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Developing Community Investment’s Approach to Professional Development

Learn about the community development approach to professional development in community investment. Explore the role of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and the connection with the Endorsement and Quality Standards Board for Community Development Learning (ESB). Consider the framework for accreditation and learning, and discuss ideas for future provisions and support needed to professionalize the sector.

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Developing Community Investment’s Approach to Professional Development

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  1. Developing Community Investment’s Approach to Professional Development Val Harris, Chair, England Standards Board for Community Development Learning (ESB) Nicky Hazelwood, Community Investment Manager, Hexagon Rebecca Clarke, Head of Membership, Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

  2. Nicky Hazelwood Community Investment Manager Hexagon Housing Association London based HA Housing Association perspective and experience

  3. Rebecca Clarke • Head of Membership • Chartered Institute of Housing • Rebecca.Clarke@cih.org • @rebeccac_CIH

  4. About the CIH • The leadingprofessional body for people working in housing - 16,000 members world-wide, 13,000 in the UK • A provider of: • Education – qualifications and apprenticeships • Events • Advice and guidance on good practice • A ‘voice for housing’ – lobby and influence for the public good

  5. Dr. Val Harris Chair of ESB • The Endorsement and Quality Standards Board for Community Development Learning (known as ESB) was established in 1997 to promote quality learning for everyone engaged in community development. • ESB aims to provide a robust system of endorsement of quality for all types of training and learning in Community Development. Our role is to ensure quality standards in training and learning for community development practitioners. • We contribute to a proficient community development workforce accessing high quality learning through the endorsement of different learning opportunities.  • ESB seeks to ensure quality learning and certification in the following ways: • Endorsement of community development learning programmes • Certification of individuals learning through reflective practice • Recognition of community development reflective practice

  6. Plan for Session • Introductions • Community development approach to community investment, values based approach • Through the eyes of a Community Investment Practitioner • The connection with ESB and introduction to Recognition • The framework - menu of accreditation and learning • The role of Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) • What Next? Thoughts questions and ideas

  7. What Next?Thoughts, questions and ideas • Are you interested in taking any of this forward? • What would  you want to see in any learning framework for yourself/ your staff/ team/ residents? • What type of provision- short courses, workshops, mentoring /recognition of practice, distance learning etc? • What level? introductory through to masters? • How important is certification? • What support do you think is needed from the likes of CIH etc. in order to professionalise this and bring it to the level of importance that is required given the current state of play in the sector and gov impetus.

  8. More thoughts, questions and ideas • Are you accessing any relevant learning now that  could be built into any framework, or relevant examples that could help develop the framework and  training packages? • What are the barriers to yourself/ staff/ team members/ residents accessing  learning and are there ways to overcome them? • Information we need to move this  process forward? • Importance of quality assurance?

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