Don't most jurisdictions already require an electrical inspector be certified? I work in Calif. and every jurisdiction that I am aware of has required every inspector (plumbing, mechanical, electrical, building) to be fully certified within 2 yrs. of getting their job. (If a city is hiring an elect. inspector he already has to have the elect. cert; but most cities are hiring 'combination' inspectors so they give the inspector 2 yrs. to acquire all 4 certs) It is up to the jurisdiction to qualify the 'certification' but most require the ICBO certs. A local college offers an A.S. degree in Bldg. Inspection Technology that many inspectors in these parts attend, although it is up to the AHJ to accept the degree rather than the ICBO. I get the impression every AHJ in Calif. will accept the ICBO certs but not necessarily the college degree.
