NPMA Certification Program

and the Property Management Associate of Arts Degree

Marcia D. Whitson, CPPM, CF

Vice-President of Certification

U P D A T E

The New CPPS Manual

Fundamentals of Personal Property

Management

Accompanying CD . . .

•Electronic Copy of the Manual

•Student Study Guide

STUDY GUIDE includes: DefinitionChapter SectionsSummary of the ChapterKey Points By SectionInternet LinksReferences and Other Research

Status on Re-Write of Advanced Manuals - CPPA

TOTALCHAPTERS Finished

Being Edited

BeingWritten

WritersNeeded

Contracts 11 5 1 5 0

Corporate 11 7 0 2 2

State & Local 11/12 8 2 1 1

Federal 11 6 0 4 1

University

TOTAL 55/56 28 3 10 4

Need Writers!!

Federal Manual• Contractor PropertyContracts Manual• UIDCorporate Manual• Contract Admin & Sub-Held Property• Fleet Management• Sarbanes Oxley

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

Policy Change through December:

• CPPA and CPPM exams may be taken without completion of work experience (Certification will be awarded after completion of work experience)

• Release of new CPPS Manual/CD

• Current Certification Program participants should complete all exams by 12/31/06retakes until 3/31/06

• Release of new CPPA Manuals (fall 2006)

2006 NESMinneapolis, MN

Friday / Saturday - August 25 - 26

Review Course for new CPPS “Fundamentals of Personal Property Management” Manual

Sunday – August 27

Testing for all levels CPPS / CPPA / CPPM (previous curriculum)

Proctor Manual

• Proctors will make application

• Proctors are approved and identified via certification application

PROCTOR MANUAL includes: Responsibilities of the Proctor Receiving, Checking & Storing the Exam Preparing for Administering the Exam Administering the Exam Other Information about Certification Att. A - Proctor Application Att. B – Proctor Code of Ethics Att. C – Instructions to the Examinees Att. D – Summary of the Exam

• Elevate perception and recognition of our Certification Program

• Ensuring our Certification program is meeting acceptable standards and practices for certification programs.

• Establish the credibility of the Certification Program in Industry

• Process for accreditation is a deliberate and through process that will insure excellence, quality assurance and ethical standards for our program.

What is Next for Certification . . .

Bring the program up to the Standards for Accreditation

Steps to Standards

• Appointing a Governance Committee

•Write Mission, Charter

•Policies and Procedures

• Hiring a Psychometrician:

•Conduct a Job Analysis

•Train SMEs to write exams

•Beta test exams

•Conduct and document analysis

QUESTIONS??

Announcing theManagement, Accounting andProperty Management Degree

Stevens Henager College

Logan, UT

7 Main Campuses

Highlights of the Degree Program

• On-line Associate of Arts Degree

• Accelerated Degree Program (12 – 24 mo)

• Credits are transferable to and from the degree program

• Financial aid available

• 10% discount for NPMA members

• Each course is for one month only

• 24/7 virtual campus

• Instructors have on-line office hours

Action Plan (summary) . . .

• Obtain approval for financial aid (complete)

• Develop website to promote and communicate degree program (complete)

• Establish help desk, learning mgmt system, and customer relationship mgmt system. (complete)

• Implement and comply with accrediting standards (complete)

• Publish catalog, student handbook, policies, calendars, etc.

• Hire teachers for Property Management courses

• Develop Market Plan (complete)

• NPMA approves teachers for the Property Management Courses

• NPMA approves the curriculum and teaching materials

• College will conduct periodic audits of the courses and students and provide results to NPMA

• College prepares and forwards to the accrediting agency the program application, self-studies and required reports.

Action Plan (continued) . . .

• Going to an International Market

• Bachelors or Graduate Degrees

• The Certification Program and the Degree Program affiliation:

•Providing credit for courses which persons complete the Certification program or . . .

•The Certification Program recognizing the completion of Courses taken toward the degree program.

Next for the Degree Program . . .

COURSES

• Accounting Fundamentals• Accounting Principles I• Accounting Principles II• American Civilization• Business Law• Business Practices• Computerized Accounting• Federal and Contractor

Focused Property Management• Finance• Intermediate Writing• Internet Commerce• Interpersonal Communication• Introduction to Writing• Investment Principles

• Management Principles• Managerial Accounting• Marketing• Mathematics• Payroll Accounting• Principles of Finance• Professional Development• Property Management;

Advanced• Property Management

Applications• Property Management

Fundamentals• Reason and Rational Decision-

Making• Student Success• Word Processing

QUESTIONS??