Tuesday, August 30, 2011

CFRE Credential

Michael Rosen asked a good question today on his blog about whether or not the CFRE has a future?

Having just recently received my CFRE credential for the first time, I believe we do need it.  I weighed the pros and cons of getting my CFRE for many years.

Although I am glad to be done with the tracking and studying, I felt that the preparation process gave me a solid foundation of the "best practices" within our industry - even though our realities are not always as cut and dried.  I truly feel like I am working from a better starting place with that knowledge and not always reacting to the realities around me.

More importantly, I believe our industry needs this type of accreditation from an oversight perspective.  We all complain when the government tries to put more stipulations on the work we do.  Having an official certification, basic guidelines and ethics that we all to adhere to often provides protection for our industry.