Thanks to instructor, Mr. DK AIA, for the class of 11th year successful.
VA CBC (Commercial Building Contractor) Specialty Exam Prep 5-Day (15 hours) – Online Virtual Course
$999.00
- Schedule
- Course Introduction
- Qualification to Test
- More Course Details
- Course Warranty & Cancellation Policy
The only TWO Specialties, CBC and RBC, are called general contractors or builders. You should have this Specialty when you pull the building permit to counties, or cities. Only CBC and RBC can handle structural members of building, addition and new constructions.
| Options | Course Notes | Dates | Time | Price |
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A. Online 5-day, 15-hr Course (Zoom) Interactive Class with “live” Instructor (Not a pre-recorded video course) |
> Can take it from anywhere > Email link sent on each class day |
June 6, 10, 13, 17, 20 |
Tue 6-9pm Sat 9am-12pm |
$999 |
Course Fee: $999 includes,
1) International Building Code (IBC, 2015), 2) Pipe & Excavation Contracting,
3) Erection of Steel Joist/Joist Girders
Also, there are TWO class binders (equivalent/copies of 3 more textbooks) for you. No problem deducting the book costs, in case you have any of the books.
Two more Textbooks are required (not included in the course fee):
1) Carpentry and Building Construction (2016)
2) OSHA (safety) Code of Federal Regulations Part 1926 Books are available for purchase at our McLean/Tysons office.
Note: As you may know, the CBC is the top level out of 38 specialties. We are proud of our 15-hour course which makes more than 90% of our clients pass the first exam. Thanks to Mr. DK, AIA!
VA DPOR Regulatory Changes effective 2016;
Building Contractor (BLD) classification has been removed and replaced with Residential Building Contractor (RBC) and Commercial Building Contractor (CBC). Commercial Building Contractors (CBC): Individuals whose contracts include “construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition on real property owned, controlled, or leased by another person of commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, and accessory use buildings or structures”.
Pre-approval required for the Specialty exam – please refer to TABLE in bottom for the overall process, and below rule;
Effective 2016, all Specialty test will require pre-approval from DPOR prior to taking the examination. For more information please contact the Board for Contractors Licensing Section directly at (804) 367-8511. You will get the copy of 3 page ‘Experience Verification‘ form to submit VA DPOR, while in our class.
Your pre-approval (of your Specialty pre-qualification) can require anywhere from 2-4 weeks. Please check VA DPOR’s optional “Expedite process” requiring extra fees.
There are pre-qualification requirement by VA DPOR (Licensing Board) for your past experience; Class-A (5 years), Class-B (3 years) field trade experience. For this CBC prequalification, you may include your commercial construction, addition, structural works in the Experience Verification form.
Any Responsible Management (Owner, Partners, Associates) or, field employee can take the test (after receiving VA DPOR approval letter/email). If one of your employees take the test, the DPOR may require your employee’s W-2 for License Application.
The content of this “CBC Specialty exam” contains the function of your field knowledge and familiarity of specifications/regulations.
Course Fee: $999 includes,
1) International Building Code (IBC, 2015), 2) Pipe & Excavation Contracting,
3) Erection of Steel Joist/Joist Girders
Also there are TWO class binders (equivalent/copies of 3 more textbooks) for you. No problem to deduct the book costs, in case you have any of the books.
Two more Textbooks are required (not included in the course fee):
1) Carpentry and Building Construction (2016)
2) OSHA (safety) Code of Federal Regulations Part 1926 Purchase available at McLean/Tysons office.
No additional charges until you pass the exam based on our Guarantee policy (good for two more free sessions for 6 months after the course completion date). A class completion Certificate of 15 hours to issue on final day of the session.
Please expect to visit 2-3 more evenings to review PSI exam questions at our Tysons location. Your visit to refresher will be every Monday and Thursday (2-8 pm) in general.
Per the regulation, if you perform specialty services, you must obtain all required specialty designations that includes but is not limited to the following specialties:
• Billboard/sign contracting
• Commercial improvement contracting
• Concrete contracting
• Farm improvement contracting
• Industrialized building contracting
• Landscape service contracting
• Marine facility contracting
• Masonry contracting
• Painting and wallcovering contracting
• Recreational facility contracting
• Roofing contracting
• Swimming pool contracting
– IBC codebook cost can be deducted from the tuition, if you already have that.
– Seats are limited, register early to secure your place.
– PSI Exam: Number of Questions: 80 Minimum Passing Score: 70% (56 correct answers) Time Allowed: 180 minutes
Thank you for the registration. We look forward to seeing you in class!
We need to verify your payment/registration receipt and PSI test result before you can rejoin classes.
Three (3) months for VA/MD Contractors license:
- We will not charge you any extra fees if you’re within the guaranteed period
- Access to the Practice Exams
- Retake the course if you fail the exam within the guaranteed period
You will need to repay partial amount to join classes again after the guaranteed has expired. We can give you a 25% discount from the original price.
We apologize, but there will not NO discounts after 12 months from the initial registration.
Necesitamos verificar su registro y su pago antes de volver a las clases.
Tres (3) meses para la licencia de VA/MD Contratista de su registro original
- No le cobraremos ningún costo adicional
- Acceso a los exámenes prácticos
- Retomar las clases si de algún caso falla el examen
Es posible que necesite que volver a pagar una parte del precio. Le quitaremos el 25% del precio original.
Pedimos disculpas, pero no habrá descuentos después de 12 meses de su primer registro.
