Seminars offered by IAPMO have been divided into five different curriculum series.

100 Level – Essentials Series

Student competency level:  Entry

Seminars in this series focus on the basic “nuts and bolts” of the code.  Information contained in these courses will be presented in an introductory manner for participants who are new to the code or are looking for a refresher course.  Participants should walk away from the seminar with a greater understanding of how the code is organized, how to apply to code and with a better understanding of the key concepts and provisions of the code.

200 Level – Application Series

Student competency level:  Intermediate to Advanced

Seminars in this series are taught in a “how-to” format.  Rather than teaching basic code concepts, these seminars will teach participants how to apply code concepts in the performance of their jobs.  For example, an Application Level seminar may discuss how to perform inspections, plan reviews, or certain types of calculations.

300 Level – Focus Series

Student competency level:  Intermediate to Advanced

These seminars build upon the type of content covered in the Essentials Series by targeting more specific code topics.  Rather than covering the basics of an entire code in a single seminar, these seminars will focus on one or aspect of a code and expand upon that concept.

400 Level – Update Series

Student competency level: All

Update series seminars discuss the important code changes from one code cycle to another.  Instruction will discuss where code changes have taken place and their significance.

500 Level – Professional Series

Student competency level:  All

Professional series seminars consist of non-technical administrative and soft skills training.  They cover topics that affect code enforcement and other code users, but do not directly relate to any specific code.  Seminars in this series focus on developing individuals as professionals and teaching skills and concepts that will enable the student to better perform their job.