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. 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 highly recommended (but not mandatory) 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