This qualification will provide you with the necessary strategic skills and knowledge to face the current challenges in housing, covering key aspects of leadership, management and ethics. Successful completion of this qualification including the professional practice skills for housing unit will lead to CIH Chartered membership.
The qualification aims to:
- provide the knowledge and skills required for a strategic housing management role
- prepare learners for further study in housing related qualifications at level 6 / under graduate level
- with the professional practice skills for housing unit, meet the expectations for CIH chartered membership
You must complete the following mandatory units:
- Ethical practice in housing
- Leadership and management in housing
- Strategic and business planning for housing organisations
- Housing in context
- Managing relationships in housing
The following additional unit may be taken to be eligible for CIH chartered membership
- Professional practice skills for housing
The qualification is on the regulated qualification framework.
You can enrol onto this qualification if you:
- work or reside in the UK and Ireland
- aspire to or are working in a strategic housing management role
- already have a level 4 qualification and/or experience of working in a management/strategic role in housing
Find a study centre
To find out how much this qualification is and more information please find a study centre below. All the centres below offer this qualification, simply click on each one to find out about the centre and if you're interested use the contact details or visit their website to get more information.
Access Training
Email: info@atem.co.uk
Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd is a private training provider established in August 2005. The organisation has been supporting learners for over 30 years, under other trading names.
We have been supporting learners like you for over 30 years, we are an inspiring learning provider, passionate about quality and success for all.
We provide excellent learning opportunities to support the communities we serve and have an extensive track record of high performance delivery of apprenticeships.
The breadth of knowledge and experience of our delivery team allows us to meet the demand for housing apprenticeships from entry level to senior housing professional.
The organisation is based in Nottinghamshire with premises in Nottingham city centre and Derby with delivery also taking place across the Midlands.
Achieve Training
Telephone: 01782 279121
Achieve Training are the largest provider of apprenticeships in Staffordshire, built upon 30 years of experience and strong relationships with over 1,600 local businesses. Part of ‘we aspire’ consisting of Aspire Housing and Realise charity, Achieve Training is a leading apprenticeship provider within the housing sector and has been instrumental in the delivery of new housing apprenticeship standards.
Working across the UK, a highly flexible, dedicated and experienced team deliver expert knowledge and one to one sessions in the workplace offering a bespoke level of support, guidance and advice to help candidates develop and progress in their careers. Specialists in housing qualification delivery, each year, Achieve Training deliver qualifications for everyone ranging from school leavers to employees. Achieve Training work with local employers and organisations to provide quality inspirational training courses.
Ayrshire College
Email: tesfaye.eshetu@ayrshire.ac.uk
Ayrshire College is a further education institution in Scotland. Formed in August 2013 from a merger between Ayr College, Kilmarnock College and the Largs and Kilwinning campuses of James Watt College, it serves Ayrshire and surrounding areas.
CIH Housing Academy
Email: housing.academy@cih.org | Telephone: 024 7685 1700
Become a qualified professional with CIH Housing Academy online and blended qualifications. Whether you are new to housing or a senior manager, our accredited qualifications can help you develop your understanding of the housing sector.
Our Housing Academy provides everyone in the housing sector with an opportunity to continue their professional development through online qualifications, face-to-face training to housing and property management apprenticeships all covering a wide range of topics.
City of Glasgow College
Email: april.walker@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk
At City of Glasgow College, we're proud to put our students first. To help you enjoy the best possible learning experience, we'll help you find the perfect course, then work as hard as you do to help you achieve your potential.
Our courses are aimed at housing professionals who are working in the Housing Sector, in either the public or private sectors and are beneficial to employees aspiring to work at supervisory levels.
The courses give employees an extensive range of knowledge and skills that are practical in nature; and enable employees to reflect critically on housing policy and practice, combining theory and practice, so that employees can apply the things they learn to benefit organisational practice. This serves to promote organisational commitments to best value, with housing services being subject to continuous improvements.
Dundee and Angus College
Email: enquiry@dundeeandangus.ac.uk
We firmly believe that our College is the best in Scotland and we can offer you a wide range of CIH housing courses that can help you fulfil your ambitions.
We want to provide all of our learners with the very best learning experience in an atmosphere of respect and support and if you choose to study with us, we want to see you progress in your housing career. We have many strong links with housing organisations aimed at ensuring that our courses deliver the skills that industry requires so that every student has the best possible chance of gaining future employment and progression within the housing industry.
The benefits of learning with us are the flexibility of online learning, you can fit your studies around your other commitments. You will attend an induction day to help you settle in and get to know your tutors and fellow learners. You will have access to online course materials and be assigned a tutor who will provide on-going support throughout your studies. There are no exams, you will be assessed through coursework and receive written tutor feedback.
Dutton Fisher Associates
Email: info@duttonfisher.com
Dutton Fisher Associates is an established and innovative training provider with a proven track record of delivering Accredited learning and a broad range of skills. Our goal is to become the first choice provider for the housing sector.
We are one of the leading national housing training providers, we have extensive experience in delivering the Level 2, 3 and 4 Housing Apprenticeship standards either as in-house programmes for employers or as open regional courses. We deliver and manage training programmes for employers on a national, regional and local basis.
We offer a wide range of CIH qualifications through blended learning, either as in-house or open courses. We deliver accredited qualifications to participants from operative to senior management level.
Qualifications are offered through the Apprenticeship in Housing Standards or as standalone qualifications.
New College Lanarkshire
Email: info@nclan.ac.uk
The creation of New College Lanarkshire was driven by a desire to improve the student experience by maximising opportunities and raising the aspirations of our learners creating greater choice, better progression and enhanced employer engagement.
New College Lanarkshire now provides almost two-thirds of the further and higher education provision in Lanarkshire, delivering qualifications to almost 18,000 learners each year.
As a large regional college, our size enables us to be stronger and better able to tackle the social and economic challenges facing the region and contribute to the broadening of the country’s skills base, with the College becoming a powerhouse for economic development across our region of Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire.
Our focus is always on our learners. We are committed to high-quality teaching and effective student support to ensure that everyone has the best opportunity to gain the knowledge and experience they need to achieve their future goals.
SHARE
Email: ogaffney@share.org.uk
SHARE is a Glasgow based training provider that operates throughout Scotland, specialising in supporting the learning and development needs of the social housing sector.
SHARE provide a wide variety of qualifications all designed to further the training needs of housing professionals. These accredited qulaifications complement a further array of training courses and events we provide, all tailored to the social housing sector.
SHARE can provide CIH qualifications in a number of formats:
- At our fully equipped conference centre which is situated 10 minute drive from Glasgow City Centre.
- At your organisation; we will arrange for the trainer to facilitate courses at your place of work.
- In a combined format; we can deliver some of our courses through a mixture of classroom teaching and eLearning using our portal.
The Learning Foundry
The Learning Foundry has been in existence for over 25 years and offers a wide range of apprenticeships, traineeships and other programmes. We are part of the Regenda Group, which includes Regenda Homes, a major north west social landlord. All of our tutors have extensive and recent housing experience so that we can deliver training ‘by the sector, for the sector.
The Learning Foundry offers housing and property management apprenticeships, which include a CIH qualification, at levels 2, 3 and 4. We also offer stand-alone CIH qualifications at levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 and short non-accredited courses. We can also deliver bespoke courses for employers to meet their learning and development needs.
Courses are delivered flexibly through face to face and online workshops, and one to one sessions. Details of the courses on offer are on our website, and you can submit a query for more information.
