Code Training

[conarb]

I get these solicitations for code training all the time:

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These companies are the same companies that pretend to be schools that train contractors to take the contractor licensing examinations. When you guys see these incompetent contractors you must wonder how they ever were able to get licenses? The truth is that they don't train anybody, they sell answers to the tests, back in my day to get a contractors' license you had to be able to memorize codes and applicable laws, these schools have destroyed the system because any dummy can read all the questions and answers enough times to pass the tests. There is nothing that can be done about it legally, it started with pilots' licenses back in the 60s by a place called Acme Schools in Texas, the FAA took them to court and the Federal Court system ruled that they had a right to send applicants in to memorize a certain number of questions and answers, so if we can have airline pilots flying around who can't pass the test without being given the answers in advance the building inspectors certainly can't stop this from happening.View attachment 2109

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[cda]

Yep

And the prices are ridiculous

 

[steveray]

Maybe they would have to change their mailers to "Preparing inspectors to pass a test and not much else"...but that is all that could happen.....I know it was a whole new world of learning (and teaching) after I started testing and came to the "dark side"

 

[mtlogcabin]

back in my day to get a contractors' license you had to be able to memorize codes

I am sure that a majority of what you committed to memory may not even be applicable under today's codes

I have used that "school" for 2 different employees.

#1 is an excellent inspector and knows the ins and outs of the code he just is a crummy test taker and in using his allotted time efficiently. The school helped him with that area.

#2 another excellent inspector who we just could not find the time for him to be able to get into the books while doing inspections during the week. So I scheduled him a week out of the office and sent him to the school.

#1 has passed 4 exams since then and never went back

#2 passed his