Anyone have a CE course that drills the 2021/2024 IPC changes with section cites and inspection steps? Too many 8‑hour boxes just read slides; as an inspector, I’m looking for classes I can recommend that mirror how we inspect — e.g., IPC 504.6 T&P discharge, 607.3 thermal expansion control, 608 backflow protection with test documentation, and 918 AAV acceptance criteria. If you’ve taken one recently (online or shop-based) that your AHJ accepted for CEUs, name the provider and what practical exercises they used.
We had the best results asking ICC for a custom live module — did a 2‑hour “water heater & AAV” block keyed to IPC 504.6/918 with a section‑cited inspection worksheet, and it still counted for CEUs: https://www.iccsafe.org/professional-development/in-person-training/; @ella4657’s “ASSE 5110 for 608 docs” is right, but pair it with your local purveyor’s test form so the 608 documentation habit sticks — want my outline?
Quick example: PHCC Academy’s IPC update modules are cite-by-cite and come with field check sheets that “teach to the checklist” (https://learn.phccweb.org); pair that with ABPA’s tester recert to tighten up the backflow paperwork side (https://www.abpa.org). If you want hands-on, ask your UA local to run a mock inspection lab keyed to 504.6/607.3/918 — no more death-by-slide deck. Want me to share the section-cited worksheet we use?
, same pain with the 8‑hour slide decks; the most “to-the-code” thing I’ve had luck with is The Plumbing Code Coach — section-cited drills and inspection worksheets that mirror how we write corrections, incl. 504.6 T&P discharge and 918 AAV: https://theplumbingcodecoach.com. Small caveat: CE credit depends on your state, so I’ve run it through an approved provider as a 2–3 hour block — would that solve what you’re after?
What finally worked for me was telling the CE vendor to “teach to the walk” — we gave them our actual inspection script and they built a one‑page pass/fail sheet per topic, then we ran three scored photo mock inspections to cement it. If they won’t customize, our JATC let us slot the same script into their IPC update night; want the worksheet we used for 504.6/607.3/608/918, @peter51?