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Certification
Learn more about MECP Levels of Certification, the
IAAO Certificate of Educational Recognition
and IAAO Professional Designations.
- Advanced MECP Certification
- Track II levels of MECP certification provide the opportunity
to achieve greater professionalism and higher levels of certification
-- Assessment Evaluator I (AEI), Assessment Evaluator II (AEII),
and Mississippi Assessment Evaluator (MAE).
- Authorized under Mississippi Code Section 27-3-52, a
financial bonus of $3,500 annually is authorized for certain qualifying
county officials earning all Track II levels of certification.
- IAAO Courses provide the educational foundation for Track II certification
levels.
- Application for Track II levels of MECP certification must be
made to the Education and Certification Advisory Board.
- MECP Track II Application Forms:
| Requirements for Track II Levels
of Certification |
| Item
/ Description |
AEI |
AEII |
MAE |
| Certified Appraiser (through
the Certified Appraisers' School or the "Challenge Exam") |
X |
X |
X |
| Maintain
certification annually following original certification (through attendance
of the Recertification Course or via special state examination) |
X |
X |
X |
| Complete IAAO Course 101 |
|
X |
X |
| Complete
IAAO Course 102 |
|
|
X |
| Complete any IAAO course
(elective course) |
X |
X |
X |
| Three
(3) years full-time mass appraisal experience (documented in writing
by current or past employer) |
|
|
X |
| Certification fee paid
to the CGT |
X |
X |
X |
| Complete
written state examination |
|
|
X |
| See The
Red Book for complete certification details. |
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- IAAO Certificates of Educational
Recognition
- Mississippi Code Section 25-3-3 provides up to $1,500
in additional compensation annually for tax assessors earning an
IAAO Certificate of Educational Recognition.
- Click here
to learn more about the IAAO Certificate of Educational Recognition.
- Click
here to print a mail-in version of the IAAO Certificate of Educational
Recognition Application
- All IAAO Certificate of Educational Recognition holders must also
be IAAO members.
| Requirements for an IAAO Certificate of Educational
Recognition |
| Complete "The Certificate of Educational
Recognition Application" |
| Complete IAAO Course 101 |
| Complete IAAO Course 102 |
| Complete IAAO Workshop 151 |
| Complete any two (2) other IAAO
5-day courses (electives) |
| Remit processing fee to IAAO |
| Note: Contact IAAO at telephone
number 312-819-6100 for more information and current fees. |
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- IAAO Professional Designations
- Mississippi Code Section 25-3-3 provides up to $15,000
in additional compensation annually for tax assessors earning certain
of four (4) advanced IAAO professional designations.
- Through the Professional Designation Program (PDP), IAAO offers
five (5) internationally recognized professional designations: Certified
Assessment Evaluator (CAE), Residential Evaluation Specialist (RES),
Cadastral Mapping Specialist (CMS), Personal Property Specialist (PPS)
and Assessment Administration Specialist (AAS).
- The Mississippi Code recognizes four (4) of these designations
(CMS, PPS, RES and CAE) and provides that county tax assessors may
receive additional compensation for earning one or more of them.
| Minimum Course Requirements
for IAAO Professional Designations |
| Designation |
Course
# |
|
|
101 |
102 |
112 |
300 |
311 |
400 |
402 |
500 |
600 |
601 |
Other |
| AAS |
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
CAE |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
311 or 312 |
| CMS |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
PPS |
X |
X* |
|
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|
|
|
X |
|
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| RES |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
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|
201* |
| *Demonstration
report OR case study exam and this course is required.
Note: Successful completion of Workshop 151 is required
for all designations. Other educational activities and/or projects
may be required. See www.iaao.org
for complete Professional Designation Program (PDP) requirements
and course details. |
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- There are other ways to for certain county officials to qualify for
additional financial incentives by achieving certain educational milestones.
See The Red Book
for a thorough listing of these opportunities.
- Want to see how others are doing as they earn advanced levels of certification
and IAAO professional designations? Visit the MECP
& IAAO Education Forums on the message board to discuss these
things.
Note: Persons with disabilities who require special accommodations
of any sort in connection with their attendance at these events should
contact the CGT.
Visit the new Message
Board for Assessors & Collectors
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QuickTips
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See The Red Book
to learn what is required for basic and advanced levels of MECP certification.
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Visit www.iaao.org
for more information about earning designations in the IAAO Professional
Designation Program (PDP).
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Contact Taylor Casey at taylorc@ext.msstate.edu
or 662-325-3141 if you have questions.
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