Business Partner Education

Your expertise, products, and services are indispensible to community associations. CAI is proud to offer designation programs, education, and more specific to your role in the field.
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Business Partner Essentials

Business Partner Essentials is an online course designed to help CAI-member product and service providers better understand CAI, community associations and the industry at large. Individuals who pass the course and maintain CAI membership earn the CAI Educated Business Partner distinction, gaining special recognition among thousands of companies and professionals who support common-interest communities accountants, attorneys, bankers, insurance professionals, landscapers, painters, reserve specialists, software providers and many others.


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Become a CAI Educated Business Partner

  • Business Partner Essentials is an online course designed to help CAI-member product and service providers better understand CAI, community associations and the industry at large. Individuals who pass the course and maintain CAI membership earn the CAI Educated Business Partner distinction, gaining special recognition among thousands of companies and professionals who support common-interest communities accountants, attorneys, bankers, insurance professionals, landscapers, painters, reserve specialists, software providers and many others.

  • Approximately three hours, with additional reading materials available.

  • Online course with exam. Printable materials and a certificate of completion.

  • CAI Business Partner members: $199 | Nonmembers: $2​99

  • Review the searchable online directory of CAI Educated Business Partners

Business Partner Programs

As a CAI Business Partner, your expertise, products, and services are indispensable to the community associations you support. CAI is proud to offer these four programs: Educated Business Partner, Reserve Specialist (RS), Community Insurance and Risk Management Specialist (CIRMS), and the College of Community Associations Lawyers (CCAL). 

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Additional Business Partner Opportunities

  • CAI's epic events bring together homeowner leaders, community managers, and business partners to network, share ideas, and learn best practices.
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  • Find professional training hosted by industry experts on the latest legislative activity, management trends, best practices, and trending topics for community managers and homeowners.
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