Education FAQs

Classroom, Virtual, and Online Courses Are Available

• To view and register for NEFAR's classroom or virtual courses, visit the Education, NEFAR Classroom, and Virtual tab.
• To view and register for online courses available through NEFAR's online course partners, visit the Education, Online Course Partners tab.
  

Registering | Cancellations | Locations | Confirmations | CE Slips

NEFAR Classes: Classroom courses are held at various locations, including our four NEFAR Service Centers: The Resource Center (headquarters Service Center in Jacksonville), Beaches Service Center, Putnam Service Center, Southwest Service Center. In addition, classes are held at varying offsite locations as announced.

Online registration is preferred for all courses. Some classes may require a completed registration form to be submitted to NEFAR or elsewhere. Registration requirements are included in the course description for each class. Course descriptions and registration links are available on NEFAR.com.

Cancellations | No Shows: Please contact NEFAR's education department to cancel a registration, to open a spot for another member. NEFAR does not confirm course cancellations. To cancel a course for which you have paid a fee, email (verbals not accepted) a cancellation / refund request to Education@NEFAR.org no later than four business days prior to the first day of the class, unless otherwise indicated.

Confirmations: Registration confirmations are emailed to you the next business day after registering, to the preferred email address in your NEFAR member record. It is your responsibility to maintain a current, valid email address in your NEFAR member record. If you do not receive a confirmation after the next business day, contact NEFAR Education Department staff (or contact NEFMLS if you've registered for a flexMLS course). Confirmations list the first day of the class, even for multi-day courses.

realMLS Classes: Handled solely by realMLS, not NEFAR. Contact realMLS at (904) 281-1400, ext. 1603.

Replacement CE Slips: Log into your NEFAR member account. On the menu bar select Education, then My Courses. Click on the course ID, then print your CE slip.

Code of Ethics Requirement - Realtor® Membership AND Florida License Renewal

Code of Ethics course completion is a Realtor® association membership requirement mandated by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Effective in 2018, the State of Florida also includes the completion of an ethics course as a licensing renewal requirement.

Regardless of when your license expires, all NEFAR Realtor® members must take an approved ethics class within the time frame established by NAR to maintain their Realtor® association membership, and also in accordance with the 2018 State of Florida real estate education licensing law to renew and maintain an active Florida real estate license. Compliance deadlines are:

DBPR Requirement:

• If your standard renewal date is March 30: all education requirements (including ethics) must be met prior to that date.
• If your standard renewal date is Sept. 30: all education requirements (including ethics) must be met prior to that date.

NAR Requirement:

• Dec. 31 (every three years - example: end of 2021, end of 2024, etc.) – Regardless of your license expiration date! To maintain membership in a Realtor® association, you are required to complete an approved ethics course during every three-year Code of Ethics requirement cycle.
• The code of ethics course taken to renew your license can be used to meet the NAR requirement. NEFAR is not furnished with course completion reports from other course providers for classes you have taken, nor does NEFAR receive notice from the State of Florida, Dept. of Business and Professional regulation regarding classes you take so you will need to send us a copy of the certificate of completion so that we can update your NEFAR member record and in turn update NAR.

The most recent NAR Code of Ethics cycle ended Dec. 31, 2021. The current NAR Code of Ethics cycle began Jan. 1, 2022 and ends Dec. 31, 2024.

Florida Education License Renewal Requirements

Florida license renewal is conducted online via www.MyFloridaLicense.com.

Sales associates: In their first renewal period, sales associates must complete the 45 Hour Salesperson's Post Licensing Course only. Successfully completing the GRI I course also satisfies this requirement. Taking miscellaneous classes that total 45 hours does not satisfy the requirement. If you are not in your first renewal period, you must complete 14 hours of continuing education credits - three of which must be Core Law, three must be ethics, plus eight hours of specialty credit (any other continuing education approved course; any subject).

Brokers: Brokers must complete 60 hours of Broker Post Licensing (initial renewal only). Taking both GRI II and GRI III satisfies this requirement (each class is 30 hours).

Tracking Education Credits: You are responsible for retaining any course completion certificate for classes you take, optimally for seven years (in case of audit). You can view and track your credits at www.MyFloridaLicense.com. NEFAR has records on only those classes for which NEFAR is the CE provider. NEFAR electronically reports all CE credits within 30 days maximum (usually within two weeks) to the Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation.

NEFAR is not furnished with course completion reports from other course providers for classes you have taken, nor does NEFAR receive notice from the State of Florida, Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation regarding classes you take. All CE credit requirements must be completed by the renewal date indicated on your real estate license.

New Member Orientation

Mandatory for Primary Realtor® Members: Orientation is a mandatory online class for all primary Realtor® members of NEFAR. Orientation must be completed within 90 days of joining. Secondary members are not required to attend NEFAR Orientation since they should have already completed Orientation through their primary Realtor® association.

Scheduling: Upon joining as a primary Realtor® member, you will be emailed a link to activate your student account for orientation.   The email should arrive 24 - 48 hours after you have paid your dues to join NEFAR.

Agenda and Requirements: To meet the NEFAR New Member Orientation requirement you will need to complete both orientation and ethics courses online within 90 days of joining NEFAR. 

If you fail to complete the NEFAR New Member Orientation within your 90 day period your membership will be made inactive and you will forfeit your membership application. To rejoin you will need to complete the required training and pay the $250 application fee again.

The orientation and ethics courses are self-paced, with the average completion time for the orientation between 2-3 hours and ethics around 3 hours. 

Upon individual course completions, you will be able to retrieve a certificate of completion (see the quick links “Completion Certificates” in your account dashboard). Please retain these two certificates for your own records. NEFAR is automatically notified of course completions, so you will not need to send a copy to NEFAR. 

You will receive your REALTOR® pin in the mail to the address on file in your NEFAR member record, usually within 4 weeks of completing both portions of the NEFAR New Member Orientation (Orientation & Ethics).