CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing
Qualification summary
The CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing can be taken after the successful completion of the CIH Level 3 Certificate in Housing (or equivalent), which leads 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 Diploma 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 Diploma in Housing provides progression to Level 5 qualifications in Housing delivered through validated Institutes of Higher Education. A new CIH Level 4 Diploma 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:
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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 Diploma in Housing provides a progression route 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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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 asessment will be achieved through a set assignment designed by the awarding body and assessed through centres with external moderators sampling the assesment for each centre.
The CIH Level 4 Diploma in Housing is comprised of six units, worth ten CATs each. Candidates must achieve all six core units. Candidates must have achieved the CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing, or equivalent, before they can go on to achieve the Diploma.
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Core Units
Core Units