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Get certified in fair housing without leaving your desk! We're excited to announce that we are now offering NMA's fair housing and reasonable accommodation seminar through our partner in online learning, HTVN. This comprehensive fair housing online training helps you ensure that you’re applying critical fair housing laws and addressing reasonable accommodations at all program levels.

NMA's longtime partnership with HTVN offers students the opportunity to enjoy many training options and earn a Nan McKay and Associates certification upon successful completion. NMA and HTVN are the only IACET-approved training and certification companies serving the affordable housing and public housing industries, which means you get the highest quality training plus the certification to show your achievement. IACET is a nonprofit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs, and is the only standard-setting organization approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for continuing education and training.

Other available online NMA certifications include:

• Customer Service
• HCV and Public Housing Rent Calculation
• HCV Housing Quality Standards (HQS)
• HCV Rent Calculation
• HCV Specialist
• Public Housing Management (PHM)
• Public Housing Rent Calculation

To register, go here or email sales@nanmckay.com. And don't miss this blog post with tips to help you get the most out of your online training.

New for 2016 — get certified in rent calculation online without leaving your desk! We're excited to announce that we are now offering NMA's three most popular rent calculation seminars through our partner in online learning, HTVN.

Sign up now for HCV and Public Housing Rent Calculation, which is carefully designed to train combination areas together for maximum efficiency, or choose from  HCV Rent Calculation and Public Housing Rent Calculation.

NMA trainer Adam Ensalaco specializes in making rent calculation easier to understand and clearing up common misconceptions about the process. You'll get all the expert guidance you need to become a rent calculation specialist as Adam takes you through rent calculation's key principles and best practices. Learn how to:

• Identify and calculate income from assets
• Calculate annual and adjusted income
• Apply the requirements for verification
• Calculate maximum rent at initial occupancy
• Calculate HAP and family share using the payment standard, utility allowance, and gross rent
• Calculate prorated rent for mixed families
• Put these principles into action with learning activities and case studies

NMA's longtime partnership with HTVN offers students the opportunity to enjoy many training options and earn a Nan McKay and Associates certification upon successful completion. NMA and HTVN are the only IACET-approved training and certification companies serving the affordable housing and public housing industries, which means you get the highest quality training plus the certification to show your achievement. IACET is a nonprofit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs, and is the only standard-setting organization approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for continuing education and training.

Other available online NMA certifications include:

• Customer Service
• Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation
• HCV Housing Quality Standards (HQS)
• HCV Specialist
• Public Housing Management (PHM)

For assistance, email sales@nanmckay.com. And don't miss this blog post with tips to help you get the most out of your online training.

Adam and other industry experts will be available for limited free one-hour Q&A sessions at the The Housing Conference this September in San Antonio, Texas. Registered participants can sign up on a first-come, first-served basis starting April 15. Register online or email sales@nanmckay.com for more information.

Nan McKay and Associates and HTVN are now offering our HCV Specialist certification online. Newly updated for 2015, it includes all the latest program information, including the equal access final rule, VAWA 2013, and more. The 42-hour class is led by NMA trainer Samantha Sowards, who will guide you through key principles and best practices in the housing choice voucher program:

Upon completion of this Nan McKay certification course, learners will achieve an understanding of HUD regulations for the HCV program and how to apply those regulations in administration of the program, including how to correctly determine family eligibility for the HCV program, how to perform required occupancy activities, and how to calculate rent.

NMA's longtime partnership with HTVN offers students the opportunity to enjoy many training options and earn a Nan McKay and Associates certification upon successful completion. NMA and HTVN are the only IACET-approved training and certification companies serving the affordable housing and public housing industries, which means you get the highest quality training plus the certification to show your achievement. IACET is a nonprofit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs, and is the only standard-setting organization approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for continuing education and training.

Other available online NMA certifications include:

• Customer Service
• Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation
• HCV Housing Quality Standards (HQS)
• HCV Rent Calculation
• Rent Calculation for Public Housing and HCV
• Public Housing Management (PHM)
• Public Housing Rent Calculation

Don’t miss this upcoming session at the 2015 NMA and GoSection8 Housing Conference, where HTVN's Kristina Gumbulevich and Dave Sagers will discuss HUD's upcoming shift to a cloud-based model and how that will affect your PHA. Register online or email sales@nanmckay.com for more information.

Did you know you can receive an official PHM certification without leaving your desk? Nan McKay and Associates and HTVN are now offering our Public Housing Management (PHM) certification online.

Newly updated for 2015, it includes all the latest program information, including new HUD guidance on flat rent, the equal access final rule, the capital fund final rule, VAWA 2013, and more.

The 32-hour class is led by NMA senior trainer Cara Gillette, a seasoned expert in public housing management who will guide you through PHM's key principles and best practices:

Upon completion of this Nan McKay certification course, learners will understand all of the elements of public housing management and their impact on the PHA’s PHAS scores. This course covers basic public housing program information, HUD requirements for fair housing, factors of eligibility, tenant selection and wait list management, rent calculation, the occupancy cycle, resident relations strategies, managing a budget, and an overview of the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS).

NMA's longtime partnership with HTVN offers students the opportunity to enjoy many training options and earn a Nan McKay and Associates certification upon successful completion. NMA and HTVN are the only IACET-approved training and certification companies serving the affordable housing and public housing industries, which means you get the highest quality training plus the certification to show your achievement. IACET is a nonprofit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs, and is the only standard-setting organization approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for continuing education and training.

Other available online NMA certifications include:

• Customer Service
• Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation
• HCV Housing Quality Standards (HQS)
• HCV Specialist
• HCV Rent Calculation
• Rent Calculation for Public Housing and HCV
• Public Housing Rent Calculation

For more details, email sales@nanmckay.com. And don't miss this recent blog post with tips to help you get the most out of your online training.

NMA senior associate Cara Gillette trains, consults, and provides technical assistance nationwide in fair housing, public housing management, hearings, economic self-sufficiency, and governing boards. Prior to joining NMA, she administered public housing and Section 8 waiting lists, served as hearing officer, managed public housing, and oversaw resident economic development programs at the San Diego Housing Commission. She has previously written for the NMA blog on Section 3 best practices.

Did you know that you can receive an official HQS certification without even leaving your desk? Nan McKay and Associates is now offering our Housing Quality Standards (HQS) certification online:

Upon completion of this Nan McKay certification course, learners will have the information and skills required to complete HQS inspections on vacant or occupied units to determine if units pass or fail pursuant to HQS minimum standards. The course covers the correct completion of an HQS inspection form during the inspection, how to design an upgrade to HQS when given the assignment to develop a higher reasonable standard with HUD approval, as well as lead-based paint regulations and their impact on the HCV program. In addition, HQS-related SEMAP indicators and their impact on the PHA's SEMAP score are included.

The 16-hour class is led by NMA senior trainer Jay Ortenzo, a seasoned expert in HQS inspections who will guide you through the standards in a practical and easy-to-understand format. You may also be interested in the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards certification, a 4.5-hour class in which Jay covers accessibility standards, fair housing, auditing, and compliance. Learners are taught about voluntary compliance agreement (VCA) trends, sample lawsuits, and how the Department of Justice (DOJ) is driving compliance.

Our longtime partnership with HTVN offers students the opportunity to enjoy many training options, all of which provide a Nan McKay and Associates certification upon successful completion. NMA and HTVN are the only IACET-approved training and certification companies serving the affordable housing and public housing industries, which means you get the highest quality training plus the certification to show your achievement. IACET is a nonprofit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs, and is the only standard-setting organization approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for continuing education and training.

Other available online NMA certifications include:

• Customer Service
• Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation
• HCV Specialist
• HCV Rent Calculation
• Rent Calculation for Public Housing and HCV
• Public Housing Rent Calculation
• Public Housing Management (PHM)

For more details, email sales@nanmckay.com. And don't miss this recent blog post with tips to help you get the most out of your online training.

Specializing in real property services, Jay Ortenzo has been a technical trainer and consultant with Nan McKay and Associates for more than 20 years. With nearly four decades of housing experience in both public and private sectors, he develops technical training manuals and materials relating to federally subsidized programs on housing inspection, maintenance, and modernization.