Thank you for your interest in our course offerings for listers and assessors. We are confident that these courses will help you develop and refine your assessment skills to help you achieve your personal and professional goals.
Friday Grand List Filing for 2025 | Fri, May 23, 2025, 10-11:30 a.m.
Friday Grand List Filing - Link to Online Training
Land Schedule | Tue, May 20, and Wed, May 21, 2025
This session will show you how to gather and quantify your sales data, determine influencing factors and deal with sales outside your community. This training will cover the theory of land valuation and data gathering, additionally it will focus on developing the sales grid. Issues more specific to neighborhoods and lakefront properties will be discussed and is useful for developing a new land schedule or understanding the existing process.
Vermont Statutes and Real Estate Law with Jim Knapp | Wed, July 16 and Thu, July 17, 2025
This webinar explores the sources of law that regulate the process of establishing value and assessing property taxes. It looks at the major sources of law, the Constitution, statutes, cases, and regulations, with a focus on the laws applicable to tasks performed by municipal assessing officials.
Data Collection – In Person, located at West Rutland Town Hall | Tue, August 12, Wed, August 13, Tue, August 19, and Wed, August 20, 2025
This four-day course is designed to train listers and others interested in the fine art of data collection and property inspection. It also covers the type of information a data collector needs to generate a value using MicroSolve CAMA program, as well as providing background for other systems. Topics include grading factors, determining quality and condition, and the data collector’s role in reappraisal. This course will be of interest to listers/assessors, appraisers, and mass appraisal firms.
Register for Data Collection In-Person Course
Courses presented by Property Valuation and Review are offered free of charge to municipal officials. Grants are available for municipal officials who must commute 50 miles or more one way. Grant applications must be received before the date of the event(s).