High Rise (HR) Specialty Designation

In order to be awarded a specialty certificate in High Rise Community Management, the applicant must:

1. Currently hold the CCAM designation and have held it in good standing for a minimum of two years.
2. Successfully complete the following required courses and application within a 36-month period.
   1. SPC400 High Rise Community Management
   2. LDR400 Human Resource Management
   3. INS400 Risk Management
3. Complete and submit the attached application with a one-time application processing fee of $75. The applicant will be sent a confirmation of receipt along with guidelines and due date for the written narrative assessment within two weeks.
4. Successfully complete and submit the required written narrative assessment by the due date provided by CACM in the confirmation of receipt. The application is voided if the essay is not received by the due date specified. Certified mail or other mail service that provides a delivery receipt is recommended.
5. Applicants will be notified in writing within 45 days of a pass/fail status of the written narrative, with substandard criteria elements noted (for narratives that did not receive a passing score).
6. Applicants have one opportunity to rewrite the narrative and resubmit it within 30 days of the fail notice. If the narrative receives a fail status a second time, the applicant will not be awarded the certificate.
   1. Applicants have one opportunity to re-apply to begin the written narrative process again with a new scenario. If a passing narrative is still not achieved for the new scenario within two attempts the applicant will not be awarded the certificate and no further provisions will be made to the applicant.
7. Applicants who receive a pass status on their submitted narrative will receive a Specialty Certificate within 30 days and may begin using the Specialty Designation, CCAM-HR, on signature lines and business cards immediately.
8. A Specialty Certificate is permanent and nonrenewable. It is not subject to continuing education requirements or maintenance fees; however, the Specialty Designation may be used ONLY in conjunction with a current CCAM or MCAM designation.