Professional Practice Seminar (PPS)
Available: January 2027
Completion deadline: To be confirmed
| PPS 2027 — AT A GLANCE Go directly to the sections below: → Discover the latest updates → Complete your course and assessments → Find how to register online or in-person → FAQs |
The Professional Practice Seminar (PPS) is a mandatory membership requirement for Active Candidates and Designated Members only. Student and Retired Members are not required to complete PPS. Members on Compassionate Leave must complete PPS upon their return to active status.
PPS ensures Members remain current with:
- Professional and ethical obligations
- Updates to policies, standards, and guidance
- Risk management and professional liability considerations
- Regulatory and practice environment changes
PPS and CPD
Beginning with the 2026–2027 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) cycle, PPS is not counted toward CPD credit requirements.
Designated Members must complete PPS in addition to meeting their CPD requirements. Candidates must also complete the applicable annual PPS requirement.
The PPS is mandatory professional practice training and is separate from discretionary professional development activities. AIC Members must complete the PPS and earn discretionary professional development credits required under the AIC’s CPD Program.
PPS 2027 – INSURANCE, AIC POLICY UPDATES, AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Goal: Strengthen knowledge of professional liability insurance, stay current with AIC Policy updates, and gain practical insights to reinforce best practices.
What You will Learn:
- Essential insights into AIC Professional Liability Insurance Program
- Revisions to AIC Policies and what they mean for your practice
- Best practices for reducing risk and ensuring compliance
- Practical strategies to support consistent, high-quality appraisal work
Online Course Format:
- For the first time, there will be two course versions to choose from, reflecting both Fee and Non-Fee areas of practice
- The online course includes three chapters with embedded knowledge checks, followed by a 10-question multiple-choice assessment
COURSE COMPLETION AND ASSESSMENTS
Each course includes embedded knowledge checks and a mandatory 10-question multiple-choice assessment. A passing grade of 70% is required.
If you do not achieve 70 per cent, you may retake the assessment as many times as needed. A $25 fee applies to each retake, and UBC may require up to one business day to process a new attempt.
Retakes do not affect your membership standing or designation before the applicable completion deadline.
Technical delays: The penalty will not apply when completion is delayed due to a technical issue or while a Member is awaiting assistance from UBC.
Missed Completion Deadline: Members who do not successfully complete PPS by the applicable deadline are subject to a $250 fine and suspension until PPS is successfully completed and the fine is paid.
MEMBER STANDING
Members remain in good standing and may continue to practice while completing the PPS or retaking the assessment before the applicable deadline.
UBC maintains assessment records confidentially. AIC receives confirmation of successful completion when authorized by the Member. Unsuccessful attempts are not recorded on a Member’s AIC or CPD record or disclosed publicly.
ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Accommodations are available for Members with documented disabilities or other conditions that affect testing.
THROUGH UBC
UBC’s Centre for Accessibility provides professional support for all UBC-administered assessments, including the PPS quiz.
THROUGH AIC
Members may also request accommodations directly through the AIC National Office. Members are encouraged to reach out early through the Ask AIC Ticketing System. Requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Members are encouraged to reach out early.
HOW TO REGISTER
Online
Cost: $172.50 (per course) + applicable taxes
In-Person
Select provincial affiliates offer half-day, in-person sessions. Dates and fees vary by province. Please contact your provincial affiliate for more details.
FAQs
PPS is a mandatory membership requirement for both Candidate and Designated Members. Student and Retired Members are not required to complete PPS. Members on Compassionate Leave must complete PPS upon their return to active status.
Failure to complete PPS 2027 by the deadline will result in suspension, loss of good standing, a financial penalty and denial of insurance coverage including both Candidates and Co-signers in the registry.
PPS does not carry CPD credits and must be completed separately.
PPS is mandatory professional practice training and is separate from discretionary professional development activities. AIC Members must complete the PPS and earn discretionary professional development credits in accordance with the AIC’s mandatory CPD Program. Beginning in 2026, the CPD program is a program for Designated Members, and the Applied Experience program is for Candidates. Candidates and Designated Members must still complete the mandatory PPS Module (deadline to be confirmed.)
Both Modules will be available on UBC Learning Platform in French and English.
Current and former Real Estate Division students can get immediate access to their course by logging in to the UBC Learning Platform before completing registration.
Please note that registration may take up to one business day to be processed.
For questions regarding seminar registration, administration, or technical issues with UBC’s learning platform (including the quiz), please contact the University directly .
For additional questions, please contact the Ask AIC Ticketing System.
