Training
& Certification
2010 Certification*
The Virginia Association of Housing Counselors has a long tradition of service excellence, and we welcome new members to join us in this tradition. VAHC is pleased to offer its updated Certified Housing Counselor (CHC) manual and training at our upcoming 2010 Spring Conference to be held at the Norfolk Sheraton Hotel.
Certified Housing Counselor (CHC) Designation
For those individuals who want to earn the designation "Certified Housing Counselor" they may do so at the VAHC Conference each year.
The training module covers:
- Code of Conduct and Ethics (including Privacy and Confidentiality)
- Counseling Basis
- Referral and Resources
- Financial Management (including spending plan development, calculating income and predatory lending)
- Credit
- Fair Housing
Certification Costs:
Certified Housing Counselor Exam: $100.00
Certification Manual: $50.00
Please note: Test preparation and testing takes place on Monday, April 26, 2010, at the Waterside Sheraton Hotel in Norfolk. It is highly recommended that all interested testers have their manuals by Friday, April 9th to ensure enough time to read, study and review prior to April 26th. If you are contemplating taking the exam, please register and pay as soon as possible in order to have materials shipped out in a timely fashion.
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Comprehensive Certified Housing Counselor (CCHC) Designation **
In order to earn the designation of Certified Comprehensive Housing Counselor you must have received the Certified Housing Counselor through VAHC first. The Comprehensive Certification covers the following components:
Rental
- Market Rate Properties
- Low Income/Sub-Housing
- Tenant/Project Based Subsidies
- Fair Housing
- Landlord/Tenant
- Resources
- Spending Plans
- Evictions
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Homebuyer
- Credit Management
- Pre-Qualification
- Ratios
- Basic Steps to Homeownership
- Leveraging/Laying CC/DPA
- Key Players in the Mortgage Process
- Spending Plans
- 4 C’s to Qualify
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Homelessness
- Resources
- Spending Plans
- Social Services
- Types of Shelters
- Community Programs
- History/Myths
- Continuum of Care
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Homeowner
- Maintenance
- Equity
- HECM
- Refinances
- Spending Plan
- Disaster
- Community Involvement
- Foreclosure
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Please note: The new Certified Comprehensive Housing Counselor Certification and Testing will be launched Spring 2011. Please check back for updated information.
(*) Membership dues must be current to take the exam
(**) Must have Certified Housing Counselor designation in order to take Comprehensive exam
Certification Maintenance
In order to maintain Certifications, you must earn 12 Continuing Education Credits in a 24 month period beginning immediately after the certification is awarded. This can be done either through attending the VAHC Annual Conference or through other seminars and workshops. If it is through something other than the VAHC Annual Conference or VAHC-sponsored events, you must submit your request for CEU awards by completing the CEU Credit Form and attaching any information having to do with the event, i.e. agenda. If the sponsoring organization is awarding CEUs for the event, you must get those CEUs awarded prior to sending anything to VAHC. No awards can be made to seminars or workshops where the sponsoring organization makes the CEUs available.
Request For CEU Credit
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