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Credential
Planning Affordable Housing
Type: Microcredential
This course offers participants the chance to obtain a microcredential, which serves as proof of having gained specific skills or competencies relevant to employment. Developed in partnership with employers, industries, and related organizations, the microcredentials align closely with relevant and practical tasks and duties in the workplace. These credentials can be showcased on digital resumes, social media profiles, personal websites, and within email signatures. To receive the microcredential from this course, participants must pass a competency-based assessment successfully.
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Enrolment options
Planning Affordable Housing
- CEUs:2.4
Delivery: Hyflex - A primarily self-paced online course, with 2 live (optional/recorded) instructional sessions, and 3 drop-in sessions.
Duration: This course is delivered over a 6-week period, and requires approximately 24 hours of your time (an investment of 4 hours per week).
In this course, participants will learn the fundamentals of affordable housing planning, including feasibility studies, need and demand assessments, and effective site selection. Participants will learn about different housing models and organizational structures necessary for successful affordable housing projects. Through practical exercises and case studies, learners will develop skills in sourcing demographic data, planning financial systems, and drafting need and demand assessments.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Explain key elements of feasibility and housing need in various contexts.
- Source and utilize official demographic data to establish housing needs.
- Draft comprehensive need and demand assessments.
- Select effective and appropriate project sites.
- Understand and communicate various housing models and their applications.
- Plan organizational structure to lead affordable housing development.
Course Outline
- Module 1: Due Diligence
- Module 2: Property & Site Selection
- Module 3: Model Selection (Part 1)
- Module 4: Model Selection (Part 2)
- Module 5: Organizational Structure & Capacity
- Module 6: Project/Report Creation & Review
Recommended For:
- Housing development professionals, leaders, and aspiring sector works.
- Non-profit housing board members and employees.
- Municipal leaders, planners, and community developers.
- Manager: A.J. Fraser
- Manager: Lisa O'Neill
- Instructor: Jan Hancock
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