Core

This 3-day course is required for new Building, Fire, and Property Maintenance Officials within 180 days of appointment and for ALL code enforcement personnel. Priority seating goes to those required per the USBC or SFPC to obtain certification within 12 or 18 months. This course is a prerequisite for acceptance into all other VBCA courses and is a requirement for any and all DHCD certifications.

The course will include sessions on:

  • Introduction to building and fire codes, History of the Codes in Virginia, and Related laws
  • Customer Service Fundamentals for Code Professionals
  • Code Enforcement and Administration
  • Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement
  • Exam Tips and Best Practices
  • Virginia DHCD Certification for Code Professionals

NOTE - VBCA has two self-paced "pre-learning" training modules that are required prior to taking the live Core class:

  1. Core - Managing your Career with DHCD and VBCA (about 1 hour)
  2. Core - Evolution of the Codes (about 1 hour)
These self-paced modules are currently available on the Virginia Learning Center (free). For access instructions please visit https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/vbca-online-training 
 


Student Should Bring:

ONE of the following Virginia Codebooks: 

  • 2021 (preferred) or 2018 Virginia Construction Code (VCC)
  • 2021 (preferred) or 2018 Virginia Residential Code (VRC)
  • 2021 (preferred) or 2018 Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC)

ALL of the above code titles have a free public view option at https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/virginia