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CIH Membership
About CIH
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional body for people who work in housing. The CIH is a registered charity and a non-profit making organisation. Its purpose is to maximise the contribution housing professionals make to the well-being of communities. CIH has over 19,500 members who work predominantly in local authorities, housing associations, ALMOs, the private sector and educational institutions. It has offices in Coventry, London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Hong Kong. ConsultCIH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CIH. In addition to membership, CIH services and activities include: CIH Policy, CIH Professional Practice, CIH Education, CIH Distance Learning, CIH Careers, CIH Events, CIH Training, CIH Publications and CIH Research.
CIH Membership
CIH has a grade of membership for everyone, even if you're not qualified or working in the housing sector. The grades are:
- Affiliate membership is open to anybody who has an interest in housing but has no CIH approved qualifications.
- Student membership is available to anybody who is currently undertaking a housing course recognised by the CIH.
- Practitioner membership denotes that the individual has a housing related qualification recognised by the CIH.
- Associate membership has been created to allow entry to the CIH for people who are professionally qualified in an area other than housing.
- Corporate membership denotes that the individual is professionally qualified in housing including completion of the Test of Professional Practice (TPP), or the new APEX programme.
- Fellowship status denotes that an individual is a senior member of the housing profession.
Click on the join link to help you select the most appropriate grade of membership for you, or contact the CIH on 024 7685 1700.
Benefits of Membership
When you join you benefit from our knowledge and expertise, the many services we offer and opportunities to network and learn from other professionals in the field. The benefits include:
- Good Practice - Practice On-Line brings you good practice information on hot housing topics via the CIH website.
- Career Development - Working with Eden Brown, we offer members expert careers advice including a Career Health Check, web-based modules, telephone advice and help-lines, all free of charge.
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - Helps members to identify and develop key skills and knowledge. You can also keep your own on-line CPD records to download in a CV format (compulsory requirement for Associates, Corporate members and Fellows).
- Local Support - Quality events, seminars and networking opportunities via our 9 regional CIH branches and our national committees and offices in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
- Who's Who - Our searchable on-line directory of all CIH members.
- Magazines - Delivered free to UK members every week, plus the CIH's bi-monthly Housing journal. Depending on your type of membership, you may also receive Communities Today.
- Latest Policy News - Keep up-to-date with access to policy briefing papers and consultation responses, as well as the quarterly policy briefing from our own policy team.
- Bulletins - Weekly e-mail bulletins with housing news and views, plus a quarterly newsletter for students.
CIH membership also entitles you to select extra benefits from a menu of options, depending on your type of membership and level of subscription. You decide which benefits you want to match your personal needs and circumstances.
Examples of these additional services include discounts on:
- CIH publications
- CIH training courses, events and seminars
- Attendance at career development workshops
- Some discounts are also available from other organisations
Fees
UK Membership Fees - If you have never been a member before, a registration fee of £70 is chargeable.
Membership Grade Annual subscription to 31/12/07
- Student 44.00
- Affiliate 130.00
- Associate 200.00
- Practitioner 74.00
- Corporate - less than 3 years 120.00
- Corporate - more than 3 years 200.00
- Corporate - more than 7 years 226.00
- Corporate - more than 10 years 250.00
- Fellow 250.00
- Career break and retired members - all grades 44.00
For further information about joining the CIH download this brochure (PDF: 544 kb)
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