Inspector, Fire Protection Systems
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Not reported
The state certification is a mandated program for all local governmental code enforcement personnel and independent third-party inspection agents who, per Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) and Virginia Certification Standards (VCS), are required to obtain certification to ensure consistent and technically accurate code interpretation and application. The program, administered by DHCD on behalf of the Board of Housing and Community Development (BHCD), consists of two separate components, training and examination, with training delivered by the Jack A. Proctor Virginia Building Code Academy (VBCA) and examinations administered by various nationally recognized code testing organizations.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification may substitute for license requirements
- Experience
- No experience
Issuing body
- Department
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Board
- Board of Housing and Community Development
- Address
- 600 East Main Street Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23219
- Phone
- (804) 371-7000
- Licence page
- https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/Docx/jack-proctor/virginia-certification-requirements.pdf
- Last updated
- August 11, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Professional Engineer 17-2111.02
Source and verification
This record is Virginia's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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