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Knowledge Services News By Michelle Smith, Director of Knowledge Services CLASS REGISTRATION Over the past couple of months, several classes have had to be cancelled due to lack of registrations. If we do not have at least 20 people registered for a Continuing Education class on the Tuesday before the class, the class will be cancelled. After the class is cancelled, people contact the Association to inquire about the class….. You may be asking yourself, “What does this have to do with me?” Well, if everyone who is interested in attending a class, registers online, then I will be able to see the demand for the class beforehand. It is much easier to register for a class and cancel if necessary, than to not register at all and have the class cancelled. We typically have many members that show up for a class and say that they registered for the class but their name is not on the Sign-In Sheet. Please make sure that you go all the way through the process until you see a page that says “Print your receipt”. It is not until you see this page that you are registered. The steps for registering for a class online are listed below. Please note that I am always here to assist you, just give me a call or drop me an email. All registrations for educational classes go through the website. Please follow the steps below to register: 1. Go to www.osceolarealtors.org 2. Click on “On Line Member Services” 3. Enter your log on ID (this is your NRDS/MLS ID) 4. Enter your password 5. Click on “Education Calendar” 6. Register for all the classes you would like 12 ReVIEW DID YOU KNOW? Occasionally, the Association receives many inquiries regarding the questions below. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions concerning the education requirements that are mandated by both the State of Florida Real Estate Commission and the National Association of REALTORS®. Question: Can I take “specialty” continuing education courses until they add up to 45 or 60 hours to fulfill the post-licensing requirements for sales associates or brokers? Answer: No. Post-license courses for brokers and sales associates are specifically approved for that purpose and designed to build on knowledge acquired during the pre-licensing education courses. A sales associate or broker’s license is provisional until completing the post-license education requirement. Question: Can I take a correspondence course to fulfill the post-licensing requirements for brokers or sales associates? Answer: All real estate pre/post licensure and continuing education courses are offered online. For a complete list of approved real estate schools please visit: http://www.myflorida.com/ dbpr/re/publications/re_schools.pdf. Question: If I fail the salesperson’s post-license course exam, can I re-take the exam? Answer: Yes. Students failing a post-licensing education examination must wait at least 30 days but no more than one year from the date of the original examination to retake the examination. Only one retake is permitted. Otherwise, students who fail the end of course post-licensing examination must repeat the course before being eligible to again take the course examination. Question: If I miss a post-licensing session due to illness, can I make up the session? Answer: Yes. Make-up classes may not extend more than 30 days beyond the scheduled end of course examination without approval of the Continued on Page 13. Osceola June 2008 http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/re/publications/re_schools.pdf http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/re/publications/re_schools.pdf http://www.osceolarealtors.org

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