2026 Certified Estate Specialist (CES)
Being successful in estate services is more than knowing how to sell - it is providing a service to families and estate stakeholders. Understanding the emotional and legal challenges of estates and transitions is key to identifying and solving problems for your client. In this course, you will learn to recognize the various needs of your client, the comprehensive and complex process of estate liquidation, how to market and sell the assets, and how you can best profit from providing exemplary estate and transitional services. You’ll walk away able to communicate the value of your full-service offerings and increase your recurring clientele.
Requirements to Earn the CES Designation:
- Be a member of the NAA
- Register and attend all 24 hours of the CES designation class.
- Once earned, to maintain the designation you must:
- Be a member of the NAA
- Pay the annual designation fee of $35 by October 31
- Complete 24 hours of continuing education (CE) every three years
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Registration
Registration
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Non-Member Registration
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24.00 (Continuing Education ) | $1,200.00 |
Hotel
Caesars Palace Las Vegas
3570 Las Vegas Blvd., South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Click here to book a room by November 2, 2026
Group Name: NAA Designation Academy 2026
Group Code: SCNDA6
Reservation Center: 702-731-7110 / 866-277-5938
Additional fee's will be assessed for phone reservations
Special Rate: $99.00 + $45.95 resort fee (plus taxes and fees) - subject to availability. The special rate includes:
- Unlimited local phone calls
- Two guest admissions per day to the fitness center (does not include use of the spa)
- In-room internet access to include two devices per room per day
Note: This information is subject to change at any time, without notice.
Airport
Harry Reid International
Cancellation Policy: Registration refund/cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to accounting@auctioneers.org by November 7 in order to be refunded in full minus credit card fees and a 3% processing fee. Refunds will be issued to your original form of payment within 3-5 days after the request is received and approved. Refunds/cancellations submitted after November 7 will not be refunded.
For More Information:
PO Box 14518 8820 Monrovia StreetLenexa, Kansas 66285
United States (913) 541-8084
2026 Instructors
Jarrod Hines, CAI, CES
Justin Vondenheuvel, CAI, AARE, CES, GPPA