Credentialing
The
current state of the art in the credentialing
field is largely based upon assessing competency
through an examination. This is true of most
established fields and professions. States
and other governmental authorities are unlikely
to acknowledge any professional credential
that does not include a relevant test of competence.
The
AOA offers two levels of credentialing — the
Accredited Member and the Certified Member.
However, no credentialing body can guarantee
any particular level of service or competence
of its members.
Accredited
Members
The
AOA states that its credentialing program
warrants only that AOA Accredited Members
have:
- Provided
the AOA with a list of their area(s)
of specialization
- Certified
to the AOA that they have a minimum of
two years of appraisal experience and/or
market-related non-appraisal experience
within the area(s) of specialization
- Provided
the AOA with three personal references
- Provided
the AOA with their curriculum vitae,
résumé, or professional profile
- Agreed
to abide by the AOA Code of Ethics
- Agreed
to prepare online appraisal reports in
accordance with the AOA Appraisal Report
Writing Standard and with The Appraisal
Foundation's Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
- Have
satisfied the AOA's requirement to satisfactorily
complete a tested course in personal
property appraisal theory, principles
and methodology. Click
here for requirement alternatives
for AOA members who also hold designations
within other professional appraisal societies.
- Attended
40 hours of instruction in
the area of personal property appraisal
specialization, or, as an alternative,
wrote a thesis on their area of specialization.
Certified
Members
The
AOA states that its credentialing program
warrants only that AOA Certified
Members have met the above requirements
as well as the following requirements:
| Education |
Attended
the 15-hour National USPAP
Course and successfully completed
the related exam. (To maintain
Certified Member status, members
must attend the 7-hour National USPAP
Update Course once every five
years.) |
| Experience |
Have
three years of market-related
experience in buying, selling
or valuing the type of property
being appraised.
|
| Examination |
Successfully
completed the proctored Certification
Exam (a short-answer, multiple-choice
exam covering USPAP as well as
personal property appraisal theory
and principles.) |
Click
here for AOA Certified Member requirement
alternatives for AOA members who also
hold designations within the American
Society of Appraisers, Appraisers Association
of America, or the International Society
of Appraisers.
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