As a Virginia Home Inspector, member of the Virginia Association of Real Estate Inspectors, certified in testing for Radon, Mold, etc. I have two major concerns with these changes.

One, in the rush to open up the avenues to accrue points for getting a home inspector license, not enough DPOR thought has gone into how this affects the quality of educational experience needed to be a "better" qualified inspector. My concern is that the trade-offs  offered over actual mentoring experience will reduce, not strengthen, the quality of our profession. 

Two, the number of continuing education credit hours to renew a license is ridiculously low, especially compared to other similar professions. I would have advocated for doubling the renewal credit hours from 16 to 32 over a two year cycle. These educational opportunities are what keeps home inspectors not only current but moving ahead in their profession.

The comments I continually get from clients, realtors, home owners, insurance companies, and DPOR complaints, is that Hone Inspectors need to up their standards, and I fear both the issues I have mentioned do the opposite.