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CPPA CERTIFICATION REVIEW 

This class awards 24 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This class will be held for four consecutive days from 11:00 AM -  6:00 PM Eastern.

Requirements for participation in online courses

• Computer
• Internal OR external webcam
• Headset with built-in microphone OR ear buds with built-in microphone
• Adobe Connect (free download available here) OR Google Chrome

IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility test your system before registering for the class, or at least 45 days prior the start date of the class. No refunds will be issued after 45 days prior to the start date of class. To download Adobe Connect and test your system, please go to https://npma.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm and follow the steps to install Adobe Connect, then run the diagnostic test. If you cannot download Adobe Connect, follow the steps to enable/install flash player, then click Test Again.

A link to access the class will be sent at a later date.

Once you have paid for your registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail that includes a link to the study materials. 

The cost of the exam is NOT included in the course registration. It is highly encouraged that students study the materials prior to class.

Testing is optional, and scheduled through our proctoring service, Kryterion. Please see testing instructions below. The course is taught by an NPMA instructor who is CPPM-certified. Due to accreditation regulations, the instructor has not seen, and does not have access to, the actual exam.

Please note: A minimum number of registrants is required to hold this course; in addition, due to technical restrictions, we have a maximum number of participants. If you are planning to attend, please make sure to register at least 45 days prior to the start of the course. 

Course Payment Policy

Registrants with pending payments 45 days prior to the first day of the course must guarantee payment or will be dropped from enrollment.

Course Cancellation Policy

Please note: A minimum number of registrants is required to hold this course. If you are planning to attend, please make sure to register at least 45days prior to the start of the course. Individual cancellations must be received 45 days prior to the start date of the course.  For more information, please visit the Course Cancellation Policypage.

Registration fees

Members $1,550

CPPA Exam $360 (optional)

Join NPMA TODAY! Pay the $135 member fee and receive the discounted member rate for this course

Non-Members $1,775

CPPA Exam $435 (optional)

TESTING

A Certification Review course is a study option for a certification exam and not a requirement. 

• Exams are no longer administered by the instructor following a Review Course. They will be scheduled with and administered by our exam partner, Kryterion.
• Visit the Exam Administration webpage to learn more about the exam process, options for how to take and schedule exam.
• Visit the CPPA webpage to learn more about this certification, exam requirements and view practice study questions.
• Exam can be canceled and rescheduled, however there will be a fee charged to you if cancelations/reschedules are within 24 hours (online testing) or 72 hours (onsite center testing) of your exam start time.

COURSE MATERIALS

Intermediate Studies Manual and Study Guide (included with registration fees)

Once you have paid for your registration, your confirmation including a link to the study materials will open in your browser. Please print your study guide and bring with you to the class if you wish. You will also receive an email confirmation containing links to your study materials. If you have asked someone else to register you for this class, please ensure they provide YOUR email address and mailing address on the registration and not their own.

Hard copy manuals will be shipped to the mailing address provided upon registration.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course takes the property professional from the beginning life-cycle stages of property operations into the broader value-added world of organizational partnering and strategic property management concepts. Attendees will experience an in-depth examination of property management topics ranging from voluntary consensus standards, requirements determinations, contracting and assistance, risk, consumables, and fleet management to value-added solutions and environmental considerations. If you have at least one year of property management experience, this course provides the tools to succeed as a professional property manager.

Topic Overview:

• Capital planning process.
• Voluntary consensus standards and the current ASTM International published standards.
• Cost benefit analysis as a tool in risk-based property management.
• Efficient consumables management and fiscally responsible stewardship of organizational funds.
• Fundamentals of fleet management in relationship to other property management duties.

Core Benefits:

• Learn how the role of the property employee has evolved from counting stock and data entry, to a value-added profession providing efficient, cost effective, risk awareness, strategic services to the organization;
• Gain a practical understanding of strategies for enhancing participation in the acquisition and assistance arenas of your organization.
• Cultivate a high level understanding of environmental risks, regulations and liabilities.
• NPMA certification courses cover all property management categories from pre-acquisition to disposition and serve to review the information provided to students before the course begins. Once you have paid for your registration, you will receive the course materials.
  
  It is strongly recommended that you study the manual prior to attending the course.

Functional Areas

• Acquisition
• Audits
• Consumption
• Contracts and Agreements Closure
• Control: Ownership, Responsibility, and Accountability
• Disposition and Retirement
• Environmental Considerations
• Identification
• Maintenance
• Movement and Transfers
• Physical Inventory
• Property Accounting
• Receiving
• Records
• Reporting
• Requirements Planning
• Risk Management

CPPA Eligibility Requirements

1. Have an active CPPS
2. Submit the CPPA Application Form (Note: You will need to log in to your NPMA profile at www.npma.org prior to completing the form.)
3. Have an approved Work Summary
4. Have worked in property for at least three (3) years and have a variety of work experience in at least seven (7) functional areas of property management (see above)

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Frank Borrelli, CPPM
Frank has been employed at California State University Stanislaus for over 34 years. After various promotions through the years, he currently is Director of Support Services which encompasses Property Control, Shipping and Receiving, Surplus Property, Records Management, Mail Services and the Print Shop. He has over 36 years’ experience in logistics, material handling and asset management. During his career, he worked for E&J Gallo Winery and attended Modesto Jr. College and CSU Stanislaus studying Business Production and Operations Management.

Frank has been a member of NPMA since 1993 and received his CPPM Certification with the National Property Management Association in 2007. Frank received the “Andrew C. Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award” for recognition of Lifelong Commitment, Dedication and Contributions to NPMA and is an Instructor for the organization. He also is serving as the Director of Certification and Job Awareness for the Western Region of NPMA, He has also served as a proctor and has held various positions at the Chapter Level.

He received the University “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2009 and received the “Presidents Commendation Metal” in 2012 for excellence in the workplace. Before moving to Management, he served as volunteer CSUEU Union President at the University for 17 years focused on solving workplace problems.

In his spare time, Frank enjoys spending time with his wife Rosemary of 35 years and his son Dominic, who is a History/Social Sciences Teacher preparing at risk students from grades 6-12 for college. An avid Oakland A’s and Dallas Cowboys fan, Frank is active in his local church where he leads the Knights of Columbus Council focused on helping people in his community. He is volunteer Student Advisor for Alpha Pi Sigma Sorority at CSU Stanislaus and was recently elected to serve on the Corporate School Board at Central Catholic High School where he attended many moons ago.

The class presentation is protected by U.S. and International copyright laws and is available for viewing from confirmed registrants only. Reproduction and distribution of the presentation, in whole or in part, without written permission from National Property Management Association, Inc. is strictly prohibited.

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