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:
- Core - Managing your Career with DHCD and VBCA (about 1 hour)
- Core - Evolution of the Codes (about 1 hour)
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