In an earlier post I published "Becoming A Licensed Appraiser" by Coleen C. Morrison, IFA, GAA. Much of Coleen's article dealt with finding a certified appraiser to supervise and mentor the newly licensed appraiser. Later I posted Appraiser Supervisor or Mentor - What's The Difference? that outlines the difference between being a supervisor and being a mentor? Today I stumbled across a rather unique blog by an aspiring appraiser trainee.
For anyone that wants to be a fly-on-the-wall, as a San Diego, CA twenty-six year old begins his appraiser "training", here's your opportunity! Check out $100k Journey: My path to $100,000.
Here's Neil's most recent Blog post . . .
"Started Appraisal School: I started the online appraisal school 2 days ago. I have to complete 90 hours before I can take the state exam and then I have to work 2000 hours as a trainee. Trying to finish everything asap. Back to the online course!"
Four weeks earlier . . .
Mentoring Week at Work: Training is officially over and now I start my mentor week. I basically spend the week watching a mentor work and get hands on experience. My first day was Thursday where my mentor let me do all the calling and computer work. On Friday I was just shadowing a co-worker and watched what a typical day at work would be like. Towards the end of the day, they setup my desk and they let me get to work on my own.
So far the job is pretty cool and I shouldn't have problems. I'm basically customer service for an appraisal company. I make sure appraisers do their jobs and make sure the lenders get their report on time. I'll also get a better understanding of the real estate world which is my main focus. I'm trying to absorb as much as I can..."
On-line training classes and a Mentor Week!!!??? WOW! That's a heck of a way to start a career in real estate appraising. I've got to wonder just how pervasive this sort of training process is across America?
I feel on-line training is good for continuing education, but I question its value as the educational foundation of a career. Does anyone else wonder what will happen to Neil after the "Mentor Week"?
Is Neil being "Mentored" or just "Supervised"?
A supervisor, by definition is a person who manages, or directs. A mentor however is defined more aptly as an advisor. An advisor, by title, implies that the giver of the advice has knowledge or experience. It is the knowledge and the experience that is the invaluable aspect of the training/ experience gathering process towards licensure. If a trainee is simply being “supervised”, then there could be cause for concern when actual demonstration of competency for credit of the experience is requested.
Find out what a Mentor can bring to the table - click here!
Source Blog: http://100kjourney.blogspot.com/index.html
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