Certified Graduate Associate (CGA)
Learn about the home building business from the best source possible: builders and remodelers with years of field experience. Earned through classroom instruction, the CGA designation affirms your level of industry knowledge and your commitment to your professionalism in the building industry.
THE CGA CURRICULUM OFFERS:
- An in-depth look at new home and remodeling customer expectations and behavior
- ◾Tools to overcome common business barriers
- ◾Methods for generating and attracting buyers for your product
- ◾A study of every phase of customer interaction, from the initial contact through construction and beyond
- T ◾he opportunity to interact with builder participants in a non-sales setting where everyone shares a common interest in gaining industry knowledge and improving their bottom lines
CURRICULUM AND REQUIREMENTS:
Two years of building industry experience
Required Courses (two)
❏ Basics of Building
❏ Business Management for Building Professionals
❏ Basics of Building
❏ Business Management for Building Professionals
Electives (two)
❏ Building Codes, Standards and Guidelines
❏ Building Technology: Systems and Interior Finishes
❏ Building Technology: Structures and Exterior Finishes
❏ Business Accounting and Job Cost
❏ Certified New Home Sales Professionals (two course credits)
❏ Customer Service
❏ Construction Contracts and Law
❏ Design/Build
❏ Design/Build Solutions for Aging and Accessibility (CAPS II)
❏ Estimating for Builders and Remodelers
❏ Financial Management
❏ Green Building for Building Professionals (Two course credits)
❏ Land Development, Site Planning and Zoning
❏ Marketing and Communication Strategies for Aging and Accessibility (CAPS I)
❏ Negotiating Skills
❏ Profitable Business Through Quality Practices
❏ Project Management
❏ Recognizing the Big-Four Safety Hazards for the Home Building Industry
❏ Sales & Marketing
❏ Sales & Marketing for Remodelers
❏ Scheduling
❏ Building Codes, Standards and Guidelines
❏ Building Technology: Systems and Interior Finishes
❏ Building Technology: Structures and Exterior Finishes
❏ Business Accounting and Job Cost
❏ Certified New Home Sales Professionals (two course credits)
❏ Customer Service
❏ Construction Contracts and Law
❏ Design/Build
❏ Design/Build Solutions for Aging and Accessibility (CAPS II)
❏ Estimating for Builders and Remodelers
❏ Financial Management
❏ Green Building for Building Professionals (Two course credits)
❏ Land Development, Site Planning and Zoning
❏ Marketing and Communication Strategies for Aging and Accessibility (CAPS I)
❏ Negotiating Skills
❏ Profitable Business Through Quality Practices
❏ Project Management
❏ Recognizing the Big-Four Safety Hazards for the Home Building Industry
❏ Sales & Marketing
❏ Sales & Marketing for Remodelers
❏ Scheduling
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
❏ Complete and return CGA Graduation application
❏ Submit a signed CGA Code of Ethics
❏ Submit a signed CGA Code of Ethics
Graduation fee: $145 Member; $245 Non-member
RENEWAL & CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
To maintain your CGA designation you are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years. A minimum of six hours are required to come from NAHB Education educational activities listed below. You must submit proof of attendance for each event or activity (copy of registration confirmation, show badge, course or designation certificate, etc.) with your CE form. Note that all continuing education must be completed during the renewal cycle for which it applies.
Annual Renewal fee: $55 Member; $80 Non-member
NAHB Education Education and Activities (minimum six required hours)
Complete an NAHB Education course (in a regular classroom format)
Teach an NAHB Education course
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for an NAHB Education course
Be an active member in a Builder or Remodeler 20 Club
Building Industry-related Education (up to a maximum six hours)
Attend a national, regional or state trade show
Attend an educational symposium or event (including audio and web seminars), NAHB board meeting or chair an NAHB national committee
Earn a building industry-related professional designation
Complete a business management-related or building industry-related course or seminar conducted by a college, university, technical school or other professional organization
Manufacturer product training: sponsored education on business or installation techniques, facility tours, fabrication process demonstrations or product demonstrations
Attend a national, regional or state trade show
Attend an educational symposium or event (including audio and web seminars), NAHB board meeting or chair an NAHB national committee
Earn a building industry-related professional designation
Complete a business management-related or building industry-related course or seminar conducted by a college, university, technical school or other professional organization
Manufacturer product training: sponsored education on business or installation techniques, facility tours, fabrication process demonstrations or product demonstrations
