The Professional Development Committee focuses on the policies and procedures affecting Texas REALTORS® member education, including curriculum development, faculty assessment and approval, and TREC compliance. The committee is appointed by the state association leadership for one year terms, meets at least twice during the year, and holds conference calls as needed.
The semi-annual Professional Development Forum is a venue where members may voice their concerns about education and provide input to the committee members about industry trends and educational needs.
Annual Expectations
The Professional Development Committee meets primarily on Zoom to address committee initiatives and also offers CE sessions at Winter Meeting and Conference for members to gain industry knowledge and increase their professionalism. To participate in the committee, members must choose at least one of three subcommittees to support the committee’s initiatives during their year, which all meet via Zoom up to four times and require a few additional hours of independent work throughout the year:
Faculty
- Review approval criteria for Texas REALTORS® Certified Faculty, Senior Instructors, and our Instructor Training Institute (ITI) Instructors.
- Evaluate GRI and TACS instructor candidates to ensure they utilize the teaching methodologies expected by Texas REALTORS®.
- Assist with deriving content for faculty trainings.
Curriculum
- Review Texas REALTORS®-owned course content for accuracy and enhancements.
- Consider what content, if any, could be supplied to support standardization of information taught on a given topic.
Course Administration Auditors
- Ensure course hosts are compliant with TREC rules regarding administration aspects of course offerings.
- Supply feedback on opportunities for enhancement in our administration process.
Criteria
- 1 year term
- Curriculum subcommittee members are also evaluated for experience working with course development.