CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing
Qualification summary
The CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing has been designed to provide the first stage of qualifications leading to Corporate membership of the Chartered Institute of Housing. It has been designed to develop current skills and knowledge for housing professionals to meet the challenges affecting the Housing sector.
The CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing is a practitioner led qualification responding directly to the current needs of employers in a period of rapid development of the social housing role. The CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing will provide learners with the opportunity to follow a specialist pathway in; Housing with Support; Planning and Development; Student Accommodation Management; Neighbourhood and Community Services; and Governance in Housing.
The CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing provides a progression route to the CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing. The CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing provides progression to Level 5 qualifications in Housing delivered through validated Institutes of Higher Education.
A new CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing is necessary because the CIH as a Professional Body has changed its requirements for Corporate membership, which have been made in direct response to the Professional Body Skills Review of 2005 and the first stage of the Sector Skills Council Sector Skills Assessment undertaken in 2005.
Qualification details
Accreditation start date:
Operational start date in centres:
For information on the approval of qualifications for funding in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, see the links to DCSF, DIUS, DCELLS, DELNI and DENI below.
When undertaking a qualification that does not appear on the governments' lists as eligible for funding for specific age ranges, users must be aware of legal requirements. Not all qualifications are suitable for all age ranges.
For further information on 14-19 qualifications offered in England, please refer to the DCSF
Section 96 website.
For further information on 19+ qualifications offered in England, please refer to the DIUS
Section 97 website.
For further information on Wales, visit the
DCELLS website.
For further information on Northern Ireland, visit the
DELNI and
DENI websites.
The CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing provides a progression route to the CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing. The CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing provides progression to Level 5 qualifications in Housing delivered through validated Institutes of Higher Education. The qualification leads directly to Corporate membership of the CIH.
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01 Health, Public Services and Care
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Health and Social Care
There are 600 guided learning hours (GLH) for the qualfication. 6 units, worth 10 CATs each must be achieved, each CAT is worth 10 GLH.
Coursework
Portfolio of Evidence
Written Examination
The assessment will be predominantly through coursework with centre devised assignments. There will be a reflective practice requirement assessed through a portfolio. Independent assessment will be achieved through a set assignment designed by the awarding body and assessed through centres with external moderators sampling the assessment for each centre.
The CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing is comprised of six units, worth ten CATs each. There are four core units and five specialist pathways comprising of two units each. Candidates must achieve four core units and two specialist units to achieve the Certficate. There are no optional units in the specialist pathways.
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Core Units
Level 4 Certificate in Housing Core units
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B -
Housing Support Pathway
Specialist pathway
This group represents a pathway.
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Student Accommodation Management Pathway
Specialist Pathway
This group represents a pathway.
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T/500/2069 - The Context for Student Accommodation Management
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J/500/2061 - Delivering Student Accommodation Management Services
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Planning and Development Pathway
Specialist Pathway
This group represents a pathway.
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Y/500/2064 - The Framework for Planning and Development
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D/500/2065 - Buildings, Communities and the Environment
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E -
Neighbourhood and Community Services Pathway
Specialist Pathway
This group represents a pathway.
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Governance Pathway
Specialist Pathway
This group represents a pathway.