Three Ways to Supercharge Your Career
This article first appeared in The Communicator, Spring 2021. To read more, click here.
THE CAI BAYCEN Chapter is offering three exciting programs designed to help you achieve an advanced designation through CAI.
1 Mentoring Program
Do you need some tips on what classes to take? Do you want some guidance as you navigate the application process? The Designations Committee will match you with a mentor who has achieved the industry’s highest professional credential, the PCAM.
Your mentor will provide one-on-one support and guidance throughout credentialing and the designation process. This includes creating a personalized strategic plan for each candidate to obtain the AMS designations and preparing candidates for the PCAM case study.
2 Scholarship Program
We are offering scholarships of $250 to Community Managers who are chapter members in good standing to partially reimburse you for registration fees for any one of CAI’s six M200 level Professional Management Development Program (PMDP) Courses. Scholarships are awarded once the course is completed and evidence is provided showing proof of attendance and passing grade. Other restrictions apply. Subject to application approval by the Chapter Board of Directors and availability of funding.
3 The CMCA Challenge
Do you currently hold the Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) designation through California Association of Community Managers?
If so, you qualify to take the CMCA Exam! And we challenge you to do it!
If you currently hold an active CCAM designation or you possess at least five years’ experience as a community association manager, you can take the CMCA Exam without having to sit though the two-and-a-half-day M-100 course. There is a $315 cost to take the exam. However, the BayCen Chapter will award you a $315 scholarship if you pass the exam! To be eligible you must be a Community Manager and a BayCen Chapter member in good standing.
Please visit camicb.org to apply to take the exam. Once you apply, you will get instructions on how to schedule the exam anytime throughout the year at a computer testing center near you. The paper-and-pencil version of the exam was discontinued this year.
At camicb.org, you will also find exam prep materials including FREE e-learning courses designed to get you ready for the exam. Once you’ve successfully passed the CMCA exam, please contact Chapter Executive Director Kelvin Nanney at [email protected] so he can process your scholarship.