Massachusetts Vehicle Check

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Inspection and Repair Industry: Initial Inspector Training

The Massachusetts Vehicle Check program has established regional training locations across the state: Medford, Pocasset (Bourne), Braintree, Shrewsbury and West Springfield.

Each training class has three components, with separate grades provided for each:

Classroom attendance and participation
A written exam
A hands-on practical demonstration

At the end of the classroom and hands-on sessions, the instructor will determine whether individual students pass or fail each of the sessions. Students who fail a session must repeat the training class. Students must pass both the classroom and the hands-on sessions to advance to the written exam.

To pass the written exam, students must score 80 percent or higher. Students who pass all three components will receive a Certificate of Completion for the training.

Once the training is complete, the RMV will determine if the inspector meets the remaining licensing requirements, collect the appropriate fee and issue an inspector license (with photo ID). Your license, which is valid for one year, will be mailed to you.

To learn more about Re-certification Training, click here.

Fees
Fees for initial training courses are:

Non-commercial: $157.50
Commercial: $105
7D: $105
Motorcycle: $ 84

Inspectors who need to cancel/reschedule a confirmed class must provide 24 hours advance notice to Parsons that they cannot attend by contacting our Training Office at 781-794-2961 or 781-794-9821. If you fail to provide 24 hour cancellation notice of a confirmed class, you will be charged the appropriate fee for the missed training class. You will not be permitted to schedule another training class until you have paid your missed training class fee.