In order to maximize your productivity in learning during your time spent on-site in the field, we have created a resource of materials for home study. Learning the concepts you need to understand "before" you attend a home inspection gives you clarity in understanding the field exercises. Home study prepares the way for the next classroom in the field.

The primary preparation for each field classroom is found in the "Student Field Training Manual". This manual is accessed from your personal page on this web site. To access your personal page:

1. Register to the site as a "Student in Field Training"
2. Purchase the "Student Kit for Field Training"
3. Login to PHII using your "Login ID" and "Password" that you received during the registration process.

Items Included In Student Kit:

	Student Field Training Manual: Part I - This is an Internet Accessible manual that contains over 13,000 screens of color images and text. It contains the heart of all the "in the field" training.
	The Business of Home Inspection - Many people are performing Home Inspections and calling it their business.  How this differs from operating a business that includes a home inspection service is surprisingly vast.  If your intention is to be in "The Business of Home Inspection" as a service business, you really need to understand what business "is" and what an inspection service "is not".  Defining the differences and similarities will assist in understanding where you are in terms of being a true "Business".  This is a "must read" book for those who intend to build equity in a successful "Business".
	An Industry In Crisis - This book provides valuable insights into the process of reducing the number of complaints received by the home inspector. The content of a proactive complaint reduction program is discussed. When a complaint has merit, the home inspector needs to handle the complaint with a proactive approach in order to meet the client's needs. This book brings light to that darkness.
	Marketing Manual - Today, there is an oversupply of Home Inspectors almost everywhere in North America. Knowing how to market your Home Inspection Business is essential.  Without solid, well executed marketing, there is no chance of a potential client being able to distinguish your business from the rest of the flock.  This book provides the information and techniques that you need in order to get potential clients to choose your business from among all the other competing inspection businesses.
	Professional Disclosure - This book, based on the experiences of a multitude of inspectors and tens of thousands of inspections, will help you master the art of professional disclosure. Learn the language. Learn how to say what you mean by using usefully neutral language.  Remember, how you present is every bit as important as what you present.  The use of professional terminology, uncharged statements, and accurate content is the rule. This thought provoking and insightful book will bring you to a new focus when disclosing information to all those present at a home inspection, and all those who will read your report.
	My Home Inspection Report Ultra Edition - The ULTRA Edition is bound in a 3-ring vinyl notebook cover with "clear-view" pockets on the exterior, which allow easy insertion of custom cover inserts on the exterior and pockets on the interior of the cover to hold additional information sheets, business cards, etc. This edition is intended for the Home Inspector that is interested in customization, maximum professional appearance, quality content to serve the Client’s needs, and "ease of use" that is the hallmark of this type of report binding. The ULTRA Edition couples high quality content for your Client with excellent "utility" for the Home Inspector. This 220+ page report package far exceeds the reporting requirements of all the National Home Inspection Associations.
	Diagnostics, Wet Basements & Crawlspaces - This book thoroughly explains the causes, problems and solutions associated with wet basements or crawlspaces.  Used as a text in home inspection schools, this book provides invaluable insight into cause and cure for nearly every wet basement or crawlspace problem.  A "must read" for home inspectors, and a valuable source of information for the home owner.
	Training Video Set (20 Hrs) in VHS format - 20 hours of taped, live instruction from our Professional Home Inspectors Institute. In the comfort of your own home, you will learn more about structures, foundations, mechanical systems, electrical systems, plumbing, interiors, and exteriors. Great for the beginning student and those seeking additional instruction in any of the above mentioned areas.
	Report Forms (10 sets) - These single sheet report forms are identical to the forms used in the My Home Inspection Report. One set of these forms are to be completed by the student during each Field Training Inspection. Proper report writing is imperative. In a legal sense, it is your only communication to your client that stands on its own merits.