Iowa Admin. Code r. 193F-6.8
PAREA utilizes simulated experience training and serves as an alternative to the traditional supervisor/trainee experience model. PAREA programs must be AQB-approved and meet all the required elements found in the PAREA section of the most recent AQB criteria. An applicant who meets the prerequisites of a PAREA program prior to commencement of training, and who receives a valid certificate of completion from an AQB-approved PAREA program, has met the allotted experience requirements as outlined in the AQB criteria for that specific PAREA program. PAREA program experience allotment will be awarded per the AQB criteria at the time of program completion.
EXAMPLE: An applicant who has completed an AQB-approved certified residential real property PAREA program may receive 50 percent of the required experience hours toward the certified general real property credential. However, these hours are not eligible toward the nonresidential real property required experience hours.
Applicants claiming PAREA experience credit may not receive partial credit for PAREA training. An applicant who did not fulfill the prerequisites of the PAREA training program prior to commencement but received a certificate of completion of that program has not fulfilled the experience requirements of the AQB criteria. In the event that a deficiency in the prerequisites is found, the applicant may be provided an opportunity to correct the deficiency prior to any denial of an application. An applicant may not receive a certificate of completion until all required components of a PAREA program have been successfully completed and approved by a program mentor. Certificates of completion must be signed by an individual from the training entity qualified to verify an applicant's successful completion. An applicant wishing to utilize PAREA experience must still comply with rules 193F-6.1 (543D) through 193F-6.7 (543D).
Iowa Admin. Code r. 193F-6.8