About New Member Orientation & Ethics Training
All CAR members applying for REALTOR® membership for the first time OR reinstating membership after being inactive for more than 1 year must:
- Complete our Online New Member Orientation training.
- Complete our Online New Member Code of Ethics training.
This requirement must be fulfilled within the first 120 days of submitting a new member application. Failure to complete this requirement within the 120-day window will result in termination of membership.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The Online New Member Orientation training covers topics necessary for you, as a REALTOR®, to conduct yourself professionally and ethically including Anti-trust, Fair Housing, MRED, Forms and Contracts, building your business and basics of the Association.
Complete this training to learn about all our member benefits, and discover how your membership works for you! For members who have not been active, this is the perfect time to get reacquainted & updated on all the new benefits and programs to help your business grow!
Please note the Chicago Association of REALTORS® has a dedicated Learning Portal for all classes and education. If you did not take your pre-licensing with CAR and have never created an account in our Learning Portal, you will need to create one in order to complete your registration. When creating an account in the Learning Portal, choose your CAR Member ID as your Username.
REGISTER FOR BOTH REQUIRED NEW MEMBER TRAININGS
Both the New Member Orientation and the New Member Code of Ethics training are online and self-paced. Click here to Register. Don’t forget to read the above blue note about CAR’s Learning Portal.
As a reminder, this requirement must be fulfilled within 120 days by those applying for REALTOR® membership for the first time OR reinstating membership after being inactive for more than 1 year. Failure to complete this requirement within the 120-day window will result in termination of membership.
Exemption: If you were a member in good standing with another REALTOR® Board/Association within the last year and you completed an orientation program with Code of Ethics of not less than two hours and thirty minutes of instructional time, you are exempt from this mandate. Contact your previous Board/Association for proof of completion of the required orientation and ethics course. In order familiarize yourself with all of the benefits C.A.R. has to offer, we do recommend you complete the online New Member Orientation.