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CCMA I & II Designation and Education Requirements

 

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Continuing Education Approved Courses

Available Scholarships

CAAO Scholarship Application

Certificate 112

 

ACES Scholarship Application

   
 

Property Data Mailers vs. Physical Inspection

 
 

New Haven City Hall, October 7, 2010

 
 

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ACES/AAT Workshops

AAT Exam Notice

 

Middletown City Hall, September 29 or October 20

September 15, 2010, Rocky Hill

 

Announcement & Registration Form

Announcement & Registration Form

   

AAT Exam Review Session

 

CCMA 1A Class

CCMA 1B Class

  September 14 - October 13, 2010, Prospect September 13 - October 13, 2010, Rocky Hill
  Tuesdays & Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
 

Announcement & Registration Form

Announcement & Registration Form
 

CCMA 2B Class

CCMA I & II Examination

  September 15 - October 28, 2010, Middletown

Friday, October 1, 2010, Newington, CT

  Wednesdays & Thursdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Announcement

  Announcement & Registration Form  
 

Annual Fall Symposium

IAAO Course 400

 

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Rocky Hill, October 18-22, 2010

 

Hawthorne Inn, Berlin, CT.

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Announcement & Registration Form

 
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You Can Continue Your Education!

 

Patricia G. Hedwall, CAE, CCMA II

As budgets are tightening everywhere people are asking, "Where will I get the money for my educational requirements?" and "How can I find funding to get my staff educated?"

One source of financing might be scholarships. Several are available to assessors and assessment staff members and, while they will not cover all costs, any funding can help make the ends meet.

Each scholarship has its own requirements for eligibility and for filing. I will attempt to highlight these requirements for some of the scholarships that are locally available in the following paragraphs:

A.C.E.S.- The Brenda Vuolo Scholarship is available through the ACES Subcommittee.

Applicant shall be a member in good standing of ACES.

Requests for this scholarship shall be submitted upon a specified form.  Click here for the application

Scholarship applicants shall (at the time of the request) be employed full-time or part-time in a Connecticut Assessor’s Office.

The course for which the scholarship is requested shall pertain to the Assessment profession (i.e. CCMA Courses, ACES Workshops, AAT Modules, IAAO Courses, related seminars). The requested amount shall be for the course fees only.

Applicant shall provide a letter signed by the Assessor of Chief Executive Officer of his or her employing municipality, stating what portion, if any, the municipality will pay or reimburse the applicant. 

The decision to grant or deny a scholarship and the amount of the scholarship to be granted shall be at the discretion of the ACES subcommittee and shall be decided by a majority vote of this subcommittee

CAAO Education Grants: These grants may be requested by any member in good standing of the C.A.A.O.

Applications are available from the Professional Designations and Awards Committee, and all decisions regarding the awards are made by that committee.

The grants are not allowed for CCMA classes, but can be used toward the tuition costs of assessment related classes.

In addition to the application, you must supply a letter of refusal to pay from your municipality.

The I.A.A.O. has three trusts that award scholarships. They are as follows:

  1. The Jeff Hunt, CAE, Memorial Candidates Assistance Trust grants awards for I.A.A.O. members wishing to complete their designation.

  2. The Timothy N. Hagemann Membership Memorial Trust grants awards for small jurisdictions (less than 7500 parcels) to a) become a member of I.A.A.O., b) obtain educational course assistance and c) research project assistance.

     

  3. The Norman Register Trust Fund grants awards for educational related needs to I.A.A.O. members only.

Applications for any of these grants are available from I.A.A.O..

In addition, your county association may have grants available. For example,

New London County has the Tom Roby Scholarship. The applicant must be a member in good standing of the GNLAAA., but all other criteria follow the C.A.A.O. guidelines.

So before you give up on education all together, check out some of these alternatives. You may be surprised at what is available.

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