Spotlight On Education

Get Involved with CACM Education

Are you looking to grow personally and give back to the industry? Then get involved with our education at CACM. There are multiple opportunities including joining as a volunteer instructor or as a speaker for an upcoming educational event.

We are looking for passionate and knowledgeable instructors to teach our professional development courses for HOA managers. Our courses cover a wide range of topics, including legal compliance, financial management, effective communication, and leadership development. We are looking for instructors who can provide practical tips and strategies that HOA managers can apply to their work immediately.

Manager members who have a CCAM, CAFM or MCAM for at least 5 years are encouraged to join our most-talented teaching team.

We’re also looking for panelists for our Fall Regional Forums: Ask the Experts. The topic for the forums is “Building Community on a Shoestring.” If you have some ideas or insights on this subject matter, we welcome you to reach out to become a speaker.

Recertification Reminder

Do you need to know your recertification deadline? Or how many units you still need to earn? Find out by logging into your Status Report online. Log-in to the Member Portal, then click Certifications, then Status Report.

New Course Coming This Fall

We are also working on a new course offering on Lifestyle Amenities. Many communities offer various amenities and more of them are hiring Lifestyle or Recreation Directors. This course will be designed to help those in these positions, as well as any other staff member involved with events. The course will entail determining the cultural and demographics within a community, HR best practices for staffing and personnel, Lifestyle Committees, planning events and much more. The goal is to begin offering this course in late fall. Look for more information in the very near future!

New Industry Partner Designation Coming Soon

The Education Department has been busy working with the Industry Partner Council to create a new designation – CCIP, or otherwise known as California Certified Industry Partner. This designation was created at the request of our Industry Partner members as they, too, want to help elevate this industry.

As of now, the course requirements will entail taking three courses:

· HOA Core Principles – Industry Partners

· Enhance Your Professional Presence –Industry Partners

· Foundational Ethics

Industry Partners who pursue this certification will need to submit an application and fees as well as submitting three recommendations –just like those who have earned your CCAM or CAFM designations. We are very excited for this new designation and for the opportunity to provide California-specific education to our Industry Partners.

ENHANCE YOUR CAREER

Looking to grow your career? We’ve got the answer for you. CACM offers four specialty courses designed to help you advance in this industry. These specialty designations are New Development, Portfolio Management, High-Rise Management and Large-Scale Management. One specialty course is offered each quarter and the CEUs earned from taking a course goes not only towards the specialty designation but also towards your recertification.

Other requirements to earn your specialty designation are:

· Be a CCAM in good standing for two years

· Take the specialty course, Human Resource Management, and Risk Management

(NOTE: Pre-requisite of Insurance Principles or Advanced Insurance Principles course is needed prior to taking Risk Management)

· Submit your application and fees

· Complete a written narrative of about 700 words based on a prompt provided to you from CACM

The purpose of the narrative is for the candidate to demonstrate their knowledge in various situations based on the courses taken along with their experience in this industry.

For more information, please visit our website at www.cacm.org or email education@cacm.org.

Missing A CEU? Law Journal Quiz May Help

Have you been frustrated to learn that you are short just one or two CEUs for recertification and had to apply for an extension? Well, look no further! The Education and Credentialing Department has brought back the Law Journal exam.

How will this work? Simply read an issue of the Law Journal, pass an exam, and earn 1 CEU. A maximum of 4 CEUs can be earned per year. The cost for the exam will be $50. For more information, reach out to education@cacm.org.