ANNOUNCEMENTS

AFA Invites You to Sales Training School 2008!

AFA is pleased to announce that the next installment of AFA Sales Training School - Consultative Selling Techniques will be offered June 8-11, 2008, in Chicago. The school will be taught by six AFA sales pros who have been trained to deliver the Consultative Selling Techniques curriculum using lectures, videos, teach-backs and other interactive methods.

Please consider attending. Previous students say that this is one of the most valuable business seminars they have ever participated in and that it has had a significant impact on their sales methods and success.

For more details and an application, click here. Please contact Lee Crumbaugh (leec@cmservices.com, 800-822-4342) or Sara Wilson (saraw@cmservices.com, 800-822-4342) with questions.

Field Training School 2008 A Success!

Thanks to all students, instructors, and sponsors who helped contribute to a very successful Field Training School 2008! To view the 2008 photo gallery, click here.

Registration Now Open for Operator Installer School 2008!

AFA is pleased to announce that the second Operator Installer School will be held October 5-11, 2008, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this extremely popular training!

The school has been extended an extra day (five days instead of four) in order to provide more hands-on learning time. Come learn from the operator industry's top experts from around the country!

This year, the new Gate Operator Installer Certification Exam will be given at the end of the school. This nationally recognized certification is sponsored jointly by AFA, IDEA, and DASMA, and is administered by IDEA.

Tuition for the school is $1549 for members and $2249 for nonmembers, with the optional Gate Operator Installer Certification an additional $250.00.

Ready to apply? Click here for the application! For more information or to request a print brochure, please contact Sara Wilson at 800-822-4342 or saraw@cmservices.com.

Don't miss the opportunity to become a Certified Gate Operator Installer!

Registration for the new Automatic Gate Operator Installer Certification program is open at www.dooreducation.com.  If you or an employee are a gate operator installer, please consider sitting for the exam in the near future.

The next Gate Operator Installer Certification exam is scheduled for April 26 at Greater Chicago Chapter. Those wishing to register for the exam are asked to go to the Institute of Door Dealer Education and Accreditation (IDEA) website, www.dooreducation.com, to do so.

Exam applicants will be charged a $250 fee by IDEA, which administers the certification.  AFA members registering and submitting the required payment to IDEA will receive a Self Study Guide from IDEA and a $50 rebate check from AFA.

Please contact Sara Wilson (saraw@cmservices.com, 800-822-4342) if you have questions about the certification or the exam.