As a PCAM and former management company executive, I’ve grown increasingly frustrated with the level of training and education provided to new community managers through our existing trade organizations.
About 15 years ago, several of CAI’s Executive Directors encouraged me to apply for National Faculty. At the time, there was a recognized need for California managers to teach a California-specific version of the M-100 course. The goal was clear: managers needed education tailored to California’s unique legal and regulatory landscape.
Unfortunately, during the COVID pandemic, CAI shifted its courses to a live-virtual format. In doing so, it discontinued the California-specific M-100, leaving only the generalized international version. While valuable in many respects, this broad approach often confuses new California managers who are trying to understand the distinct requirements of their role.
Although CAI does provide a California at-home study program, my 30 years of experience in professional development has shown me that new managers learn best when they can ask questions, exchange ideas, and collaborate with peers. Similarly, while CACM offers excellent California-focused education, its certification applies only to in-state managers, making it less practical for some of our national management company partners.
That’s why we developed CAM University.
At the core of CAM University is our signature course, Building Community: The Foundations of Community Association Management (“Foundations”)—a California-based alternative to the M-100. This course has been approved by CAMICB as a prerequisite for the CMCA Exam. In addition, enrollment includes free access to our CMCA Study Group to help attendees prepare for the exam, plus discounted rates for our Virtual Campus, where managers can take On Demand courses to earn CEUs for recertification.
We’re proud to be the first and only HOA law firm in California—and just the second in the nation—to provide this type of education to our management company partners.
Our hybrid classes start on September 17th at our San Juan Capistrano headquarters.
| Developed by California attorneys specializing exclusively in HOA Law, and led by a PCAM with 30 years of industry knowledge and expertise – this one-of-a-kind program was designed with the MANAGER in mind. |