IAPMO’s National Personnel Certification Program for Inspectors, Plans Examiners and Code Administrators is a nationally recognized, comprehensive testing and certification program that assesses the knowledge of construction codes as an indicator of competence and professionalism.
It provides a valid and reliable professional program of testing that represents all the occupations and technical disciplines in the code administration profession. The program sets the minimum level of required knowledge for individuals working in the profession and commits them to continuous self development through its certification renewal program.
IAPMO's program meets the needs of Governmental jurisdictions and agencies who desire an examination and personnel certification program based on codes to determine the knowledge and capability of code administration personnel, and; Individuals who choose to provide evidence of their code knowledge for reasons such as prospective employment or advancement in a current position
IAPMO partners with two testing organizations:
NITC
National Inspection Testing Certification (NITC) has been partnering with IAPMO as its testing provider for over 30 years. NITC is a third-party provider of certification services to the Piping Industry. NITC is ISO 9001:2008 certified and offers a large number of personnel certifications that include but are not limited to Journey and Mastery Levels, Medical Gas, IAPMO Voluntary Plumbing and Mechanical Inspector, and assorted City, County and State Government requirements.
NITC's Uniform Code examinations are prominently recognized and utilized by the following states:
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Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
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Montana
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Washington |
NCPCCI
The National Certification Program for Construction Code Inspectors (NCPCCI) exams have been developed by a national model code organization, national code enforcement organization, and representatives of state and municipal code enforcement jurisdictions in collaboration with Prometric Inc. (Prometric). These groups joined together to establish a testing program that provides nationally recognized evidence of competence and professionalism in construction code knowledge.
NCPCCI's examinations are widely used across the country.
Please see the information below to find out which program will suit your needs.
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1A Building Inspector One- and Two-Family Dwellings
1B Building Inspector General
1C Building Inspector Plan Review
2A Electrical Inspector One- and Two-Family Dwellings
2B Electrical General
2C Electrical Plan Review
3B Fire Protection General
3C Fire Protection Plan Review |
4A Mechanical Inspector One- and Two-Family Dwellings
4B Mechanical Inspector General
4C Mechanical Inspector Plan Review
5A Plumbing Inspector One- and Two-Family Dwellings
5B Plumbing Inspector General
5C Plumbing Inspector Plan Review
6B Elevator General
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Certification |
Required Exams |
Application
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Contact |
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Commercial Inspection
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Commercial Building Inspector |
1B, 3B |
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Sherard Jones
708.995.3008
Sherard.jones@iapmo.org |
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Commercial Electrical Inspector |
2B |
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Commercial Mechanical Inspector |
4B |
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Commercial Plumbing Inspector |
5B |
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Commercial Combination Inspector |
1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B |
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Residential Inspection |
Residential Building Inspector |
1A |
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Residential Electrical Inspector |
2A |
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Residential Mechanical Inspector |
4A |
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Residential Plumbing Inspector |
5A |
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Residential Combination Inspector |
1A, 2A, 4A, 5A |
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General Inspection |
Building Inspector |
1A, 1B, 3B |
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Electrical Inspector |
2A, 2B |
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Mechanical Inspector |
4A, 4B |
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Plumbing Inspector |
5A, 5B |
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Combination Inspector |
1A, 2A, 4A, 5A, 1B, 2B,3B, 4B, 5B |
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Plans Examination |
Building Plans Examiner |
1B, 1C, 3B, 3C |
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Electrical Plans Examiner |
2B, 2C |
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Mechanical Plans
Examiner |
4B, 4C |
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Plumbing Plans Examiner |
5B, 5C |
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Combination Plans
Examiner |
1C, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5C |
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