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'National Designation Month' Attracts 2,000 Students
More than 2,000 students took courses ranging from green building to project management to active adult trends and more during NAHB’s “National Designation Month” earlier this year.
 Participating home builders associations offered more than 170 courses and raised nearly $85,000 in revenue during the month.
“National Designation Month,” sponsored each spring by The NAHB University of Housing, gives NAHB members an opportunity to jump-start or complete a designation. The coursework enables them to hone their business skills and convey to their clients the superior training, practical experience and in-depth knowledge that come with earning an NAHB designation.
NAHB offers more than a dozen professional designations covering industry basics such as business management and marketing, as well as specialized classes including aging-in-place programs, property management and more.
For information about designations, go to www.nahb.org/designations, or contact Anna Jones at NAHB at 800-368-5242 x8437.
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Sample Designations from NAHB |
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Certified Graduate Associate (CGA)
Developed specifically for NAHB associate members (including suppliers and financial services providers), the CGA program offers participants an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the fundamentals of the home building industry.
- Certified Graduate Builder (CGB)
An overview of key areas in today’s home building industry, the CGB curriculum covers business management, financial strategies, marketing techniques, construction technologies and more.
- Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR)
An exclusive professional designation that emphasizes business management skills as the key to a professional remodeling operation, the CGR designation trains remodelers in project management, design estimating and job costing along with other core skills relevant to the remodeling industry.
- Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)
Developed by the NAHB Remodelersl in collaboration with AARP, the NAHB Research Center and NAHB’s Seniors Housing Council, the CAPS program provides comprehensive, practical, market-specific information about working with older and maturing adults to remodel their homes for aging-in-place.
- Registered in Apartment Management (RAM)
The longest running and most well-respected program of its kind, RAM is a comprehensive educational curriculum developed to augment the professional skills of managers of apartments, condominiums and cooperative housing.
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