shall include the following hours:
(a) Applicants with a minimum of 3 years'
				verifiable full-time experience in inspection or plan review currently holding
				a standard certificate issued by the board or a firesafety inspector
				certificate/license issued pursuant to Chapter 633, F.S., who seek an
				additional inspector or plans examiner certification in categories other than
				Residential inspector shall satisfactorily complete a training program of 200
				combined classroom and on-the-job training (OJT) hours, of which no fewer than
				20 hours shall be OJT and no fewer than 20 hours shall be Board-approved
				classroom hours related to the category of certification sought.
(b) Applicants seeking initial Board
				certification as an inspector or plans examiner certification in categories
				other than Residential inspector shall satisfactorily complete a training
				program of 300 combined classroom hours related to the category of
				certification sought and on-the-job-training (OJT) hours, of which no fewer
				than 20 hours shall be OJT and no fewer than 20 hours of instruction in state
				laws, rules, and ethics relating to professional standards of practice, duties,
				and responsibilities of a certificate holder.
(c) For applicants who currently hold a
				standard certificate issued by the board or a firesafety inspector license
				issued pursuant to Chapter 633, F.S., with a minimum of 4 years' verifiable
				full-time experience as an inspector or plans examiner seeking an additional
				inspector or plan examiner certification in categories other than Residential
				inspector shall satisfactorily complete a building code inspector or plans
				examiner classroom training course or program of 300 hours. For Residential
				inspector a classroom training course or program of 500 hours shall be
				satisfactorily completed.