Resources

Welcome to teaching with Texas REALTORS®! Please see the resources below to make teaching under the association’s provider smooth.

Instructor and Course Search link

  • Allows associations to find out who you are
  • Provides the course descriptions
  • Allows you to search our database for ACTIVE CE classes you are eligible to teach
  • Most CE courses do not come with prepared material. You can craft your own within the guidelines of the course objectives.
  • Provide your evaluation scores for classes taught
  • Instructor and course search

CE Eligibility List

  • Allows you to add CE classes to your instructor list for associations to choose from. Click here.

Instructor Candidate Resources

  • Go here for information on how to become eligible to teach additional programs.
  • Once you have been approved as an instructor, you will be given access to the Instructor File Share where applicable course materials are stored. 

New Course Requests

Instructor Credit Request

Teaching at Associations

  • Check the instructor and course search to confirm the class is active when you plan to teach.
  • Please schedule directly with the association.
  • The associations will submit course information to Texas REALTORS® for processing.
  • We offer a broadcast calendar for instructors to schedule classes and we will promote them to local associations. Please submit your request for a course to added to the broadcast calendar here. 

Teaching Outside of Associations

  • A signed Co-Sponsorship Agreement is required prior to teaching your first class, this will be emailed via DocuSign for your review. Contact Texas REALTORS®  to request the agreement.
  • You set your own charges to attendees as you see fit.
  • Texas REALTORS® will invoice you the per person charges for which you are responsible to pay.
  • The per person list of charges for CE classes are available in the instructor and course search.
  • Tutorial videos for our Course Administration Reporting Tool (CART) are available should you need them. 
  • Contact Texas REALTORS®  for more information.
  • Please note: Classes taught at a brokerage cannot invite agents from another brokerage to attend.

Speaker Request

Texas Certifications

  • Texas REALTORS® has created a variety of state-specific content for members to grow in their area of interest. Below are the credentials and instructor criteria required in order for existing Texas REALTORS® Certified Instructors to apply for each topic. Please complete our Texas Certifications application and remit a $50 application fee if interested in teaching any of these classes.

  • Successfully completed three Code of Ethics compliant courses through Texas REALTORS® with an instructor rating of 4.0 or higher.

    • Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI)
      1. Satisfy requirements to teach qualifying courses outlined on the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Candidate Application
      2. Attain GRI Designation 
      3. Audit GRI courses: GRI Business Skills, GRI Contracts to Closing, GRI Real Estate Brokerage. Must audit four (4) GRI topics within 12 months of application date. Provide date and location of audits
      4. Complete Instructor Training Institute 
      5. Have successfully taught at least eighteen hours of non-GRI courses through the Texas REALTORS® provider and received a minimum instructor rating of 4.0 in each course. Taught a minimum of five hours in one day as part of the eighteen-hour total
      6. Give a mock presentation on substantive GRI topic for designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
      7. Interview with designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
    • Texas Accredited Commercial Specialist (TACS)
      1. Satisfy requirements to teach qualifying courses outlined on the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Candidate Application
      2. Meet at least one of the following criteria: Be a CCIM approved instructor, be a CCIM designee with five years of active experience as a licensed commercial practitioner, or have seven years of active experience as a licensed commercial practitioner.
      3. Within the past seven years, the applicant must have successfully completed a minimum of five documented transactions. Lease renewals will not be counted towards meeting this requirement.
      4. Attain TACS certification
      5. Have successfully taught at least three courses, totaling a minimum of nine hours of instruction through the Texas REALTORS® provider, and received a minimum instructor rating of 4.0 in each course
      6. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      7. Give a mock presentation for designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
      8. Interview with designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
    • Code of Ethics
      1. Identify as or have at least one of the following:
          • •  Professional Standards training instructor
          • •  GRI instructor who is also an active Texas REALTOR®
          • • Endorsement from a local Association Executive or Education Director
      2. Three years as a Texas REALTOR® instructor. Have successfully taught at least eighteen hours of course instruction through the Texas REALTORS® provider and received a minimum instructor rating of 4.0 in each course
      3. Audit the NAR Code of Ethics course
    • Texas Affordable Housing Specialist (TAHS)
      1. Attain the TAHS certification
      2. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      3. Letter of recommendation by local association or existing TAHS instructor

      4. Successfully taught 18 hours of CE courses through Texas REALTORS® in the areas of housing affordability, mortgage lending, or home financing, with an instructor rating of 4.0 or higher.

    • Texas Risk Reduction Specialist (TRRS)
      1. Attain TRRS certification 
      2. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      3. For the Intro to Risk Reduction course, you must be eligible to teach Broker Responsibility. 
      4. For all courses, currently or within the last two years from the date of application, serve as a sponsoring broker, managing broker, or supervising broker associate.  
      5. Must hold credentials or show extensive experience in the content areas below to propose elective classes in that area:
        • Residential
        • Commercial
        • Property Management
        • Farm & Ranch
      6. Endorsement by the Risk Reduction Committee. 

      7. Successfully taught 18 hours of CE courses through Texas REALTORS® with an instructor rating of 4.0 or higher

    • Professional Standards
      1. Must have been on the Professional Standards committee within two years prior to application, serving a minimum of twice on Grievance Tribunal and a minimum of three times on a hearing panel, one of which must have been an arbitration or as a mediator for an arbitration request.
      2. Three years as a Texas REALTOR® instructor. Have successfully taught at least eighteen hours of course instruction through the Texas REALTORS® provider and received a minimum instructor rating of 4.0 in each course.
      3. Course curriculum training.
      4. Complete Instructor Training Institute
    • Texas Residential Leasing Specialist (TRLS) & Texas Residential Property Manager (TRPM)
      1. Attain the TRLS and TRPM certifications
      2. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      3. Successfully taught 18 hours of CE courses through Texas REALTORS® in the areas of leasing and property management, with an instructor rating of 4.0 or higher.
      4. Interview with PM Committee leadership and staff liaison
      5. Endorsement by the Leasing and Property Management Committee Leadership

Senior Instructor

Texas REALTORS® recognizes instructors who have exhibited exemplary teaching, provided the highest level of instruction, motivated students, and created a positive classroom environment through a variety of delivery platforms. Given their vast experience in real estate and education, Senior Instructors ensure that the learning objectives, content, activities, and assessments are aligned with the standards and expectations of the organization. They serve as the primary contributors to and facilitators of our Instructor Training Institute (ITI) curriculum (after auditing the training). In addition to teaching the ITI, Senior Instructors are the only ones eligible to teach the GRI and TACS classes through the broadcast platform, are given first opportunity to schedule classes through the subscription program, and are utilized to offer instructor trainings through the year via Zoom. In addition, Senior instructors assist in instructor credentialing and can serve as a mentor for new instructors.

Review the Senior Instructor application for more information on candidate criteria. To apply, submit the application and remit a $50 application fee.