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The new inspector聽qualifying聽education and experience聽requirements聽for real estate and聽professional inspector licenses聽begin聽March 1, 2021.听Applicants who have registered for聽qualifying聽courses聽prior to March 1, 2021, under the previous education requirements,聽will have until June 30, 2021, to complete聽all聽coursework and submit certificates with a completed application under those requirements.听

Overview of Education Changes聽

The total number of hours of聽qualifying聽education聽required for a professional inspector license聽under the substitute experience聽pathway聽has been reduced by nearly half聽of聽those聽hours currently required. 聽New course modules that more closely align with the national exam content outline and Texas-specific components will replace current聽qualifying聽courses. 聽An applicant without sponsored experience as an apprentice or real estate inspector will have the ability to complete additional Texas modules and a practicum in place of experience. 聽These changes will provide a consistent approach to inspector education and better prepare applicants to enter the industry.听听

Students may enroll in new courses聽as they become available听补苍诲听can search for聽qualifying course providers of the new聽course modules聽online.听听

Overview of Exam Changes聽

In addition,聽applicants can take the national portion of the licensing exam after聽completion of聽all of the national course modules before聽continuing聽on with聽the Texas modules and state portion of the exam.听This allows an applicant to聽finish聽each portion of the coursework聽and exam separately if they choose to do so.听听Applicants聽will still be able to聽complete聽all national and state聽course聽modules聽and take both portions of the exam together if they choose to do so.听

These changes are a reflection of the聽星空体育app下载鈥檚聽commitment to making聽qualifying license聽requirements more聽meaningful聽while minimizing undue burdens on聽those聽entering the industry.听The new requirements for applications for聽Real Estate Inspector听补苍诲听Professional Inspector聽are already published聽on the 星空体育app下载 website. 星空体育app下载 will continue to show the requirements for those applicants who began coursework prior to March 1, 2021, on the 星空体育app下载 website for those that may need the information.听听

For聽questions聽please contact 星空体育app下载 at聽[email protected].听