Its mission is to provide leadership in accurate property valuation, property tax administration, and tax policy throughout the world. The IAAO offers courses, workshops, and seminars, performs research, and provides technical assistance. The International Association of Assessing Officers' education program is designed to educate those engaged in assessment practice. It is the association's belief that an education program for assessors is a fundamental element in a system of assessment activities and operations aimed at improving property tax administration, assessment uniformity, and property tax equity. IAAO can provide education programs wherever there is a demand.
Many courses assume that the student has a certain level of knowledge.
This is not a mandatory prerequisite, but rather a warning to the student that they should have the body of knowledge presented in those courses before attempting the new course. Since the first IAAO courses were held in 1966, a highly structured and standardized curriculum has been developed as well as a high-quality teaching staff trained to present this curriculum. IAAO's curriculum offers over 15 courses and approximately 25 workshops to assessors with varying levels of experience. IAAO currently has over 150 qualified instructors to teach our curriculum. Each year over 6,500 assessment personnel, from all levels of government, attend IAAO courses and workshops throughout the United States and Canada.