HBA to sponsor supervisor course for licensing exam

SPRINGFIELD The Home Builders Association of Western Massachusetts will sponsor a six session course starting Jan. 16 to help individuals prepare for the Massachusetts Construction Supervisor's Licensing Exam. Sessions will be held at the Home Builders Association Headquarters, 240 Cadwell Dr., Springfield, for six Wednesdays from 6 - 8:30 p.m. Course instructors are Bob Ashburn and Michael Carter, tenured professors at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

The license exam is authorized by the State Board of Building Regulations and Standards and administered by Thomson Prometric. Registration forms to enroll for the State Exam will be distributed at the first session of the program.

The fee for this six-session preparation course is $250 for a member of the Home Builders Association of Western Massachusetts and $350 for a non-member. All course participants must bring the Sixth Edition of the Massachusetts Building Code book and the 7th Edition of the Massachusetts Building Code book to each class and to the open book examination. There is an additional charge to order the codebooks through the Home Builders Association. For more information or to register, contact Sandra Doucette at 733-3126. Enrollment is limited.