NCHH is an EPA-accredited training provider with the following approvals:
| Certified Lead Renovator (click on expiration date to view certification) |
| • | Initial Course in English | Approved 08.14.2009 | Expired 08.19.2013 |
| • | Initial Course in Spanish | Approved 01.29.2010 | Expires 02.09.2014 |
| • | Initial Course in English (E-learning format) | Approved 01.14.2010 | Expires 04.20.2014 |
| • | Refresher Course in English | Approved 08.14.2009 | Expired 08.19.2013 |
| • | Refresher Course in Spanish
| Approved 01.29.2010 | Expires 02.09.2014 |
| Lead Dust Sampling Technician | | |
| • | Initial Course in English | Approved 01.29.2010 | Expires 02.09.2014 |
NCHH uses a different approach than most training providers to deliver the training. NCHH focuses on getting as many instructors as possible to deliver quality training and helping them direct their energy toward training by handling much of the paperwork and quality assurance. As of August 2012, NCHH has 110 principal instructors in its network. Click here for details.
NCHH is approved to deliver the Certified Lead Renovator training in the following states (click on the link for the approval letter/certificate):
| • | Georgia | English | |
| • | Mississippi | English | |
| • | North Carolina | English and Spanish | Expires 12.31.2013 |
| • | Ohio | English | Expires 05.17.2016 |
| • | Oregon | Spanish | Expires 02.09.2014
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| • | Utah | English | |
| • | Washington | English | Expires 03.30.2015 |
New Jersey has approved NCHH to teach lead-safe building practices and dust wipe sampling pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:10-6.6(g), and Ohio approved NCHH to teach Lead-Safe Renovator.
Initial Course (one-day, in-person): NCHH approval for the full one-day Certified Lead Renovator Initial Course was based on EPA's model curriculum. EPA's approval allowed NCHH to make two variations from the EPA model:
| • | A 10:1 student-to-instructor ratio for the hands-on activities using the EMI model. In the EMI model, the instructor supervises three groups of three students. The instructor keeps the groups in sync by periodically signing off on their hands-on activities. This approach more fully engages all of the students in the hands-on activities than EPA's model of six to a group. It requires more supplies and equipment but allows an instructor to handle 50% more students in a group. |
| • | NCHH's version is designed for a class size of 25 people but allows the principal instructor to handle up to 35 people. The principal instructor must use one guest instructor per nine students to assist with the hands-on exercises, with a maximum of three guest instructors per class (the first 10 students may be accommodated by the principal instructor with no guest instructor required). |
NCHH has also developed some optional demonstrations or hands-on activities to complement the EPA model.
E-Learning Initial Course: Not everyone needs or wants a classroom to understand how and why to comply with the Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule. Some want to learn at their own pace on their own time. In January 2010, NCHH was the first training provider that EPA approved to deliver the initial Certified Lead Renovator course in an E-Learning format. The E-Learning format reduces the in-person course to a half-day course with 2.5 to 3 hours of hands-on training. Click here for details.
Refresher Course (half-day, in-person): Once a renovator has successfully completed a one-day lead-safe work practices course, the renovator is permitted to attend a half-day in-person refresher training shortly before the initial certification is set to expire. As very few renovators need the refresher training prior to 2014, NCHH's instructors only offer the refresher course when a group specifically arranges for one. NCHH expects to offer the refresher course again starting in late 2014.
NCHH continues to pursue state accreditation on a case-by-case basis. It will also work with its instructors to become EPA- or state-accredited training providers.