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TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3de42325443029346e791054acccb9de CATEGORIES:At HVCC CREATED:20141029T172416 SUMMARY:NREL Quality Control Inspector LOCATION:HVCC Training Center - Troy DESCRIPTION:Training Location: Hudson Valley Community College's Training Center – 68 M orrison Avenue, Troy, NY 12180\n\n\n Who Should Attend:\n Weatherization ag ency post inspectors and auditors, Home Performance contractors, Program co mpliance field inspectors\n  \n Course Description:\n NYSWDA'S Quality Cont rol Inspector (QCI) course is based on a National Renewable Energy Laborato ry / U.S. Department of energy Job Task Analysis (JTA) of the same name.htt p://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/pdfs/51670.pdf\n  \n The course spans four (4) days of instruction with a focus on the job description/duties outlined in the JTA. Students will be introduced to and practice the skills needed to become an effective Quality Control Inspector. These skills include perform ing an audit of the building, verifying alignment of the work performed aga inst the work plan, observing the retrofit work in progress, understanding specifications and standards, performing various diagnostic tests, includin g building airtightness and combustion safety, reporting findings and conce rns, identifying corrective actions, effectively communicating with the cli ent, and determining the final pass/fail of the work performed.\n\n  \n Thi s is a lecture-lab course. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting and then followed up with student involvement in the lab. The class will be geared towards those individuals who have had field experience and/or trai ning as an energy auditor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.\n  \n The classroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modul es with an 8-hour lab practical review where students can work to enhance s ome of the basic building science, diagnostic testing, and communication sk ills needed to be an effective QCI. These modules and various props will al low the students hands on use of the diagnostic tools and equipment that th ey will be using in the field. Students will take one written 50-question, multiple choice test at the end of the course. Upon successful completion o f these tests, each student receives a certificate of completion.\n  \n Thi s course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI Quality Control Inspector certification exam.\n  \n To see if you qualify to take t hese exams, please go to: http:// www.bpi.org/files/pdf/Application_for_Quality_Control_Inspector_Certificati on_9_26_2013_for_web.pdf\n \nCourse Assessments and Evaluations:\nForma tive assessments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportunitie s for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Successful completion of the course includes:\n  \n \n - 100% attendance a nd participation (except in cases of extenuating circumstances, as determin ed by the Executive Director on a case-by-case basis, in which case, make-u p sessions or performance evaluations must be approved in advance with the lead trainer) \n - A 70% average or above on written exam  \n Students suc cessfully completing the course will receive a certificate of completion fr om NYSWDA's Weatherization Training Center. (Students who are not successfu l in completing this course are not excluded from testing in the BPI QCI In spector certification. However, a failing grade on this course may not guar antee sucess on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.) \n\n\n  \n Agend a:\n Quality Control Inspector Course Schedule\n \n Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm \n Introductions and Orientation\n \n - \n - Introduction to Weatherizati on \n - House as a System \n - Regulations and Standards \n - Purpose of Mo nitoring and Inspecting  \n Day 2 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Desk Monitorin g \n - Inspector's Toolbox \n - Building Assessment \n - Hands-on Lab Asses sing NYSWDA's Training House  \n Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Interpret ing Infrared \n - In-Process Monitoring \n - Report Writing \n - Hands-on L ab Review of Health & Safety and Diagnostic Testing \n - Day 4 - 9:00 am - 4:00pm\n \n - Hands-on Lab Review of Diagnostic Testing \n - QCI Cour se Final Review \n - Written Test course Wrap-up and Evaluations \n - Writt en Test  \n Day 5 - BPI QCI Test/Review - 9:00am - 3:00pm\n For those who are BPI pre-approved to test, there will be a short review of field test re quirements followed by the online 100 question test\n ALL THOSE TESTING MUS T BRING IN A COPY OF THEIR APPROVAL LETTER - OR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TEST\n  \n Daily Break Schedule:\n Morning coffee break - 10:15 to 10:30\n Lunch - 12:00 to 12:30 (lunch is not provided)\n Afternoon break - 2:30 - 2 :45\n  \n  \n Dates;\n Course covers the dates of January 12-16, 2015\n  \n \nPrerequisites;\nExperienced energy auditors or post inspectors only\n  \ n  \n Class size; 8\n \n \n BPI CEU's; 7.75\n\n\n Instructors; Matt Redmond - Director of Training, NYSWDA\n  \n Course Fees;Valued at $1,030*\n $425/ person - Weatherization subgrantees 59% Savings\n $475/person - affiliate m embers 54% Savings\n $600/person - non-members 42% Savings\n  \n *Through t he support of a grant from NYSERDA and NYS HCR funding, we are able to cont inue to provide quality training at an affordable price.\n  \nLunches ARE N OT included. \n  \n (Financial assistance may be available from local NYS D epartment of Labor One-Stop Centers)\n\nBPI Fees;\n$250/person - 100-questi on written QCI test\n$700/person - Field test\n\nNYSERDA provides 50% reimb ursement for BPI certification costs (written and field). NYSERDA does not provide reimbursement for training tuition.\n\n  \n  \n Click here to regis ter (index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/register&reset =1&id=3339)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Training Locati on: Hudson Valley Community College's Training Center – 68 Morrison Avenue,  Troy, NY 12180

Who Should Attend:

Weatherization agency post inspectors and auditors, Home Performance contra ctors, Program compliance field inspectors

 

Course Description:

NYSWDA'S Quality Control Inspector (QCI) c ourse is based on a National Renewable Energy Laboratory / U.S. Department of energy Job Task Analysis (JTA) of the same name.http://www1.eere.ene rgy.gov/wip/pdfs/51670.pdf

 

The course spans four (4) days of instruction with a focus on the job description/duties outlined in the JTA. Students will be introduced to and practice the skills needed to become an effective Quality Control I nspector. These skills include performing an audit of the building, verifyi ng alignment of the work performed against the work plan, observing the ret rofit work in progress, understanding specifications and standards, perform ing various diagnostic tests, including building airtightness and combustio n safety, reporting findings and concerns, identifying corrective actions, effectively communicating with the client, and determining the final pass/f ail of the work performed.

 

This is a lecture -lab course. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting and then follo wed up with student involvement in the lab. The class will be geared toward s those individuals who have had field experience and/or training as an ene rgy auditor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.

 

The classroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab practical re view where students can work to enhance some of the basic building science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an effective QCI . These modules and various props will allow the students hands on use of t he diagnostic tools and equipment that they will be using in the field. Stu dents will take one written 50-question, multiple choice test at the end of the course. Upon successful completion of these tests, each student receiv es a certificate of completion.

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This course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI Quality Contr ol Inspector certification exam.

 

To see if you qualify to take these e xams, please go to: http://www.bpi.org/files/pdf /Application_for_Quality_Control_Inspector_Certification_9_26_2013_for_web. pdf


Course Assessments and Evaluations:
Formative assessments will be conducted by observation throughout clas sroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Op portunities for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all lessons. Successful completion of the course includes:

 

 

Students successfully completing the co urse will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's Weatherization Training Center. (Students who are not successful in completing this course are not excluded from tes ting in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on th is course may not guarantee sucess on the BPI QCI Inspector certification t est.)

 

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