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Why are We Making This Offer: Simple! We want you! We want you to become a member of the NEBB Institute, earning the CMEA accreditation, or enhancing your existing skills if you already have the Business Certified Appraiser (BCA) accreditation from our sister organization ISBA. We want you to experience the NEBB Institute and we want you to contribute as an active member on our Board of Advisors, committees, teaching cadre, and other member opportunities. 

Can I Think About It? Yes, but not for long. This opportunity will expire and will never be offered again.

Why is Only the NEBB Institute Making an Offer Like This? Honestly, because we can. Secondly, as I said, we want you!

OK! I’m sold. What do I do? Click the register button on this page to sign up. The CMEA curriculum is fully on demand at your own pace, and you will have up to 1 year to complete the program and obtain your certification, but we’re confident you can do this much sooner. Many of our members completed and received their certification within 8 weeks. 

The Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) certification program provides a hands-on learning experience to help candidates prepare for and obtain the CMEA designation. The path to obtaining the CMEA designation involves completing 16 self-paced modules or courses which consists of the following:

NEBB Course

CMEA Training Manual
Module 1 – Introduction (17:09)
Module 2 – Ethics (16:47)
Module 3 – Understanding Value Definitions (28:46)
Module 4 – Disclosure of Facts (28:04)
Module 5 – Appraisal Fundamentals (12:50)
Module 6 – Depreciation Factors (19:35)
Module 7 – Market Approach / Income Approach (23:04)
Module 8 – Capital Equipment (19:22)
Module 9 – Special Equipment Considerations (8:14)
Module 10 – Data Collection Techniques (37:37)
Module 11 – Limiting Conditions & Disclosures (34:36)
Module 12 – Bidding an Assignment (35:01)
Module 13 – Professionalism (1:25:21)
Module 14 – Marketing (35:01)
Module 15 – NEBB Website Tools & Benefits (35:24)
Module 16 – MEA Report Writer (1:04:33)

These modules are designed to take you from the very beginning of understanding machinery and equipment valuation concepts and methodologies to how to write a completed report and even how to market yourself as a CMEA and sell jobs. Upon completing this program, you will be able to:

  • Understand different value definitions and how to apply them
  • Determine what should be disclosed in an appraisal assignment and why this is so important
  • Identify and know how to apply the three approaches to value
  • Understand USPAP and how it applies to each assignment
  • Develop a USPAP compliant appraisal report
  • How to properly bid an assignment
  • And so much more…

The CMEA is recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a “qualified source” for equipment appraisals administered by the SBA.