M-100 Colorado Edition: The Essentials of Community Association Management - Online Course & Exam
M-100: The Essentials of Community Association Management - Colorado Edition (online course) is a comprehensive community association management course that provides a practical overview for new managers, an essential review for veteran managers, and an advanced course for board members. This course includes the entire regular M-100 course, but also has additional content specifically tailored to a Colorado audience. (If you do not live or work in Colorado, see our general m-100 course).
Credit Information
16 credits
Description
CAI knows how important your time is to you! If you want to enhance your knowledge and skills but don't have time to go to a class, then we have the solution for you. Use the convenient, self-directed, online course to begin CAI's professional development courses. Study at your home or office on your own schedule!
This course covers:
- Roles and responsibilities of owners, committees, and board members
- 10 steps to developing rules
- How to maintain records for legal support of board actions
- Manager's role in organizing and assisting in board meetings
- Manager's role in preparing the budget
- Seven characteristics of an effective collection policy
- Overview of financial operations
- Characteristics of insurance as a contract
- How to develop effective maintenance records
- How to establish five basic maintenance programs
- How to evaluate your management systems and efforts
- How to prepare a bid request for RFP
- Key contract provisions
- Recruiting, screening, and selecting people
Things to note:
- CAI recommends that you use a desktop or laptop computer to take this online course with the Google Chrome browser..
- You'll have four months - 120 days from purchase - to complete the course and take the exam to receive credit. You will also receive a hard-copy of the Essentials manual for review purposes via mail within 4 weeks, although it is not required to complete the online course. In recognition of passing the course, you will be awarded an online certificate of completion.
- The M-100 leads to the following credentials: Certified Manager of Community Associations® (CMCA®), Association Management Specialist™ (AMS™), and Professional Community Association Manager® (PCAM®).
- For more information, see our Guide to Manager Licensing in Colorado.
Watch a short video introduction: