April 1, 2014 recertifications were just sent out.  Are you due for recertification?  Check here. Each week CAMICB will be featuring a course by a pre-approved course provider to help you meet the 16 hours of required CEs for recertification.

Community Associations Institute is offering a new online course on ethics.  The course is approved for 6 CMCA CE credits.

M-300: Ethics and the Community Manager

Learn how to become a more ethical and professional community manager.

This interactive, online course discusses the nature of ethics and how it applies to community management. Registrants will learn to apply CAI’s Professional Manager Code of Ethics, examine the fundamental ethical responsibilities of a professional manager, resolve potential conflicts of interest, identify the appropriate response to the potential receipt of gifts and other remuneration and accurately identify situations where disclosure is necessary. Topics include:

• Codes of ethics
• Duty of care and duty of loyalty
• Common ethical challenges faced by community managers
• Consequences of unethical behavior
• Ethical relationships with fellow managers, including competitors

Course Length: Students have 4 months—120 days from purchase date—to complete the course and take the 60-minute exam to receive credit.

Course Materials: All materials are included in digital format within the course.

Tuition: APCM member: $445 | Nonmember: $545

Continuing Education Credit: M-300 meets requirements for PCAM redesignation, is approved for six hours of continuing education for CMCA recertification, and is approved for continuing education credit by many states.

 Registration: Register now for the M-300 online course.

 Check out the CAI website for more information on their courses and stay tuned for next week’s featured course!