April 2018

Wondering How to Earn Your Credentials? Here’s How! By Glenda Carroll, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, LSM and Erin O’Reilly, CMCA, AMS, PCAM

CAI has a fantastic program to further educate managers and promote their achievements through accreditations. M-100 Managers seeking accreditation should enroll in the M-100 class. This course is available in either a classroom setting or online. For those interested in attending the class, a three-day session is offered a couple of times throughout the year. The first two days are spent reviewing the “The Essentials of Community Association Management.” On the third day, you will be given a multiple-choice exam- ination. New Jersey is offering this class 5/31 - 6/2 and 10/18 - 10/20 in Windsor Township. Registration for this course (classroom or online) can be completed through the link provided: https://www. caionline.org/LearningCenter/Education-for-Managers/ M100/Pages/default.aspx. CMCA Interested in obtaining your CMCA ® ? Those who have passed the prerequisite M-100 Exam and/or have at least five years of experience as a Community Association Manager are eligible to apply for their CMCA ® (https:// www.camicb.org/Pages/Applications-and-Forms.aspx). Once your credentials are accepted, you will be given the opportunity to take the CMCA ® multiple-choice exam at a local testing center. CAI-NJ is proud to offer “Cram and Coffee” sessions. These study sessions help managers prepare for the exam by reviewing key topics and subject matter . If you would like to learn more about the “Cram and Coffee,” contact Angela Kavanaugh at Angela@cainj.org. The next Coffee and Cram is scheduled April 23rd at the CAI office in Freehold. AMS After obtaining your CMCA ® , you have the opportunity to earn additional community management credentials,

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such as the AMS ® (Association Management Specialist ® ). This can be accomplished by first completing two 200- level courses of your choice. Offered through the CAI, the 200-level courses take a deeper look into “Facility Management, Association Communications, Community Leadership, Community Governance, Risk Management and Financial Management.” Once you have passed these two courses and have acquired two years of expe- rience, you are eligible to apply for your AMS®. This is completed by simply submitting the required application (https://www.caionline.org/LearningCenter/credentials/ Documents/AMS Application.pdf). No test is required for this certification! PCAM Looking to further your education even more? The next stop is your PCAM ® designation. The PCAM ® has a more CONT I NU E S ON PAGE 59 “...according to the CAI’s Community Association Manager Compensation and Salary Survey ‘managers who obtained CMCA certification earn, on average, 18% more than non-credentialed community association managers.’”

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