Spotlight on Education

Stay Competitive, Expand Your Career Horizons

You’ve been a successful community manager for years. You have a plethora of management skills, love working with diverse personalities and enjoy the fast pace and variety you encounter on the job every day. Are you ready for a new challenge?

CACM opens up new career opportunities for you with options to expand your professional knowledge through the following specialty courses:

SPC400 High Rise Community Management SPC410 Large Scale Community Management SPC420 Active Adult Community Management SPC430 Portfolio Management SPC440 Developer-Involved Community Management – New!

Which path should you take? Channel your greatest strengths! Each specialty lends itself to a unique skill set above and beyond standard community management. See what your strengths line up with: The high rise manager: • Exceptional customer service and interpersonal communication skills • Ability to train and manage personnel equal in service to a five star hotel • Vigilance and concern with safety and wellbeing of residents and staff • Continuous oversight of mechanical systems, third-party contractors and regulatory requirements

The large scale manager: • Understanding and overseeing a wide variety of functions • Implementing and managing large, detailed, and comprehensive operational systems and processes • Delegating to, and overseeing, onsite staff and/or contracted vendors, focusing on the big picture and trusting staff/vendors to execute the details • Focusing on the community as a whole, not just the physical property within the community

The active adult manager: • Patience and sensitivity toward residents’ requests and emotional needs • Understanding generational differences • Building a strong sense of community through activities, clubs, outings, etc. • Managing a large scale community

The portfolio manager: • Creating structure and order for the purpose of operating more efficiently and effectively • Excellent time management skills • Ability to attend to competing priorities every day without feeling overwhelmed • Willingness to drive to, conduct or attend several site visits and evening board meetings per month

The developer-involved community manager: • Educating others on how a community operates and how to be a good board member • Excellent ability to negotiate a win-win situation for both parties • Basic knowledge of construction • Understanding of and the ability to communicate processes such as phasing, fluctuating assessments, and how a community is developed from start to finish

Learn more about the education CACM offers in each of these specialties at www.cacm.org. You’ll also find information about how to earn a Specialty Certificate in high rise, large scale, portfolio or developer-involved community management.

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