A number of individuals have requested assistance in getting trained for the Omaha Contractors Exam.  The City of Omaha has instituted a testing requirement to pull a permit.  This requirement is similar to the requirements in Bellevue and Council Bluffs.  There is a self study course put out by the International Codes Council just for this purpose.  To get the course go to http://education.certification-partners.com/icc/ , which is the on line training site for International Codes Council.

Next click on the box that reads “Certification Exam Practice Courses” that takes you a page titled  “Please select the primary code your course is based on to further refine the course list. Subcategories”.  Here you want to click on the navy blue button called “IBC” (International Building Codes).

That will reveal a listing of all practice exams relating to the IBC (International Building Codes). Their price and how many days you can subscribe to the service. Notice there are three pages worth of listings. You are looking for the course titled “2006 IBC Standard General Building Contractor Certification Examination Practice Course”

When you find it click on the item to purchase it or for more information about the course.  Price is $79.

Of course they recommend a companion book! The 2009 IBC® Study Companion, is a comprehensive study guide to help you better understand the 2009 International Building Code®. It covers select topics of the code and includes code text, commentary and illustrations representing the provisions under discussion.

There are eighteen study sessions provide practical learning assignments. All study sessions contain specific learning objectives, commentary and illustrations and a list of questions summarizing the key points for study. Exercises and quizzes are provided at the end of each study session. Readers can measure their level of knowledge by checking the answer key provided in the back of the book. A total of 630 questions and answers are provided! It can be purchased for a non-member price of $59.

Of course you cannot get this from the same website, you have to go to

http://www.iccsafe.org/Store/Pages/Product.aspx?category=0&cat=ICCSafe&id=4017S09

Good Luck