Professional Development is important for any professional to stay current with the latest developments and skills required for their field.
At NMAR's Education Program we pride ourselves on offering more than 80 credit hours of classes every year to our members an they public, so they can expand their industry expertise. NMAR members have the ability to purchase an Education Voucher which covers all courses offered by the NMAR Education Program during the current licensing year.
Information about Attending a Course
REALTORS® need to always remain professional and courteous, including with peers. Be respectful of peers and of the speaker/presenter during a class or event. Ensure your etiquette is at or above REALTOR® standards at all times.
Health & Wellness (in-person): If you are sick, please cancel your in-person registration and register to attend the course virtually. If you need to cancel first thing in the morning of a class day, please email Jayne (jayney@nmar.com) so that she can get you switched to virtual before class instruction begins (applies to all classes EXCEPT IN-PERSON ONLY classes). An email must be received one-hour in advance of the start of class.
"Double-Dipping" (in-person & virtual): NMAR doesn't allow attendees to 'double-dip' in their class registrations. You must register for one platform or the other. Meaning you must register for either in-person or virtual, not both. Our system does not track this. There are three (3) reminder emails that go out prior to each class. If you have registered for both, then you will receive six (6) reminder emails. This is three (3) too many! If you do not cancel one platform prior to the day of class, then you will be assessed a $25.00 No Call/No Show fee.
No Call/No Show (in-person & virtual): A $25.00 NC/NS fee will be imposed on any person registered for class and fails to show up for the class without having cancelled the registration or having informed NMAR Staff within 24hours of the class (emergencies not included).
Changing Platforms, In-Person / Zoom (in-person & virtual): Switching from in-person to zoom or zoom to in-person must be done by 12pm the day before the class, except for emergency situations (medical, family, etc).
Attendance: The Montana Board of Realty Regulation (BRR) requires that all attendees remain in class for 90% of the first hour of instruction and then 100% of every hour thereafter in order to receive a certificate of completion.
Please make sure that you keep/save all registration confirmation emails. This will be the easiest way to see what you registered for and to change your registration if necessary.
Registration for all classes closes at noon the day prior to the class to allow staff time to get ready for the class.
Education Voucher:
The 2024 Education Season has ended but you can start budgeting for the 2025 Education Voucher for the upcoming year!
NMAR Members will pay $140.00 for their 2025 Education Voucher.
Non-Members will be able to purchase a Non-Member Education Voucher/Membership in 2025 for $200! This is a savings of $40 if you take all 12 credits from NMAR!
Please call Jayne at 406-752-4313 ext 2 if you have any questions or you can email her at jayney@nmar.com
Attending Virtually FAQ
I attended the class virtually, do I have to do anything else to get credit?
- To receive credit for attending a virtual class (3 or 4 hours), you must complete the Virtual Verification Form (VFF).
What's Virtual Verification Form Slide?
- Pay attention to additional information outside the presentation: Slides with key details will appear throughout the class and will be posted in the chat. Write down this information for the form.
What if I miss the information that was placed in the chat?
- Scroll up in the chat to find the slide that you're looking for.
- If you're unable to do that, ask the other attendees in the chat, they will help.
- Towards the end of the class, the Proctors will place all of the answers in the chat.
How to I save the classroom chat, in case I need it later?
- You can save the classroom chat to your computer or the Zoom Cloud either manually or automatically, using the Zoom desktop client. Click Here for more information.
Where can I find the VVF?
- The form will be linked in every reminder email (there are three reminder emails per class)
- The form will be linked at least twice in the classroom chat.
How long do I have to submit the Virtual Verification Form?
- You have 24 hours to submit it.
- ONE reminder email will go out to all who don't complete the form within the first 24hours.
What happens if I miss the deadline?
- You will not receive credit until the form has been completed.
- ONE reminder email will go out after each class, if necessary.
CE Certificates FAQ
How long do CE Certificate of Completion take?
- Allow 5-10 business days: After each class, NMAR staff verifies information before recording it.
How will I receive a Certificate of Completion?
- Watch your email: Once recorded, you'll receive an email with your certificate attached labeled, "Your Certificate of Completion is ready"
Can I find the Certificate of Completion anywhere else other than email?
- Alternatively, check the portal: You can also access your certificates through the NMAR member portal under "Continuing Education."
Code of Ethics Requirements
The REALTOR® Code of Ethics ensures that consumers are served by requiring REALTORS® to cooperate with each other in furthering clients' best interests.
The National Association of REALTORS® mandates that all REALTORS® take the Code of Ethics once in every three-year cycle. We are currently in Cycle 7 (1/1/2022 - 12/31/2024).
Click Here for more information and/or to check on your Ethics status.
If you have taken the Code of Ethics, through an online provider, during the current cycle, please email your certificate of completion to info@nmar.com so that we can get the course recorded for you.
Fair Housing Requirement ~ new in 2025
Beginning 2025 a Fair Housing class will be a requirement for all REALTOR® members. Like the COE requirement, the Fair Housing requirement will run in three-year cycles, so the first one is 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027.
Unlike COE, a member has six options to choose from to meet this requirement. All but two are NAR courses, hosted and added by NAR.
Options:
- Fair Haven: This will be a new and updated Fair Haven, available in January 2025. This is a free, online, self-paced course hosted by NAR and will be automatically added to the member's NAR record.
- Bias Override: This is also an NAR course, live in-person or live online.
- At Home with Diversity Certification: This is an NAR certification and is on NAR's education page
- At Home with Diversity Course Only: Members can take the AHWD course without earning the actual certification.
- Fair Housing Course: This is a Fair Housing course that meets the NAR mandates and is taught at the local association.
- C2EX - new endorsements only: Simply having a C2EX endorsement is not an option for the Fair Housing course requirement. However, because as part of earning C2EX the member must take the online Fair Haven course, that will be added to the members NAR record and will satisfy the Fair Housing requirement for that cycle.