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CIH MEMBERSHIP IS CHANGING

Jill Allcoat – Membership Development Manager

CIH London Region HR Event – 4th October 2011

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WHERE WE STARTED FROM AND MEMBERSHIP REFORM Why?

• To support our vision for CIH to be the first port of call for people involved in the sector

• To identify any barriers to people becoming members of CIH

• To ensure that CIH continues to be relevant to future members and employers

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KEY FINDINGS

• grading structure was too complicated• need to examine how we charge for

membership – reverse loyalty• benefits weren’t valued – not attractive • access to higher grades of membership

was felt to be too restrictive

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Affiliate

SIMPLIFIED GRADE STRUCTURE – then and now

Associate (ACIH)

Corporate (MCIH)

Fellow (FCIH)

Student

Practitioner (Cert CIH)

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MEMBER RECOGNITION

• Chartered more wider used to mean fully qualified

• Designatory words or letters for all members along with use of logo to make it easier to recognise achievement and commitment to the profession.– CIH Member or CIHM – CIH Chartered Member or CIHCM

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GRADE ELIGIBILITYCIH Chartered Membership

• Met the academic requirements for CIH professional qualification – Professional Qualification or undergrad or postgrad programmes

• APEX element now embedded into (most) centre programmes

• Senior route – Direct Final• Experiential route• Portfolio Route

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GRADE ELIGIBILITY

CIH Member

• Interest/working in housing, holds no housing approved qualifications

• Studying a housing related course• Has completed a CIH approved vocational

qualification such as Cert level programme

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MEMBER RECOGNITION – CERT CIH • Members who have completed a CIH

Certificate course at Levels 2, 3 or 4 can also use Cert designation in conjunction with CIHM

• CIHM (Cert CIH 2)• CIHM (Cert CIH 3)• CIHM (Cert CIH 4)

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CIH Certificate Level courses

Include the following:

CIH Level 2 Cert in Housing Practice (QCF)CIH Level 2 Award in Community Action in HousingCIH Level 3 Cert in Homeless People (QCF)CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing

Visit www.cih.org for full listings and details

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MEMBER RECOGNITION - FELLOW • Existing CIH Fellow members can choose

to use the new designation CIH Chartered Member or CIHCM. Or alternatively can continue to use FCIH

• Any member who became a CIH Corporate member on or before the 31.12.2011 is eligible to continue to work towards and apply for Fellowship. The final date for applications to Fellowship is 31.12.2014

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MEMBERSHIP FEES

• Two price breaks offering transparency• Discounted CIH Member fee for those who

complete an approved Cert Courses• Discounted fee for Chartered Members for

first 5 years after qualificationFee for CIH Chartered Member

Fee for CIH Member

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MEMBERSHIP FEES

• New fees and benefits were introduced January 2011

• Keep a discounted rate for retired, tenant members

• Continue to offer free membership to students, HR professionals

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MEMBER BENEFITS

• Package member benefits to reflect key reasons members join:

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• CIH Chartered Members receive 4 packages

• CIH Members receive 2 packages• Each package individually priced• Any member can purchase additional

packages

MEMBER BENEFITS

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EXPERIENTIAL ROUTE CHARTERED MEMBERSHIP

• Need to find a way of recognising achievement through experience not just through academic qualification.

• Need to maintain standards but be accessible• Competency route:

• 360 degree questionnaire• CPD and business impact submission• Interview

• Piloted with 20 senior applicants who would normally follow the Direct Final route.

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IMPLEMENTATION

• New benefits introduced Jan 2011• New fee structure introduced Jan 2011• Pilot experiential route started Nov 2010

with 20 candidates• New grade structure and designatory

letters from January 2012

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What will this mean for employers?

• Access to an enhanced support and development package for staff who are members to support them to perform in their job.

• Continued subsidised membership for up to 10 years whilst staff become qualified.

• Easy employer recognition of an individual’s achievements

• Recognition of experience to achieve professional membership

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Other HR issues

• Exploratory London/South East HR and Learning and Development Network

• Learning and Development Review Update• Strategic partnerships and the growth of

accrediting training in housing organisations• Careers and Community Initiatives Directory• Work Placement Scheme• Other forthcoming HR Events