CIC-BOS Board Certification
The Common Interest Community Board Operating Standard. A professional credential designed specifically for volunteer board members—not association managers.
What is the CIC-BOS?
The Common Interest Community Board Operating Standard (CIC-BOS) is a governance credential for volunteer board members of HOAs, condominium associations, townhome communities, and master-planned communities.
Unlike credentials designed for paid association managers, CIC-BOS is built around the specific realities of volunteer board service: limited time, high responsibility, rotating membership, and the need for practical, immediately applicable governance knowledge.
Upon successful completion of coursework and assessment, credential holders receive a verifiable CIC-BOS certification listed in the CICSC public credential database.
Built for Volunteer Boards
Every module addresses the actual governance challenges volunteer board members face — not corporate boardroom theory.
Verifiable & Credible
CIC-BOS credentials are publicly verifiable through the CICSC credential lookup database.
Delivered via FOAM Learning
Coursework is delivered through the FOAM Learning Platform on Teachable — self-paced, accessible, and professionally structured.
Three Tracks
Foundations, Advanced, and President Endorsement credentials allow board members to build their governance knowledge progressively.
Choose Your Credential Track
Three CIC-BOS credential tracks — designed to meet board members at every stage of their governance journey.
CIC-BOS
Board Member Essentials
CIC-BOS Foundations Certification
Volunteer board members beginning their governance journey
- 7 sections · 6 hours of instruction
- 18 video lectures with written frameworks
- 6 Quick Reference cards
- Final knowledge assessment (80% pass mark)
- 6.0 CE credits
- CIC-BOS Foundations credential
- CICSC public credential registry listing
CIC-BOS
Advanced
Advanced Governance & Strategic Leadership
Experienced board members seeking deeper governance mastery
★ CIC-BOS Foundations recommended
- 8 advanced governance modules
- Reserve fund strategy
- Vendor contract management
- Board leadership dynamics
- Policy drafting & enforcement
- Final assessment
- CIC-BOS Advanced credential
CIC-BOS
President Endorsement
Presiding Officer Leadership Standard
Board presidents and designated presiding officers
- Meeting facilitation & Roberts Rules
- Agenda management & procedure
- Board conflict resolution
- Presidential authority & limits
- Executive session protocol
- Final assessment
- President Endorsement credential
Already hold a CIC-BOS credential?
Verify credentials in the public CICSC database.
Disclaimer: CICSC provides educational resources, governance standards, and practical advisory support. CICSC does not provide legal advice, accounting advice, tax advice, engineering advice, insurance advice, or reserve study services. Board members and associations should consult qualified professionals for matters requiring professional judgment or legal interpretation.