2010 Education Certificates On Sale

Instructor fees as well as room rentals and room servicing continue to increase. The committee and staff work very hard to keep these costs down. Every seat for every class needs to be sold for us to operate with financial efficiency. If we don't lose income, we can continue offering this wonderful benefit at this great low cost. Education Certificate holders who sign up for a class and then do not attend, leave a seat empty that could have been sold to a non-certificate holder for $50 - $65. That is lost income for the Education budget. Those "no-shows" cost us thousands of dollars. Some seats do get re-sold to stand-bys but not all of them. People won't wait to see if they might be able to get into a class, instead they go elsewhere and that income is lost. There were many empty seats at seminars that had been long sold-out. To curb these losses in revenue this policy was created by the Education Committee and ratified by the Board of Directors:

Two (2) "no-shows" in any calendar year will cause that member to lose his/her privilege to purchase an Education Certificate the following year.

A member losing this privilege can still attend the classes but will have to pay the fees charged to non-certificate holders. If you register for a class and then a conflict arises you can avoid being a "no-show" by calling the Association office and canceling your reservation at least five business days in advance of the class. The committee knows that sometimes a person can fall ill or have an accident or whatever and that is why they made the policy for two rather than just one "no-show." They feel this is generous. When you purchase an Education Certificate this year, your signature will be required agreeing to the above policy. This policy is being published on the certificate, in the newsletter, in this communication, on the website and in our February Education mailers. Thank you for your help in making our education budget work for all of us!

The Education Committee

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The Northwest Montana Association of REALTORS 2010 Educational plans for REALTORS and non-REALTOR licensees as well as inactive licensees.

Realtor Members
Regular Education Certificates are $125 and enable the purchaser to attend up to 24 credit hours of education that NMAR provides.
Super Education Certificates are $200 and enable the purchaser to attend an unlimited amount of classes for the 2010 year.

Inactive Licensees
Education Certificates are $159. You do not need to take education classes every year. However, when you decide to re-activate your license, you need to show proof that you've taken 24 credit hours (8 of which must be mandatory credits) within the last 24 months.

Non-Member Licensee
Education Certificates are $159.

Education Requirements for the 2010 Education Year
12 Credit hours for the year, 4 of which MUST be Mandatory.
Supervising Brokers are required to attend 4 Mandatory hours of Supervising Broker courses. This can be in conjunction with the 12 required credits for the year.

Registration for classes
Please remember to register early for classes, especially with popular speakers, as those classes tend to fill up early.