| Category | Assignment | Subject | Education |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | ___ | Module Title | Unit H424 Professionalism in Housing (Y/651/3056) |
| Qualification | Qualification specification CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing (610/4695/4) |
| Unit Reference Number: | Y/651/3056 |
| CIH AO reference number: | H424 |
| Unit Title | Professionalism in housing |
| Unit Level: | 4 |
| Unit credit value: | 6 |
| Total Qualification Time (TQT) | 60 hours |
| Guided Learning Hours (GLH) | 15 hours |
| Unit status: | Mandatory |
This unit aims to provide the opportunity to reflect on what professionalism means in a housing context, the learner will analyse their own professional practice against professional standards. It also examines the importance of exercising professional judgement, using a reflective practice model and continuing professional development, along with an opportunity to create a professional development plan.
| Learning outcomes | Assessment criteria |
| 1. Understand what professionalism means in a housing context. | 1.1 Explain why a culture of professionalism is important within a housing organisation. |
| 2. Understand professional practice and professional standards. | 2.1 Analyse own professional practice against professional standards. |
| 3. Understand the importance of professional judgment and reflective practice in a housing context. | 3.1 Explain why it is important to apply professional judgement and professional boundaries in a housing context.
3.2 Explain how to use reflective practice in learning through experience. 3.3 Describe a workplace situation that has challenged own professional judgement. 3.4 Apply a reflective practice model to the situation described in assessment criteria 3.3. |
| 4. Be able to manage own professional development. | 4.1 Explain the importance of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for housing professionals.
4.2 Create a professional development plan to support current role, and future goals and challenges. |
AC 1.2 A housing organisation includes any organisation that delivers housing or housing services and can be contextualised to the learner.
AC 2.1 Professional standards can be CIH professional standards or other housing related professional standards Details of the CIH professional standards, and an assessment tool are available for free on the CIH website to support this activity: https://www.cih.org/professional- standards.
