(a) The Commission and/or its staff shall
approve educational seminars, classes, and petitions for elective education
credit. All seminars and classes must be relevant to the real estate industry
in the areas of business management, ethics, customer relations/marketing,
legal/regulatory compliance, sales, property management/leasing, financing,
environmental issues/regulation, community relations, community planning,
and/or construction. The Commission may approve other subject areas for
seminars and classes when deemed appropriate. Seminars and classes may be
delivered in classroom, online, distance learning and hybrid formats. Any
institution or instructor desiring to deliver education in the state of Wyoming
shall submit the necessary forms and fees prescribed by the Commission to the
Commission office at least ten (10) days before the class is
delivered.
(b) All instructors
shall adhere to the rules and policies set forth by the Commission, as well as,
comply with all requirements prescribed in the Commission's forms. The
Commission and/or its staff members may audit a seminar or class at any time
free of charge.
(c) All elective
classes delivered by asynchronous online formats shall be certified by the
International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC), a subsidiary of
the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO). Approved
elective classes formatted for live delivery may also be delivered via live,
synchronous webinar or video conference at any time, at the school or
instructor's discretion, to no more than fifty (50) participants.
(d) All classes shall meet the following
criteria:
(i) Every course shall be at least
three (3) clock hours in duration. Each hour of direct instruction, discussion
and evaluation shall count for one (1) credit hour for continuing education. A
credit hour is considered fifty (50) minutes of instruction per clock hour.
Courses offered in a luncheon or conference format within Wyoming may be
approved for one (1) or two (2) clock hours in duration.
(ii) All courses shall be relevant to the
real estate industry and adhere to the most current education policies adopted
by the Commission. The Commission reserves the right to revoke approval of a
continuing education class or seminar at any time. For online courses or when
presenting videos in the classroom, actors may be used to deliver course
material developed by a qualified instructor.
(iii) All courses shall meet requirements of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the promotion of any product or
service is prohibited during instruction hours.
(iv) All instructors and institutions
delivering education shall keep records of attendance for each class for no
less than five (5) years and submit this attendance record to the Commission
within ten (10) days after each course is delivered. Attendance records shall
contain the following information:
(A) The
name of each participant
(B) The
hours and dates each participant attended the course
(C) The title of the course
(D) The name of the course
instructor
(v) All course
providers shall certify that participants were present for at least ninety
percent (90%) of the approved course. If directly observed, instructors must
report any false reports of attendance to the Commission immediately.
(vi) Credit hours will not be awarded for
only taking an examination.
(vii)
All final attendance records and completion certificates and/or information
shall be filed with the Commission within ten (10) calendar days following each
class offering.
(viii) All
instructors and class providers shall provide participants with notice that
they may submit course feedback directly to the Commission via email at
rec-education@wyo.gov, as well as, a class/seminar evaluation (paper or
electronic). All completed evaluations shall be saved and archived, in paper or
electronic format, for two (2) years following each class offering. Completed
evaluations may be requested and reviewed by the Commission and/or Commission
staff at any time.
