FACM Education

EDUCATION
Education Objective All courses are recommended to be taken in class order and should not be deviated from. By taking them in order the students alleviate any problems by having the knowledge to go to the next course. The courses are now being given in course order which will help students target their educational needs. Each course now will have a prerequisite that is recommended to be taken before the subject course. By establishing these guidelines the FACM board is trying to establish a higher quality of education, a more respected Designation and a easier path to final designation.
Courses Click here for FACM Course Descriptions *Course 1 Mathematics for the Cadastralist Next Course offering August 4-8, 2008 Course 2 The Public Land Survey System (To be determined) Course 3 Interpretation of Real Property Descriptions Next Course offering December 3-7, 2007 Course 4 Map Compilation Next Course offering May 5-9, 2008 Additional Courses:* Click here for IAAO Course Descriptions IAAO course 101 Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal IAAO course 600 Principles & Techniques of Cadastral Mapping IAAO course 601 Cadastral Mapping Methods and Applications Required course to obtain CCF designation . Taking a Course DOR Classes: Each student who wishes to still take a course through DOR should follow the DOR requirements. (see hyper-link) On-Site Course Requirements: All Counties who wish to hold a course should submit a FACM Enrollment Form with dates and approved places to hold the course to the Education Chairman. There should be at least 2 months of preparation time to allow for getting course material copied and to find a suitable instructor with an approved date. The Instructor will be paid for all incidentals and for teaching the course. The county will not have to pay the Instructor. There is a minimum requirement of 10 students @ $300 per student. Even if there are not 10 students the county can pay for 10 students and still hold the class. There will be a posting on the FACM web site under events of all courses being held with there dates and places. If the county hosting wishes to open up the course for surrounding counties to help defray cost, then it will rest with that county to do so. Course Challenging Requirements: Any individual who wishes to challenge any course may do so by submitting a request. The request form should be mailed to the FACM Treasurer with payment (see payment fees below). Course material for the course ordered will be mailed to the individual for studying prior to taking the course test. The individual will have 30 days from the shipping of material to schedule for a proctor to administer the test. To arrange for a proctor the individual must submit to the Education Chairman in writing or via e-mail when they are ready to take the test. If the individual fails to submit for a proctor in the allotted time frame they will then have to submit all over again for a proctor minus any fees for material already received. The Proctor must be from another county and cannot be from the same office or county to avoid any conflict. If the individual passes a certificate will be issued to that person. If they fail they can re-submit to take the course again minus the fees for course material after 60 days from notice of failure. Charges for Books and Testing FACM Members only: Course Books $50 Test (1st time) $50 Re-Test (each time there after) $25 Non FACM Members: Course Books $100 Test (1st time) $100 Re-Test (each time there after) $50 These fees also apply to any individual who takes a course through DOR, On-Site courses or challenges who fail, can also re-test with these requirements. Proctors & Instructors Proctor List & Proctor Rules for Challenging Courses: Approved Proctor List (proctor list) Proctor Rules: 1) Each proctor will be approved by the FACM board and will be listed on the web site of Approved Proctors. 2) The Proctor will be notified by the Education Chairman and will arrange for a suitable time and place to give the test. 3) The Proctor will be mailed the test and will be required to mail it back to the Education Chairman as soon as the test is complete. 4) The Education Chairman will grade the test and notify the individual if they passed or fail. 5) The Proctor will only be there to administer the test, not to answer questions from the student. This is the same rule all instructors follow when giving the test for DOR. The Proctor will not have an answer key, only the Educational Chairman will. If there are questions they can only pertain to how to answer a question or if they don't understand a Proctor can try and re-address the question to where the student may be able to answer it.