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December 23, 2008 |

Education
Class Schedule
What is GRI?
GRI Course Descriptions
Enrollment Procedures
Leadership Development Program
What is MRE?
MRE Course
Descriptions
PPMLS
Computer Training Schedule
Contact Education Dept.
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!NAR ETHICS REQUIREMENT! |
If
you recently received an email stating "our records show you
have not yet completed an Ethics class", and you have, simply
fax your Ethics certificate to either Sheri at 632-7459 or Verna
at 476-8169.
Don't forget, all agents are required to take some kind of an
Ethics class before December 31st, 2008 if they have not already
done so in 2005, 2006, 2007 or yet this year!
This can be the free Quadrennial
Ethics Course that the National Association
offers at www.realtor.org,
(no credit for that, but satisfies their requirement). It
can be the 6 hour GRI Ethics or
the NAR 4
hour Ethics course offered online at
www.vaned.com, or taken in
house at PPAR, provided it was taken in the years specified
below, the MRE Professional Standards
Training or the MRE Just Sell it Ethically course, any of those
afore mentioned taken at another board around the state, or at
the CAR convention as long as it
was taken in 2005, 2006, 2007 or 2008. Again, if you have
not taken any of these Ethics courses listed above, please see
that you complete one before years end. The Ethics course
requirement is required for the National Association of REALTORS®,
not the Real Estate Commission, however, you can use the hours
you get from the above mentioned Ethics courses as Elective
hours toward your license renewal.
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Get Started on Your GRI Designation in 2009 |
Or...get your
elective hours done early! All but one GRI class
may be used for elective credits!
Did you know that the GRI designation broadens your career
horizons, introduces you to colleagues for referrals and
networking, ranks you among the top performers and advances your
professional image with the public as well as other real east
agents? It's true! Get the top real estate
designation in as little as three months or take up to 3 years!
REALTORS®
with at least one designation earn $37,000.00 more than REALTORS®
with no designations! Those who have no designations earn
a median of $38,000.00 per year, versus a REALTOR®
with at least one designation earning a median of $75,000.00!
Don't wait, sign up today! The first GRI segment from January
to April is online
Click here for
education schedule
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***Colorado Real Estate Commission News! |
Licensees who are in a partial three year renewal cycle
need only complete 8 hours of the 4-hour CREC Update Course
(2 different courses in two different years),
only if they are renewing
this year (2008), classes must be taken prior to applying
to renew a license. However, once the license is renewed,
the licensee must then complete 12 hours of the Update Course (3
different courses in three different years) during the new three
year renewal cycle.
Please Note: the 4-hour
Annual CREC Update Course IS NOT the Mandatory
Ethics course.
**As of April 17, 2008, The CREC Update Course is now an annual
requirement, even for newly licensed agents. You may recall that previously agents needed
to take the 4 hour class twice in their 3 year license period.
The new deal is all agents
(again, even new agents just getting licensed this year) must take the 4 hour class
EVERY YEAR.
12 of the 24 hours needed to renew will be the CREC Update
Course. If you are renewing very shortly in 2008 and have
already taken two Update Courses (as was previously their
requirement), the Commission will honor the two you have
taken plus 16 hours of elective credits. Then, after you
renew, the Update Courses will need to be taken each and every
year. Please make note of this very important change that
affects us all!
**If an agent has missed one of the
three CREC Update Courses in his/her licensing period, the Real Estate
Commission is requiring them to take the
24 hour Broker Administration Course in lieu of the four
hour course missed. Jones Real Estate College (Kaplan) still
offers this course in a classroom setting (719-473-0385) or it
is available online at VanEd.com. This 24 hour course is
no longer offered at any of the associations in Colorado.
Click on education schedule link above for dates and form.
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS - FYI |
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Who must
take continuing education? Brokers renewing an
active license, Brokers applying to activate a license & expired
licensees applying within 3 years to reinstate their license to
active status.
Who is NOT required to complete continuing education?
Licensees renewing an inactive license or converting to
inactive status upon renewal.
How do I meet the continuing education requirements?
Each active licensed broker must complete the annual "CREC
Update Course" every year during each license period plus electives
to total 24 hours of education during the license period.
A licensee may NOT take the same version of the Update
course more than once during each year, OR complete
the 24 hour "Brokerage Administration" course
OR 24 hour
"Broker Transition" course, providing it has not previously been
taken during the renewal cycle. OR pass the
state portion of the broker licensing exam during renewal cycle
When must continuing education be completed?
Before renewing any active license. Licenses now expire on
your anniversary date. If a licensee has a 2, 21/2 or 3
year license, 24 hours of education still apply. Before
applying to re-activate an inactive license or before applying
to reinstate an expired license on active status.
How does a licensee prove completion of continuing education?
Licensees must retain their own file of course completion
certificates for at least 4 years. Licensees DO NOT send
certificates to the Real Estate Commission unless you have been
audited and requested to do so by them.
The CREC Update
Course is a yearly requirement for all active licensees. If you
fail to complete these courses during each renewal cycle and/or
you fail to complete the additional hours of elective continuing
education during a renewal period, you may be found delinquent
on a continuing education random audit and assess a fine under
the license law. Hours in excess of 24 may not be carried
forward into the next license period.
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PPAR COURSE HOURS
TRACKING |
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When you choose to take an
education class through PPAR, your classes will be tracked for you. PPAR is able to provide reports should you be audited by the Colorado Real Estate Commission. PPAR does
not track courses taken through other entities, therefore,
it is your responsibility to keep your own education paperwork.
Even if you take classes at PPAR, you are required to keep all
certificates in a personal file of your own. Another added
bonus....you never have to worry if your credits will count when
you take classes at PPAR!
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EDUCATION
ENROLLMENT INFO |
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GRI courses are C.A.R. sponsored and
use the enrollment form offered at the end
of the education schedule.
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GRI course
payments are payable to C.A.R. but sent to PPAR for
tracking
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If course is
not sponsored by C.A.R., a separate
enrollment form will be provided.
CREC Update Courses are now sponsored by the Real Estate
School, and payments are made to PPAR
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OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION ENTITIES |
Apartment Association of
Colorado Springs, 719-264-9195,
www.aacshq.org
ACRE School - Online ed for the Real Estate professional, 303-526-7443,
www.acreschool.com
Elite Title Company, 719-634-9100
mjenkins@etllc.biz
e-PRO by the National Association of REALTORS® , 1-800-874-6500,
www.epronar.com
Jones
(Kaplan) Real Estate College, 719-473-0385,
www.jonescollege.com
NARPM - National Association of Residential
Property Managers
www.narpmcoloradosprings.org
Pikes Peak Community College, 719-576-7711,
www.ppcc.cccoes.edu
Real Estate Training Center, 719-531-0555,
www.coloradorealestate.net
Realtor University - Courses Online,
www.REALTOR.org/realtoruniversity
University
of Phoenix Jason Halley
jason.halley@phoenix.edu
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS),
http://www.uccs.edu/index.shtml
VanEd.com Online Education,
www.vaned.com
Stewart Title
www.stewartcoloradosprings.com
Unified Title Company 719-785-7640
www.unifiedtitlecompany.com
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