Scoring System

The following chart shows the main categories, as well as the levels of achievement attainable within each category, the AHI Score. Each diamond on the chart indicates a lesson to take and an exam to pass. Every lesson is presented as an online class, available anytime. Class formats include video, screen presentations, and printable material. Lessons are broken down into small segments, each with a review quiz. Every lesson will conclude with an open book exam. Students can back-track through the study material to find answers to exam questions. Because exams are open book with no time limit, each one is all-or-none, pass or fail. If an exam is failed, it may be retaken immediately, or stored for completion later.

All lessons are taught in American English. All lesson topics are available to all members all the time. A member can view any lesson at any level, just to learn, or take any lesson and exam out of sequence. However, the AHI Score is based on consecutive sequential knowledge. Any advanced lesson and exam, passed out of sequence, will be stored until a member’s sequential lessons catch up to it. Then it will be added to a member’s AHI Score.

The score chart indicates the primary attainable categories and an individual’s achieved placement within each category  :

• Layman – the starting point for most individuals
• Layman with Basic Common Knowledge – the information most people need to successfully take care of themselves and their home.
• Student – an individual intent on gaining needed knowledge to successfully work with professionals in the Dwelling Industry, or seriously considering a career choice in the Dwelling Industry
• Apprentice with Intent – an individual who is committed to a career in one of the trades in the Dwelling Industry
• Advanced Knowledge – the entry point for the Professional in a chosen trade
• AHI Professional – the experienced Professional in a chosen trade
• AHI Expert – Highly experienced in a particular trade, and very aware of the inter-relationships of other trades in the Dwelling Industry
• AHI Master – Achieved after a lifetime of serious commitment to the Dwelling Industry as a whole

Lessons for each category are layered upon the knowledge of previous categories. This basic education formula will be repeated with increasing complexity.