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Students w ill be introduced to and practice the skills needed to become an effective Quality Control Inspector. These skills include performing an audit of the building, verifying alignment of the work performed against the work plan, observing the retrofit work in progress, understanding specifications and s tandards, performing various diagnostic tests, including building airtightn ess and combustion safety, reporting findings and concerns, identifying cor rective actions, effectively communicating with the client, and determining the final pass/fail of the work performed.\n\n  \n This is a lecture-lab c ourse. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting and then followed up with student involvement in the lab. The class will be geared towards thos e individuals who have had field experience and/or training as an energy au ditor or post inspector. Student participation is very important.\n  \n The classroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour la b practical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic bui lding science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an effective QCI. These modules and various props will allow the students han ds on use of the diagnostic tools and equipment that they will be using in the field. Students will take one written 100-question, multiple-choice tes t at the end of the course.  After passing the written test, attendees have up to one year to schedule a hands-on field test (3 1/2 hours).  Upon succ essful completion of these tests, each student receives their certification from BPI.\n  \n This course is designed to prepare qualified students to t ake the BPI Quality Control Inspector certification exam.\n  \n To see if y ou qualify to take these exams, please go to: QCI Application (http://www. bpi.org/sites/default/files/Application%20for%20Quality%20Control%20Inspect or.pdf)\n (http://www.bpi.org/sites/default/files/Application%20for%20Quali ty%20Control%20Inspector.pdf)\n  \n \nCourse Assessments and Evaluations:\n Formative assessments will be conducted by observation throughout classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observed. Opportu nities for questions and answers are provided routinely throughout all less ons. Successful completion of the course includes:\n \n - 100% attendance and participation (except in cases of extenuating circumstances, as determi ned by the Executive Director on a case-by-case basis, in which case, make- up sessions or performance evaluations must be approved in advance with the lead trainer) \n - A 70% average or above on written exam Students succes sfully completing the course will receive a certificate of completion from NYSWDA's Weatherization Training Center. (Students who are not successful i n completing this course are not excluded from testing in the BPI QCI Inspe ctor certification. However, a failing grade on this course may not guarant ee success on the BPI QCI Inspector certification test.)\n   \n Agenda:\n Q uality Control Inspector Course Schedule\n \n Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n Int roductions and Orientation\n \n - \n - Introduction to Weatherization \n - House as a System \n - Regulations and Standards \n - Purpose of Monitori ng and Inspecting \n Day 2 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Desk Monitoring \n - Inspector's Toolbox \n - Building Assessment \n - Hands-on Lab Assessing NY SWDA's Training House  \n Day 3 - 9:00am - 5:00pm\n \n - Interpreting Inf rared \n - In-Process Monitoring \n - Report Writing \n - Hands-on Lab Revi ew of Health & Safety and Diagnostic Testing Day 4 - 9:00am - 4:00pm\n \n - Hands-on Lab Review of Diagnostic Testing \n - QCI Course Final Revi ew \n - Written Test course Wrap-up and Evaluations \n - Written Test  \n Day 5 - BPI QCI Test/Review - 9:00am - 3:00pm\n For those who are BPI pre-a pproved to test, there will be a short review of field test requirements fo llowed by the online 100 question test\n  \n Daily Break Schedule:\n Mornin g coffee break - 10:15 to 10:30\n Lunch - 12:00 to 12:30 (lunch is not prov ided)\n Afternoon break - 2:30 - 2:45\n  \n Dates; Course covers the dates of March 5-9, 2018\n   \n Prerequisites;\n Experienced energy auditors or p ost inspectors only\n  \n Class size; 8\n  \n BPI CEU's;  7.75\n  \n Instru ctors; Matt Redmond - Director of Training, NYSWDA\n Â\n Course Fees;\n $50 7/person - NY Weatherization subgrantees \n $725/person - affiliate members \n $1,450/person - non-members \n   \n **Special note - if you wish to bec ome an Affiliate Member, and save 50% off the non-member rate, please conta ct Drew Ehrlich (518-690-0494, This email address is being protected from s pambots. 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Training Locati on: NYSWDA Training Center – 5869 Fisher Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057

Who Should At tend:

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

 

Course Description:

NYSWDA'S Quali ty Control Inspector (QCI) course is based on a National Renewable Energy L aboratory / U.S. Department of energy Job Task Analysis (JTA) of the same n ame.http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/pdfs/51670.pdf

 

The course spans four (4) days of instruction with a focus on the job description/dut ies outlined in the JTA. Students will be introduced to and practice the sk ills needed to become an effective Quality Control Inspector. These skills include performing an audit of the building, verifying alignment of the wor k performed against the work plan, observing the retrofit work in progress, understanding specifications and standards, performing various diagnostic tests, including building airtightness and combustion safety, reporting fin dings and concerns, identifying corrective actions, effectively communicati ng with the client, and determining the final pass/fail of the work perform ed.

 

This is a lecture-lab course. Topics will be presented in a classroom setting an d then followed up with student involvement in the lab. The class will be g eared towards those individuals who have had field experience and/or traini ng as an energy auditor or post inspector. Student participation is very im portant.

 

The cl assroom/lab facility has 10 classroom training modules with an 8-hour lab p ractical review where students can work to enhance some of the basic buildi ng science, diagnostic testing, and communication skills needed to be an ef fective QCI. These modules and various props will allow the students hands on use of the diagnostic tools and equipment that they will be using in the field. Students will take one written 1 00-question, multiple-choice test at the end of the course.  Afte r passing the written test, attendees have up to one year to sche dule a hands-on field test (3 1/2 hours).  Upon successful completion of these tests, each student receives their certification from BPI.< /span>

 

This course is designed to prepare qualified students to take the BPI Quality Control Inspector certification exam.< /span>

 

To see if you q ualify to take these exams, please go to: QCI A pplication

 


Course Assessments and Evaluations:
 Formative assessments will be conducted by observation throughou t classroom and lab review sessions. Redirection will be provided as observ ed. Opportunities for questions and answers are provided routinely througho ut all lessons. Successful completion of the course includes:

Students successfu lly completing the course will receive a certificate of completion from NYS WDA's Weatherization Training Center. (Students who are not successful in c ompleting this course are not excluded from testing in the BPI QCI Inspector certification. However, a failing grade on this course may not guarantee success on the BPI QCI Ins pector certification test.)

  

Agenda:

Quality Control Inspector Course Schedule

Day 1 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Introductions and Orient ation

Day 2 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

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BPI Fees;
$250/person - 100-question written&nb sp;QCI test
$700/person - Field test

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