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Certified Illinois Assessing Officer (CIAO) Designation

To obtain a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer Designation, a student must choose one of two educational paths, Option 1 or Option 2. Once a student has completed the necessary courses, they may apply for the CIAO designation by completing the application form in this catalog and mailing or faxing it to the IPAI office. Illinois Property Assessment Institute will confirm that the student has successfully completed the necessary courses and award the designation. Designations are awarded and dated the year the applicant completed his/her last qualifying coursework for the designation. Students may take the required and elective courses in any order. 
Once an individual obtains the CIAO designation, they will retain the designation for life. The designation must, however, be “active” to be eligible for certification for election or appointment purposes. To keep the designation active, an individual must complete 30 hours of continuing education per year with at least 15 hours of that 30 consisting of examination credit.

OPTION 1

Students choosing Option 1 must complete the following three required courses and two elective courses:

Required Course:
Basic Assessment Practices, Option 1, #002-251 Illinois Property Assessment Course, 2-1/2-days
Property Valuation, #002-252 Illinois Property Assessment Course, 4-1/2-days
Introduction to Mass Appraisal Techniques, #002-253 Illinois Property Assessment Course, 2-1/2-days

Elective Courses:
Introduction to Residential Assessment Practices, #001-801 Department of Revenue Course, 2-days
Introduction to Commercial Assessment Practices, #001-802 Department of Revenue Course, 2-days
Introduction to Sales Ratio Studies, #001-803 Department of Revenue Course, 2-days
Introduction to Farmland Assessments, #001-804 Department of Revenue Course, 2-days
Introduction to Mapping for Assessors, #001-805 Department of Revenue Course, 2-days

(To register for an Illinois Department of Revenue course, please contact the IDOR at (217) 785-7311.)

OPTION 2

Students choosing Option 2 must complete the following four required courses:

Required Courses:
Basic Assessment Practices, Option 2,
#002-250		 Illinois Property Assessment Course, 2-1/2-days
Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal,
#003-117		 International Association of Assessing Officers Course, 4-1/2-days
Income Approach to Market Value.
#003-127		 International Association of Assessing Officers Course, 4-1/2-days
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, #117-100 Appraisal Foundation course, 2-1/2-days

(To register for an International Association of Assessing Officers or Appraisal Foundation course, complete the registration form in this catalog and fax to the Illinois Property Assessment office or visit the Illinois Property Assessment web-site at IPAIONLINE.COM.)
 
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