Virginia Contractor & Code
Official Education Courses

8 Hour Audio Course 
Approval #2731003259
This course is required by the Commonwealth of Virginia A, B, or C licenses and will prepare you for the Basic Business exam for Class A or B license.  The Virginia Business and Project Management Book is required for this course.

This package contains:

• 8 Hour Text: Basic Business Exam Prep Course
• Book: NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Virginia 8th Edition
• Preprinted PSI-approved book tabs
• Free Video Course:  Social Media for Contractors

15 Hour Text Course 
This course will prepare you for the Residential Building Technical (BLD) exam to obtain your Virginia builder's license. Note:  You must also take the Basic Business course before obtaining your license.  (No State Approval Required)

This package contains:

• 15 Hr Text: Residential Building Contractor Exam Prep Course
• Book: Carpentry and Building Construction 2016 Edition
• Book: IRC 2015
• Book: NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Virginia 8th Edition
• Book: 29 CFR Part 1926 – Code of Federal Regulations
• Pre-printed tabs for all 4 books
• Free Video Course:  Social Media for Contractors

15 Hour Text Course 
This course will prepare you for the Virginia Home Improvement Contracting Examination and provides an overview of building trade skills. Note:  You must also take the Basic Business course before obtaining your license.  (No State Approval Required)

This package contains:

• 15 Hr Text: Residential Building Contractor Exam Prep Course
• Book: Carpentry and Building Construction 2016 Edition
• Book: IRC 2015
• Book: 29 CFR Part 1926 – Code of Federal Regulations
• Book:  The Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition
• Book:  Modern Masonry, 8th edition 2015
• Book:  Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7thEdition, 2014
• Book:  ANSI Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, 2017
• Pre-printed tabs for all 7 books
• Free Video Course:  Social Media for Contractors

15 Hour Text Course
This course will prepare you for the Commercial Improvement Contractor License exam to obtain your Virginia builders license. The Carpentry and Building Construction Text Book is recommended for this course.  Note:  You must also take the Basic Business course before obtaining your license.  (No State Approval Required)

This comprehensive code for home building combines building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, energy, and electrical provisions into a single resource and uses these provisions to provide detailed insight into the construction of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories high.

Modern Masonry covers the  properties and application of masonry materials and teaches safe and proper procedures for working with brick, block, stone, concrete form construction and flatwork as well as masonry’s impact on the environment.

By the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA).  This book is recommended by the state of Virginia as a helpful text in studying for the Virginia (Part 1), General (Part 2) or Advanced (Part 3) portions of the Class A or Class B Contractor exams. You are allowed to take this book with you into the exam.

Make compliance with dense government safety regulations simple with 29 CFR 1926 OSHA Construction Industry Regulations.  This book provides you with a comprehensive set of the most up-to-date Construction regulations.

This standard provides technical criteria for making sites, facilities, buildings, and elements accessible to and usable by people with physical disabilities.

Carpentry & Building Construction is a comprehensive carpentry book that focuses on residential construction with many procedures also applying to light commercial construction. The informative text provides detailed, heavily illustrated information about materials, tools, and processes, with many step-by-step procedures.  It is recommended for all states as a helpful text in studying for any of the trades exams and is an excellent reference source for contractors to own.

Pre-printed Tabs

The Gypsum construction handbook is a systematic guide to selecting and using gypsum drywall, veneer plaster, tile backers, ceilings, and conventional plaster building materials.  The 7th edition features updates in gypsum products and the latest in sustainable products.

This book covers all buildings except detached one and two family dwellings and townhouses not more than 3 stories in height and features safety concepts, the latest industry standards in material design and much more.

This manual teaches excavation techniques, safety rules, and includes instructions for operating the equipment, trenching, pipe laying, plan reading, estimating and much more.

This publication presents the best accepted practices in placing reinforcing bars in structures and pavement and includes numerous illustrations.  Topics include types of materials, handling of bars at the jobsite, principles for placing, and much more.

Installation, repair and estimating for nearly every type of roof covering available today in residential and commercial structures: asphalt shingles, roll roofing, wood shingles and shakes, clay tile, slate, metal, built-up, and elastomeric is covered in this publication with clear illustrations that help answer most roofing questions.

This publication reviews good practice in Steel Deck construction and serves as a safety primer for Contractors, Architects, Engineers and Inspectors who are responsible for the safe installation of steel deck.

This Technical digest covers the proper handling and erection procedures to be used to make sure that SJI joist products are not damaged, that they perform as specified, and to ensure the safety of the erectors.  It includes descriptions of products, how they are prepared and shipped, how they are to be unloaded and how they are to be erected.

This publication provides insight into proven construction practices that will produce quality concrete construction and is a required or suggested reference document for contractor licensing programs in Alabama, Hawaii, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.