CAZEO Certification Information

Click here for Registration Form for CAZEO Classes - 2010-2011

  CT Zoning Enforcement Technician (CZET) Certification Institute 2010-11

Presented by:
Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officials (CAZEO) and
The Center for Public Policy and Social Research (CPPSR)
at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU)

Objectives
The Certified Zoning Enforcement Technician (CZET) designation, established in 2003, is designed for zoning enforcement technicians/personnel employed by a local government, planning and zoning department, zoning commission or building department in the State of Connecticut.

The Institute's program is designed to:
• raise the standards of the profession
• attain recognition of zoning enforcement by government authorities and the public
• identify zoning enforcement technicians as qualified, objective public employees
• award a professional designation to zoning enforcement technicians/personnel who meet all requirements for certification

Who Should Attend?
The Institute is open to ZBA, PZC, Planning Department and Building Department members and staff as well as individuals interested in learning more about the zoning enforcement laws and procedures in Connecticut. The courses are intended for all those interested in earning a certificate.

To qualify for CAZEO Zoning Enforcement Technician certification*, you must:
• attend 60 class hours
• successfully complete three exams
• have acquired two years experience in the zoning profession (One-year of "experience" will be credited upon successful completion of the 60 class hours)

Registration Fee: $195 per two-day course module (12 hours total), including training materials (but excluding separate October/March Book requirement), morning refreshments, lunch and parking. PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION. PAYMENT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ATTEND CLASS. Class registrations must be received at least seven days prior to attending a scheduled course.
Refund Policy: Registration fee is refundable only if cancellation is received 48 hours prior to the start of the program. Registration fee for classes cancelled by CAZEO is fully refunded.

New Location! PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD in the CONNECTICUT ROOM, 1st floor of MEMORIAL HALL ON THE CCSU MAIN CAMPUS

Driving Directions to CCSU, and a link to the campus map, at: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=1378

Schedule: Registration/morning refreshments at 8:30AM.Classes begin promptly at 9:00AM. Lunch provided at 12PM. Classes resume at 12:30PM and conclude at 3:30PM.

* Refer to CAZEO website www.cazeo.org for specific requirements. Click on the Certification link.

For questions on certification, please call John McCahill, Certification Committee Chair, at 860-409-4328.
For additional information, please call the Center for Public Policy and Social Research at 860-832-1870.


CT Zoning Enforcement Official (CZEO) Certification Institute    2010-11

Presented by:
Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officials (CAZEO) and
The Center for Public Policy and Social Research (CPPSR)
at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU)

Objectives
The Certified Zoning Enforcement Official (CZEO) designation, established in 1982, is designed for Zoning Enforcement Officials employed by a local government, planning and zoning department, zoning commission, or building department in the State of Connecticut.

The Institute's program is designed to:
• raise the standards of the profession
• attain recognition of zoning enforcement by government authorities and the public
• identify zoning enforcement officials (ZEOs) as qualified, objective public employees
• award a professional designation to ZEOs who meet all requirements for certification

Who Should Attend?
The Institute is open to ZBA, PZC, Planning Department and Building Department members and staff as well as individuals interested in learning more about the zoning enforcement laws and procedures in Connecticut. The courses are intended for all those interested in earning a certificate.

To qualify for CAZEO Zoning Enforcement Officials certification*, you must:
• attend 60 class hours
• successfully complete three exams
• successfully complete a case study approved by the certification committee
• have acquired three years experience in the zoning profession (One-year of "experience" will be credited upon successful completion of the 60 class hours)

Registration Fee: $195 per two-day course module (12 hours total), including training materials (but excluding separate October/March Book requirement), morning refreshments, lunch and parking. PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION. PAYMENT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ATTEND CLASS. Class registrations must be received at least seven days prior to attending a scheduled course.
Refund Policy: Registration fee is refundable only if cancellation is received 48 hours prior to the start of the program. Registration fee for classes cancelled by CAZEO is fully refunded.

New Location! PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD in the CONNECTICUT ROOM, 1st floor of MEMORIAL HALL ON THE CCSU MAIN CAMPUS

Driving Directions to CCSU, and a link to the campus map, at: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=1378

Schedule: Registration/morning refreshments at 8:30AM.Classes begin promptly at 9:00AM. Lunch provided at 12PM. Classes resume at 12:30PM and conclude at 3:30PM.

* Refer to CAZEO website www.cazeo.org for specific requirements. Click on the Certification link.

For questions on certification, please call John McCahill, Certification Committee Chair, at 860-409-4328.
For additional information, please call the Center for Public Policy and Social Research at 860-832-1870.

CAZEO Class Schedule - Fall 2010 & Spring 2011

[ ] Thursdays, September 2 and 30, 2010
Overview: The Zoning Enforcement Process (Joe Larkin); Surveying (Richard Meehan); Freedom of Information (Thomas Hennick); Motor Vehicles (DMV representative) $195


[ ] Thursdays, October 7 and 21, 2010
Law of Planning and Zoning I and II - Atty. Mark Branse
NOTE: Book requirement for this class - cost extra - info provided on registration $195


[ ] Thursdays, November 4 and 18, 2010
Site Plan Review I and II - David Keating $195


[ ] Thursday, December 2, 2010
Exam I 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon (no lunch) no charge, but MUST REGISTER
NOTE: Exam I covers BOTH October AND November class materials


[ ] Thursdays, March 10 and 24, 2011
March 11: Zoning Technicalities - Atty. Mike Zizka
March 25: Legal Aspects of the Enforcement Process + Exam II - Atty. Mark Branse $195
NOTE: Book requirement for this class - cost extra - info provided on registration


[ ] Thursdays, April 14 and 28, 2011
Zoning Administration I - Joe Larkin
Zoning Administration II + Exam III - Joe Larkin $195
 

Click here for Registration Form for CAZEO Classes - 2010-2011
 

Method of Payment: Check made payable to CAZEO. PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY REGISTRATION. PAYMENT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ATTEND CLASS. Class registrations must be received at least seven days prior to attending a scheduled course.

Please return registration and payment to CAZEO Treasurer:
Robert Flanagan - ZEO - Town of Redding, CT
PO Box 1028 - 10 Lonetown Road,~Redding, CT 06875
Phone: 203-938-8517 ----------- Fax: 203-938-5027 ------------ email: rflanagan@townofreddingct.org

A confirmation of your registration and payment will be e-mailed to you (please make sure your e-mail address is LEGIBLE and allows e-mails from CCSU). Registration and morning refreshments at 8:30 a.m. Classes begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Lunch provided at noon. Classes resume at 12:30 p.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. Location: Connecticut Room in Memorial Hall, CCSU. See directions to CCSU, and a link to the campus map, at: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=1378