N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-48
The commissioner may waive the course requirements set forth in sections 46 and 47 of P.L. 1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-46 and 40A:12A-47) for any person whom the commissioner determines to be qualified to serve as a member or executive director of a housing authority or redevelopment agency by reason of adequate and equivalent training or professional experience, or a combination thereof. The commissioner may extend credit toward completion of the course requirements for equivalent or nearly equivalent courses completed by an individual under the sponsorship of a professional organization.
The commissioner may accept as fulfilling the course requirements set forth in sections 46 and 47 of P.L. 1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-46 and 40A:12A-47) any course prescribed therein and taken by an individual at that individual's own expense at a time when the individual was not serving as a member or executive director of a housing authority or redevelopment agency.
N.J.S. § 40A:12A-48