Certified Specialist of Inspection – NSPIRE (CSI-NSPIRE)
NAHRO’s Certified Specialist of Inspection – NSPIRE (CSI-NSPIRE) designation demonstrates that an individual has the knowledge, skills and ability necessary for:
- Understanding the new National Standards for the Physical Inspections of Real Estate (NSPIRE) developed by HUD as they pertain to Public Housing, including:
- Inspectable areas
- Deficiencies
- Scoring
- Inspecting public housing units.
- Conducting pre-inspection and inspection preparations and procedures.
- Improving the scores of Public Housing Program properties.
This certification is designed for the Public Housing Program that is now required to implement the new inspection program known as National Standards for the Physical Inspections of Real Estate (NSPIRE). This is not the certification for HCV programs — that certification is the NAHRO Certified Specialist of Inspection – NSPIRE-V (CSI-NSPIRE-V).
This is a NAHRO Certification and not the HUD REAC Inspector Certification. It is anticipated that HUD will outline requirements for their REAC Inspector certification at a later date.
How do I become a NAHRO Certified Specialist of Inspection – NSPIRE (CSI-NSPIRE)?
NAHRO has one path to this certification! Please refer to the requirements below.
Certification Requirements
| Education & Experience | High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 6 months of experience OR Associates degree and above (6 months of experience not required) |
| Specialist Training | Completion of NAHRO’s NSPIRE for Public Housing Training |
| Ethics Training | Completion of NAHRO’s Ethics for Housing Professionals, Ethics for Management Training OR On-demand Ethics for Housers Training |
| Exam | Passing score on NAHRO’s NSPIRE for Public Housing Certification Exam |
| Application | Submission of Certification Application |
Requirement to waive specialist training and sit for the exam:
Due to NSPIRE being a brand new inspection protocol (i.e., 2023), this training cannot be waived.
All applicants must understand the importance of, and agree to adhere to, NAHRO’s Professional Code of Conduct.
Recertification:
0.5 NAHRO CEUs (5 training hours) are required every 3 years from date of certification
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