spotlight on education WHAT’S YOUR SPECIALTY? Adding a specialty designation after your CCAM or MCAM designation accentuates your value in a niche market and broadcasts your expertise to your employer, community association board clients and colleagues. A Specialty Certificate demonstrates an in-depth understanding of one of the management specializations, including High Rise, Large Scale, Portfolio Management or New Development Community Management. You can earn designations in addition to the certificate, including adjunct specialty designations for Age-Restricted Adult Community Management and Commercial & Industrial CID Management. What does each specialty entail?
LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (CCAM-LS)
HIGH RISE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (CCAM-HR)
This program condenses years of experiential knowledge putting you on the fast track to large scale community management best practices related to governance issues, people and personnel, facility management, recreational amenity management, architectural control, green management, strategic planning, finance and community-building.
This program condenses years of experiential knowledge with best practices in high rise community management. It focuses on people and personnel, property protection, mechanical systems, fire and life safety, regulatory considerations, legal issues and finance.
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT NEW DEVELOPMENT (CCAM-PM) MANAGEMENT (CCAM-ND) In this program you gain expertise in task management, leadership and communication, common area management, working with service providers, safety and regulations, averting legal issues and cost control strategies.
This program provides an understanding of working relationships and processes employed in creating and transitioning developer controlled CIDs to owner involved associations including Department of Real Estate (DRE) documents and regulations, start-up operations prior to the first close of escrow, phasing schedules, ongoing operations and trends in new developments.
How to Obtain a Specialty Certificate WHO CAN EARN A SPECIALTY CERTIFICATE AND DESIGNATION?
Community managers who have held the Certified Community Manager (CCAM) certification for a minimum of two years.
WHAT’S INVOLVED?
Successfully complete the required coursework: • Human Resource Management • Risk Management in Community Associations (prerequisite applies) • One of the following specialization courses: • High Rise Community Management • Large Scale Community Management • Portfolio Management • New Development Community Management
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• Submit the applicable Specialty Certificate application and processing fee within 36 months of completion of the first required course. • Upon acceptance, complete a solution-based essay demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the required courses. • CCAM or MCAM continuing education requirements must be met in order to use a specialty designation.
