Associa University Opens Online Doors to Direct Homeowner Training

Associa Launches New Courses for Managers, Board Members and Homeowners

Dallas, TX June 22, 2010 - Associa and Associa University introduces their first online training sessions geared directly to homeowners and association board members in tandem with its four new online courses for its community managers.

“The relationships between our community managers, board of directors and the homeowners is crucial and important to everyone’s success,” said Dr. Jed Friend, Vice President of Organizational Development for Associa. “Enabling education among all of the players is a key to opening the door to positive and productive communications.”

Homeowner-focused training courses are now accessible via Associa’s online portal for homeowners:

Homeowner Orientation gives homeowners the tools to reap the benefits of living in an homeowners association and gives practical tips for dealing with circumstances that all homeowners face.

Board Orientation provides tools to enable board members to understand their role, techniques on how to communicate between community managers and homeowners and operational structure and processes implemented.

The four new online courses for Associa Community Managers are available online via Associa University:

• Board and Homeowner Orientation for Managers helps community managers balance the day-to-day tactical work of managing a community while interacting effectively with boards of directors, homeowners, and key colleagues.
• Board Meetings provides the tools, skills, and resources that will emphasize the importance of timely reports, planning and preparation, and the role of professionalism in all matters pertaining to board meetings.
• Annual Meetings highlights how annual meetings with homeowners are positive opportunities to strengthen relationships among members of the board of directors, homeowners, and managers through thoughtful planning and good organization.
• Annual Plans gives additional support to managers in providing unmatched management value to our communities.

These courses are in addition to the more than 300 existing courses available to community managers in Associa University, which offers live, video and online training courses for all of its 5400 employees, including integrating specific “learning tracks” that align with employee job function.

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Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is the leader in community association management and serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 5000 employees operate more than 100 branch offices in the United States and Mexico. To learn more about Associa and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to www.associaonline.com and www.associacares.com.

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