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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
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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