CAE+5 Process

CAE+5 Process
 

January 2011

Congratulations on your decision to accept the challenge and earn the REALTOR® association Certified Executive (RCE) designation. We believe you will find the process to be a stimulating journey in which your knowledge of REALTOR® association management will increase substantially, as will your reputation for being a leader in the field.

Since you already have your CAE designation, the process for you is streamlined!

Eligibility Requirements

1. Full time or part-time REALTOR® association executive*
2. Current CAE designee
3. Five years of REALTOR® association or real estate management experience

Process

1. Sign and submit a CAE+5 application by either of the RCE deadlines -- July 1 or December 1-- together with proof of your CAE designation and the nonrefundable $355 application fee.
2. Complete a condensed examination, consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions on REALTOR® association management topics. The RCE examination is administered twice a year at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo and the AE Institute. RCE candidates may choose to complete the examination during an NAR sponsored meeting, or locally online with an RCE proctor (up to four weeks prior to being offered at an NAR meeting). RCE candidates must be pre-registered in order to take the examination.
   
   Please note that if you do not have your CAE certification, you must submit the RCE Applicant Data Form (ADF). Contact Renee Holland, 312/329-8545, rholland@realtors.org, or Krystal Allen, 312/329-8514, kallen@realtors.org if you need a copy or go to http://www.realtor.org/RCE.

If you have questions on any aspect of the program, please contact Renee Holland, or Krystal Allen. Best wishes on your journey to becoming an RCE designee.

*A full-time or part-time employee of a local or state association of REALTORS®, a wholly-owned REALTOR® association subsidiary corporation, a regional multiple listing service owned by one or more REALTOR® associations, an Institute, Society or Council of the National Association or a local or state chapter of such an Institute, Society or Council. You may also be a full-time or part-time employee of NAR, or a real estate board, provincial association, or other organization affiliated with the Canadian Real Estate Association.

 

 
Eligibility Requirements
 
REALTOR® association employment requirements are the same as RCE eligibility requirements. In addition, you must have:

• A current CAE designation
• Five years of REALTOR® association or real estate management experience
   

 
  Application
 
To begin the process, you must complete and submit the CAE+5 application along with a non-refundable $355 application fee. This fee covers both the application and the exam costs. A $150 certification fee will be due after you successfully complete the exam.
 

Download CAE+5 Application

 
Exam
 
The exam is a knowledge-based examination consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions administered in a single ninety-minute time frame.
 
The passing standard is a score of 75% or higher. Using this methodology there is no curve, and candidates do not compete against each other. There is no limit on the number of candidates who may pass or fail the test.
 
The RCE CAE+5 examination is administered twice a year at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo and the AE Institute. RCE candidates may choose to complete the examination during an NAR sponsored meeting, or locally online with an RCE proctor (up to four weeks prior to being offered at an NAR meeting). RCE candidates must be pre-registered in order to take the examination.
 
Candidates who do not receive the minimum passing score after taking the examination have two years from the date their application was submitted to retake the examination during the next time an examination is scheduled. Candidates must pay an additional $75 fee to retake the examination. 
Candidates who do not take the examination during the two-year period following application must reapply and submit $75 to take the examination.
 
 
 
Recognition