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NIADA relaunches Certified Master Dealer Program – Dashboard by NIADA
NIADA’s Certified Master Dealer® Program dates back to 1990 with Harold Rockwell, and was redesigned in 2001 in collaboration with Northwood University. Its design was based on the independent dealer’s world of management, merchandising, finance, human resources and business planning. The program was delivered over several days of intensive training, in-person and with a final written exam on the last day of instruction.
It has a record of 270 dealers receiving this designation. However, the program has been dormant since 2019. NIADA looks to revitalize the CMD program in 2023.
The revitalized program will start at the June Convention and span 12 months. Dealers can apply via NIADA’s Learn webpage between March 1-30. An advisory committee will review the applications based on a scoring rubric and select the new cohort of 20 dealers. The cumulation of the program is a capstone where dealers will present their business plan and take a comprehensive exam. Graduation will take place at the June 2024 convention.
CMD students will participate in two in-person courses and eight live online, instructor-led courses. The first in-person course, Auto Dealership 101, will cover a wide variety of topics at a macro level. In addition, the cohort will participate in team-building activities to develop camaraderie and get introduced to NIADA’s Business Plan template.
The Deadline to apply for the 1st Cohort is March 31st. Click here to apply
NIADA’s Certified Master Dealer® Program dates back to 1990 with Harold Rockwell, and was redesigned in 2001 in collaboration with Northwood University. Its design was based on the independent dealer’s world of management, merchandising, finance, human resources and business planning. The program was delivered over several days of intensive training, in-person and with a final written exam on the last day of instruction.
It has a record of 270 dealers receiving this designation. However, the program has been dormant since 2019. NIADA looks to revitalize the CMD program in 2023.
The revitalized program will start at the June Convention and span 12 months. Dealers can apply via NIADA’s Learn webpage between March 1-30. An advisory committee will review the applications based on a scoring rubric and select the new cohort of 20 dealers. The cumulation of the program is a capstone where dealers will present their business plan and take a comprehensive exam. Graduation will take place at the June 2024 convention.
CMD students will participate in two in-person courses and eight live online, instructor-led courses. The first in-person course, Auto Dealership 101, will cover a wide variety of topics at a macro level. In addition, the cohort will participate in team-building activities to develop camaraderie and get introduced to NIADA’s Business Plan template.
The Deadline to apply for the 1st Cohort is March 31st. Click here to apply
