{"id":1326,"date":"2019-03-01T23:24:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T06:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbapierce.tacomawebsite.net\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2025-09-12T19:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:22:14","slug":"gain-competitive-edge-professional-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/gain-competitive-edge-professional-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gain a Competitive Edge with a Professional Designation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In today\u2019s evolving market, it\u2019s more important than ever for building-industry professionals to maintain their competitive edge. Earning a professional designation can be a great way to distinguish yourself \u2013 and your company \u2013 from your competition. During National Designation Month in March, seize the opportunity to advance your industry knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having a designation tells clients that you have honed your business skills and have superior training, hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of your profession. Designation holders also can take advantage of valuable networking opportunities during their enrollment, working closely with expert instructors and other professionals within their field and outside their specific areas of expertise. During National Designation Month, NAHB also <a href=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/building-victory\/\">educates<\/a> consumers about the value of selecting a professional with a designation, so your hard work will mean even more when it comes marketing yourself and your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a list of current designation opportunties:\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/certified-aging-in-place-specialist-caps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/certified-graduate-associate-cga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Graduate Associate (CGA)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/certified-graduate-builder-cgb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Graduate Builder (CBA)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/certified-graduate-remodeler-CGR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Graduate Remodeler (CGR)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/certified-green-professional-cgp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Green Professional (CGP)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/certified-new-home-marketing-professional-cmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified New Home Marketing Professional (CMP)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/certified-new-home-sales-professional-csp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/graduate-master-builder-gmb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Master Builder (GMB)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/graduate-master-remodeler-gmr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Master Remodeler (GMR)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/course-overviews\/housing-credit-certified-professional-exam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/master-certified-green-professional-master-cgp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master Certified Green Professional (Master CGP)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/master-certified-new-home-sales-professional-master-csp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master Certified New Home Sales Professional (Master CSP)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\/master-in-residential-marketing-mirm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master in Residential Marketing (MIRM)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on NAHB\u2019s professional designations, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/education-and-events\/education\/designations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nahb.org\/designations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in a Washington state\u00a0designation,\u00a0Building Industry Association of Washington&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/biawcertifiedbuilder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certified Builder designation<\/a> is a great opportunity to set your company apart. To learn about benefits and requirements, <a href=\"https:\/\/biawcertifiedbuilder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> In today\u2019s evolving market, it\u2019s more important than ever for building-industry professionals to maintain their competitive edge. Earning a professional designation can be a great way to distinguish yourself \u2013 and your company \u2013 from your competition. During National Designation Month in March, seize the opportunity to advance your industry knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1326"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8348,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326\/revisions\/8348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}