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Overview
This course teaches you effective communication skills to better serve your clients when inspecting residences as a home inspector.
We help you develop the following:
- good verbal communication skills
- report writing skills
- an understanding of the steps required to complete a home inspection
- professionalism when conducting an inspection.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- clearly explain the home inspection process to clients
- serve diverse groups of people
- provide well-written reports
- understand what defines good customer service for a home inspector
- evaluate your verbal and reporting skills.
Upcoming dates
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Registration for this course closes seven days prior to the start date.
After you've completed this course
Upon successful completion of this non-credit course, you can self-print your unofficial completion document from your Continuing Education student account.
Costs
Textbook and reading list
All required course materials are included in tuition fees. Print versions of the online materials may be optionally purchased through Carson Dunlop.
Technology
To be successful in this course, you’ll need:
- Access to your own computer or laptop with standard hardware/software requirements.
- Internet access
A functional webcam and microphone are recommended to allow for a more collaborative learning experience.

Financial support
Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants including the Canada Alberta Job Grant.
Applicable certificates
This course applies to the following certificate programs:

Train your team
Interested in group training opportunities for this course? Tell us about your organization's needs, and one of our training consultants will contact you within one business day.

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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.