• Study method: Blended
  • Location: Sunderland, England

About us

Sunderland College is part of Education Partnership North East (EPNE), a multi-award-winning college group recruiting students from Tees Valley to the Scottish Borders in diverse urban and rural communities. The group comprises large campuses including Sunderland College (two campuses), Hartlepool Sixth Form College (one campus) and Northumberland College (three campuses).

We offer a blended delivery model which offers a mix of classroom, immersive technology, and virtual study resources.

Our housing programme caters for housing professionals who are in or are aspiring to a supervisory or management role and are working in housing or a housing related industry. We work in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing and local housing providers to deliver housing qualifications aligned to the achievement of regulatory standards and facilitate practical assessment by combining student study with their ongoing work activities.

Sunderland College funds cost of the Chartered Institute of Housing membership fee for students enrolled onto one of its housing qualification courses for the duration of their study at the college.

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Qualifications offered:

Level 4
CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing

This qualification will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to face the current challenges in housing, covering key aspects of housing policy and law.

Who is this qualification for?

You can enrol onto this qualification if you:

  • working or resident in the UK and Ireland
  • in or aspiring to a supervisory or management role in housing
  • already have a level 3 qualification and/or experience of working in housing, preferably at a supervisory/management level

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Level 5
CIH Level 5 Diploma in Housing

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.

Who is this qualification for?

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

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