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Sign up now to take the Wayne Edwards GRI Grad course Dec. 3-4 in Peoria and you can save $30 and be one of the first Illinois REALTORS® to earn the Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) designation.
You’ll join an elite group of Illinois REALTORS® who will earn this newly instituted credential because you’ll also get the opportunity to get six hours of CE, elevate your professional standards and enhance your personal performance.
IAR members who sign up by Oct. 31 will get the Early Bird Rate of $204, while non-members will pay $254. Walk-in rates will be $234 and $284, respectively.
This special course is designed to help REALTORS® who already have their GRI designation.
The first day of class begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette and continues through until 5 p.m. A celebration of the GRI’s 50th Anniversary will feature a concert by the group Jammsammich from 7 to 10 p.m.
The second day of class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Pere Marquette, followed by the exam from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
One of your instructors for the Wayne Edwards GRI Grad course will be Bruce Aydt, a creator of the SRS designation and one of the top real estate instructors in the country. Aydt is a lawyer and REALTOR® who’s been in the business for more than 25 years.
Another instructor is Lynn Madison, owner of Lynn Madison Seminars in Lake Zurich, Ill. She is a former Dean of the Illinois REALTOR® Institute and has been delivering continuing education programs in Illinois since 1992.
The GRI Grad course was named after Wayne Edwards, a longtime IAR staffer who served as director of professional development until he retired earlier this year.
