NAHB Instructor Application

Courses for NAHB’s professional credentials are taught by the best source possible: industry professionals with years of field experience.

To become an NAHB approved instructor, you must complete the instructor application and meet all the requirements. This application and supporting documentation will be sent to the Instructor Review Group (IRG) for evaluation. The IRG makes the final determination on the approval of all applications.

Contact Information

Courses You Are Applying to Teach

Please indicate which course(s) you are applying to teach. If you have not taken the course yet, you can still complete the application and, if approved, you will be required to audit a nationally offered live online course before the course is placed on your instructor record.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Credentials

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Experience

Please provide your Subject Matter Expertise Statement(s) (SME) for each course for which you are requesting instructor approval in a single file. Each statement must be 250 words or fewer and explain how your professional experience relates to the course subject matter.

Be sure to include specific examples that demonstrate your expertise, such as the scope and duration of your involvement, the size and complexity of projects, and other relevant qualifications. Include any additional information you believe will help the Instructor Review Group evaluate your eligibility to teach the course.

If applying for a Building Techniques and Strategies course, do you have at least three years of residential green building experience? (This experience must come from direct involvement in either the building, designing, planning, or consulting of green projects.)

Professional Bio/Resume

References

Provide three references with full contact information supporting your expertise in the subject matter area. All references must come from industry professionals (non-HBA/NAHB staff) outside of your company or family. Some examples for references are past students, other instructors, past co-workers, etc.



Maintenance Requirements

To maintain your approved instructor status, you must do the following:

  1. Electronically review and sign the NAHB Instructor Guidelines annually.
  2. Teach at least one class every five years or apply for an extension.
  3. Maintain a 4.5 or greater participant evaluation rating on a 5-point scale. Evaluation scores are reviewed quarterly based on a rolling average over a two-year period for both individual courses and overall instructor rating. If your evaluation score is below 4.5 you will be referred to the Instructor Review Group and may be subject to disciplinary actions, up to and including removal of your approved status. These actions may be taken on an individual course basis or as an overall action based upon the group’s recommendation after the IRG has completed its review.
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