According to the latest NJAR email communications, "on June 10, 2008, the NJAR® Board of Directors voted to strongly support state-mandated continuing education for real estate licensees.
The board considered the NJAR® Continuing Education Task Force Outline and the draft Report and Recommendations of the Continuing Education Task Force of the New Jersey Real Estate Commission (REC) throughout its discussion.
The NJAR® board voted to accept the NJAR® Continuing Education Task Force Outline.
The REC Task Force's Report and Recommendations draft was presented to the REC at its public meeting on April 29, 2008. The draft report was discussed at the REC hearing on May 13, 2008 and there were no adoptions or decisions made concerning the report."
It looks like New Jersey, one of the few states not currently requiring continuing education, is on the way to making continuing education mandatory for all real estate licensees.
Do you have any thoughts, pro or con, about it?
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I can't believe NJ doesn't require continuing education. In Oregon we have to complete 30 hours of continuing education every two years. Fifteen of those hours must be in required topics.
I think it keeps us more up to date and it never hurts to refresh our brains.
Janice Benson
New Jersey is the ONLY state that does not require a licensee to get continuing education. We're only required the Ethics course mandated by NAR.
This is welcome news for NJ's Realtors, home buyers and home sellers. Now it'll be interesting to see the debate over what constitutes on going education, ie NAR recognized designation courses or local Board programs. I'm sure there will also be debate on much and how often.