Faculty Application Instructions

In order for your application to be considered, please observe the following:

• Submit a complete application using the approved application form. Applications not made on the approved form will automatically be rejected. Please note that the burden is entirely on the applicant to provide a complete application. At its discretion, the Faculty Subcommittee may request that applicants submit a presentation video as part of their application package.
• Submitted application is reviewed by the Faculty Subcommittee Staff Liaison to determine that it is complete and that the applicant holds the CCIM designation
• Faculty Subcommittee Staff conduct telephone interviews with new applicants.
• Faculty Subcommittee Staff contact applicants selected to move on to the audition portion of the process.
• Applicants participate in a 15-minute audition during CCIM’s Spring Business Meeting (applicants are responsible for all expenses incurred).
• Selected applicants move on to 3.5 days of training/auditioning at the New Instructor Training/Selection Seminar (CCIM Institute reimburses reasonable expenses incurred).
• Applicants selected during the New Instructor Training/Selection Seminar move on to audit CI 101 (CCIM Institute reimburses reasonable expenses incurred).
• Applicants teach CI 101 as a Workshop Leader at least three times with a senior instructor (CCIM Institute reimburses reasonable expenses incurred).
• A review process is conducted to change Workshop Leader status to Junior Instructor. During this review, the Workshop Leader either moves on to Junior Instructor status or is dropped from the faculty. Once Junior Instructor status is reached, the Institute reimburses teaching fees based on an approved fee schedule.
• Junior Instructors teach CI 102 or CI 103 (based on work experience).

CCIM faculty must commit to a minimum of 10-15 teaching days each calendar year (plus additional time to prepare thoroughly for each class). Additionally, faculty are also expected to:

• Attend CCIM national meetings on a regular basis and participate at the committee level
• Attend the three-day annual instructor training seminar
• Attend any training required to introduce new or revised course material
• Teach for at least 5 years

In order to become an instructor (and maintain that status within the CCIM Institute), a person must:

1. Be actively involved in a full-time career in the commercial real estate industry and be well respected as a CCIM practitioner. You must also be involved either as a principal or advisor to principals in the marketing, transfer, leasing, financing, or development of real estate held for appreciation or the production of income or used in a trade or business. As examples, individuals may function in the following roles:
   • Licensed real estate brokers and salespersons who specialize in real estate in other than single family home sales to users
   • Corporate real estate officers or employees
   • Government real estate officers or employees
   • Officers and employees of development organizations whose principal business is real estate development
   • Professional real estate portfolio managers, advisors, or asset managers
   • Fee consultants to principals
   • Mortgage bankers or brokers
   • Owners/Investors acting on their own behalf
   • Sales managers or supervising broker
2. Be a positive contributor in your circle of influence.
3. Be a CCIM contributor to organized real estate (e.g., Local Board, State Association and/or National Association of REALTORS®, CCIM Chapter or Region or CCIM Institute).
4. Be presently, or be trainable as, an “excellent” CCIM instructor with all of the requisite characteristics.

• Hold the CCIM designation
• Have thorough understanding of the CCIM education concepts
• Have proven experience in using concepts from CI 102 and/or CI 103 (see skill sets below)
• Teaching experience
• Proficiency in the use of technological presentation tools, such as PowerPoint and Excel
• Be comfortable with public speaking and overall clarity of presentation
• Be a real estate practitioner
• Be a member in good standing of the local CCIM chapter

CI 102 Market Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate

Potential CI 102 instructors should have experience in development and/or have been involved in site selection for a major chain or franchisee.

Some of the skills and aptitudes consistent with this type of experience:

• Evidence of the ability to envision potential uses for a vacant site or property
• Use of available data and previous experience to successfully select sites for a given use
• Use of Site-To-Do-Business
• The ability to interpret demographic data as it affects commercial real estate
• An understanding of mapping and its application to the real estate field

Technical Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including an understanding of financial functions and macros
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating System
• Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint
• Experience using Site-To-Do-Business to generate maps and reports

CI 103 User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate

Potential CI 103 instructors should have experience in user brokerage and/or have been involved in acquisition of property from a user perspective.
Some of the skills and aptitudes consistent with this type of experience:

• Working knowledge of 101 skills – discounted cash flow analysis, present value and net present value – and the ability to make decisions from a user perspective based on the numbers resulting from these analyses
• Background in user brokerage; professional experience acquiring space on behalf of users
• Working experience on user decisions in relation to negotiating with landlords

Technical Skills:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Use of financial calculator

Click here for application. Please view the application instructions and fill out the application completely. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

For further questions or concerns, you may contact Jodi Coplan, Senior Director of Administration, at (312) 321-8568 or at faculty_manager@cciministitute.com.