Tree Inspector

The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors some of the most common tree hazards, how to spot them, and what to do about them. Throughout this course, the process of a tree inspection will be laid out in detail. However, it is important to remember that, as a home inspector, you are responsible only for the general visual inspection of the home. The content in this course is meant to educate you on the specific subject of trees so you can better identify potential dangers and hazards.  

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As a home inspector, you should always defer to a specialist regarding anything outside the scope of your knowledge or expertise. In the case of trees, that specialist would be a certified arborist. 

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the home inspector will be able to:

• describe parts of a tree and the inspection zones;

• explain the levels of risk assessment;

• perform ground inspections;

• perform trunk inspections;

• perform canopy inspections;

• describe and identify insects and diseases that affect trees;

• describe the effects of deciduous trees on a house;

• determine tree fire dangers;

• check electrical line hazards with trees;

• generate important points about inspecting trees;

• take images of trees and their conditions;

• create an opinion as to a tree's condition; and

• write an essay based on an inspection of a tree.

Course includes: 

• 21.0 InterNACHI® CE credit hours;

• 22,000 words in the course;

• 22,000-word course textbook;

• technical illustrations and inspection images;

• inspection and writing assignment;

• research and writing assignment; 

• 70 quiz reinforcement study questions in 9 quizzes

• 55-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool of questions);

• instant grading; and

• a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion.

You will learn the following topics:    

• Introduction

• Ground Inspection

• Trunk Inspection

• Canopy Inspection

• Insects and Diseases

• Deciduous Trees

• Fire Danger

• Electrical Lines

• Important Points

• Inspection & Writing Assignment

• Research Exercise

• Conclusion

How to Perform Tree Inspections Course

Course #3610, Student Catalog

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Student Work

Time Calculation

Estimated Clock Hour Time for the Average Student

Attendance for "Seat Time" 1

# of minutes of student attendance / 50

10.1

Participation in Learning Activities 2

# of minutes of online student participation / 50

1.0

Interactivity 3

# of minutes of student interactivity / 50

0.5

Reading the Course Text 4

# of words in the course / 100 words per minute / 50

3.0

Reading the Course Textbook 5

# of words in the book / 100 words per minute / 50 / 2

1.5

Academic Engagement 6

# of words in the course / 100 / 50

1.0

Direct Communication 7

# of minutes of communication / 50

0.5

Instructional Video Learning 8

# of minutes of video / 50

0.0

Reinforcement Q & A  9

# of questions X 1.85 / 50

2.6

Writing Assignment of the Inspection  10

2.0 hours per assignment

2.0

Writing Assignment of the Research  11

2.0 hours per assignment

2.0

Academic Activities for an Inspection  12

3.0 hours for each inspection assignment

3.0

Performing an Inspection  13

4.0 hours for each inspection

4.0

* nachi.org/catalog-credit-hour-calculation

21.1

Total clock hours

21.0 clock hours

21.0 InterNACHI CE Hours

2.1 CEU

And, in keeping with InterNACHI's commitment to Continuing Education, this course is open and free to all members, and can be taken again and again, without limit.

Reminder to members:  InterNACHI's Code of Ethics 1.10 requires that you comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where you conduct business. InterNACHI's courses and Standards generally exceed the Standards of Practice that you are required to abide by locally.  

This course has been approved by:

• the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors;

• the Master Inspector Certification Board; 

• the International Association of Certified Indoor Air Consultants;

• the Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association; and 

• many government agencies and licensing boards. 

Upon completion of this course and passing of the 100-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool), the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion, which is auto-generated in their own name. 

The student-member's information is recorded in InterNACHI's servers for membership- compliance verification, and automatically logs their completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education Log.  

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