As a new inspector in California I have been taking the ICC certification exams that are specific to CA. My reason for this is that I use the CA building code books, and have access to those books for studying and testing. My new boss (5th Building Official in 3 years, it's been rough) has used the ICC certifications with the opinion that if he ever moves out of CA then his certifications are still useful. So I have three questions:
1. If you're in a state that has unique certifications, do you recommend that certification, or the general ICC certifications and why?
2. Does anybody have experience comparing the state specific exams to the general exams?
3. Does your city/county/state organization accept or recognize a state specific certification if it's not your state? For example if I applied for an inspector position in your state (not CA) would I need to re-take all of my certifications?
Thanks for your time.