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For South African insurance assessors, home & building
inspectors, and property practitioners.

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Gain Industry Recognition

Study online in your own time and get the widely recognised SAHITA Certificate of Competence to benefit from the opportunities for home inspectors presented by the new Property Practitioners Act

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Get certified as a building/home inspector online with SAHITA’s thorough course (~30 modules). Learn regulations, structural aspects, and practical skills via the full course or by semester. Specialist property and SANS courses are also available. Benefit from flexible payment options and a comprehensive textbook.

Certified Building/Home Inspector Training. Online training ~ 30 modules

  • Full Course
  • This option includes Semesters 1,2,3 - Modules 1-30
R24 999/including VAT
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Certified Building/Home Inspector Training. Online training ~ 30 modules

  • Semester One
  • (Modules 1-8) Regulatory & Compliance
R7 500/including VAT
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Certified Building/Home Inspector Training. Online training ~ 30 modules

  • Semester Two
  • (Modules 9-23) Understanding the Building Envelope.
R9 250/including VAT
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Certified Building/Home Inspector Training. Online training ~ 30 modules

  • Semester Three
  • (Modules 24-30) Practical Guidelines for Inspecting all Building Components
R9 250/including VAT
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Certified Building/Home Inspector Training. Online training ~ 30 modules

  • Payment Plans
  • This option includes 3 Modules for each payment
R2 799/including VAT
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Textbook: Mastering Building Inspections in South Africa
NEW CURRICULUM 2024

  • Three-volume 650 page searchable reference eBook containing the entire SAHITA Building Inspector course content
R3 286.70/including VAT
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New Curriculum

Property Condition & Risk Assessment for Insurers

  • 21 Modules
  • New Curriculum 2024
R21 599/including VAT
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Condition Assessment for Property Practitioners

  • Basic home inspection online training for Estate Agents: 7 modules
  • New Curriculum 2024
R4 599/including VAT
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Short Courses

Understanding SANS 10400

  • This 6 modules of online training is designed for engineers, architects, project managers, municipal building inspectors and anyone interested in understanding South African Building Regulations and Standards
R7 599/including VAT
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Short online SAHITA course NEW CURRICULUM 2024

  • Inspecting Electrical Installations: 3 Modules


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R4 599/including VAT
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Services We Offer

Online South African Building & Home Inspector training – Comprehensive understanding of SANS10400 – Webinars and Workshops “Mastering Building Inspection”- “The Construction Regulations”

The Sahita Training Is Designed By South Africans For South Africans

  • The SAHITA online course is aligned with the QCTO-approved curriculum for the SA Building Inspector qualification (Curriculum Code 335913)
  • SAHITA certification is widely recognised and respected in South Africa. See the content on the 30 Online Modules here
  • Get in-depth knowledge regarding compliance with the National Building Regulations, SANS 10400 and other relevant National Building Standards
  • The SAHITA course covers the entire South African built environment

Sahita Online Learning Is For Both “Home Inspectors” And “Building Inspectors”

  • “Home inspectors” are responsible for inspecting existing buildings for the Real Estate and Insurance Industries
  • The new Property Practitioners Act will provide huge growth for the home inspection industry in SA
  • The Insurance Industry uses home inspectors to reduce risk for the insurer and for the policyholder
  • “Building inspectors” mostly work for Municipalities and for the Construction Industry. Building inspectors are responsible for compliance and quality control of new building work

Who Should
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Course?

  • People who want to make home inspection a career
  • Estate agents who want to assess the condition of properties
  • Insurance assessors who need to understand compliance and risk issues
  • All building industry professionals, such as project managers, property managers, valuators, engineers and architects, who want to gain a wide knowledge of all aspects of the South African built environment
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You can now get the latest news, insights and breaking news of the latest in the South African housing and building industry.

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Become A Certified Property Assessment Practitioner

Property condition assessment, also known internationally as “home inspection”, or “property survey”, is one of the most exciting business opportunities in South Africa. SAHITA offers a certified professional qualification for South African Property Assessment Practitioners.

Property Assessment Practitioners include members of South Africa’s fast-growing independent home inspection industry; estate agents who want to provide a value-added service to their clients; municipal and statutory building inspectors; and insurance assessors.

The South African home inspection industry is especially suitable for small business and entrepreneurs because the prospects for growth are excellent, start-up costs are low and because a high level of personalised service will enhance the prospect of success.

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Our New SAHITA Course Aligns With OCTO

The completely rewritten and expanded content of the new 30-module SAHITA building & home inspector online course has been aligned with the knowledge content of the new OCTO-approved curriculum for the national Building Inspector qualification: Building Inspector: Class I - NQF level 5 and Building Inspector Class II - NQF level 6.

  • The new National Building Inspector qualification (QCTO Curriculum Code: 335913000), has been submitted by QCTO for accreditation.
  • The SAHITA Certificate of Competence, which is issued to those successfully completing the new SAHITA online course, together with a “Portfolio of Evidence”, is expected to satisfy the “Recognition of Prior Learning” (RPL) assessment requirements for the new qualification Building Inspector: Class I and Class II
  • A SAHITA Certificate of Competence is required for inspectors who wish to contract to HouseCheck – South Africa’s leading home inspection company.
  • Digicall, a leading South African building inspection service, operating in the insurance space, uses SAHITA to train its inspectors.
  • Several South African property insurance companies, including Nedbank, OUTsurance and Discovery, use SAHITA to train their claims assessors
  • The Standard Bank of South Africa has made SAHITA certification a requirement for its contracted property inspection service providers.
  • The National Association of Building Inspectors of South Africa (www.nabisa.org.za) recognises the SAHITA training for home and building inspectors.
  • Various South African municipalities and other State entities have funded SAHITA training for some of their employees.

Testimonials

SAHITA - what our past students say

Xolani Mthembu
Mnisi Home Inspections
“If you’re looking to advance or start a career in the Home Inspection Industry then SAHITA is highly recommended, not only for the amazing back office assistance but also the fact that SAHITA is the first training academy to align its course content with the approved curriculum for the new South African National Building Inspector Qualification.”
Lebogang M Lediga
Vaal Triangle
“It was back in 2019 when I registered with SAHITA and since then, I’ve never looked back.Today am a registered Building Inspector as well as Professional Candidate Architectural Draughtsman and got promoted to Artisan Foreman where I work because of the broader range of knowledge I’ve acquired through this SAHITA course. Just in a short space of time, with this course you can become your own master and turn this course into business. That is possible with the skills you’ll learn from taking this SAHITA course.”
Sucheran Sarwankumar
Durban
“I did the SAHITA course during the Covid lockdown, and must admit that it was the best decision ever.The course was thorough and very informative. It equipped me with the tools and knowledge to carry out inspections in both home and the construction industry.”
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SAHITA Offers 100% South African Building and Home Inspector Training

SAHITA is the first building inspection academy to equip South Africans with an all-round knowledge of South African building methods and South African building regulations and standards – including SANS 10400. SAHITA training combines detailing training on building compliance and building methods with practical knowledge on how to conduct a building inspection and compile an inspection report.

SAHITA was established in 2012 because the South African home inspection industry was completely unregulated and there were no benchmarks for training and accrediting home inspectors. HouseCheck, South Africa’s leading building inspection company (established in 2008), therefore pioneered the launch of SAHITA. SAHITA is now widely recognised for its excellent standard of training material which is fully compliant with South African building laws, regulations, standards and systems.

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