Virginia has "voluntary" certification of home inspectors.  This means you can do home inspections in Virginia without certification, but you cannot  call yourself certified unless you follow the state requirements.  In fact, to get certified you first have to do inspections.  

From our reading of the regulations, the requirements to be certified are as follows:

Either

1.  Complete 35 hours of training and complete at least 100 inspections or

2.  Complete 70 hours of training and complete at least 50 inspections. 

And

Pass the NHIE exam.

We recommend purchasing the following package for $599 + $15 S&H so you only have to complete 50 inspections

• The 4-Point Residential Inspection Home Study Package (12 DVDs + 500 page manual, regular price $599)
• The Residential Inspection Forms on CD (some companies sell their software for over $800)
• The 2-DVD Virtual Inspection Set. (regular price $100)
• A study guide for the NHIE exam. (regular price $100)
  The 11-DVD "Live" Classroom on DVD Set
  

You get all of this for only $599 + $15 S&H.  

To order a course, call 1-888-466-4677 or
to order online:
Click here to order the $499 package with 14 DVDs, manual, forms CD, etc.
Click here to order the $599 package with 25 DVDs, manual, forms CD, etc.

For more information on these courses, click on the above links or call 1-888-466-4677 or see our webpage at www.hometraining.com

For more information and details on Virginia Home Inspector Licensing, visit the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors Web Page, or contact the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors by mail, phone, or e-mail:

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
3600 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230
Phone: (804) 367-8595
E-mail: asbestos@dpor.virginia.gov