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CIH Distance Learning Centre

Distance learning application pack

Study to suit your lifestyle

Revised October 2012


Thank you for applying to study with CIH

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) are the largest awarding body for housing qualifications in the UK so if you’re looking to take the first or next step in your career then you’ve come to the right place!

What’s includedInside this pack you’ll find everything you need to apply for a distance learning course:

Application form

CIH membership form

Equality and diversity monitoring form

Terms and conditions

What we need from youTo help us process your application as quickly as possible so you can begin your studies we will need:

All of the above application forms completed

Photocopies of your previous qualification certificates

We’re here to helpOur friendly distance learning team is on hand to help you every step of the way. If you have any enquiries about your application please contact us:

Call us on 024 7685 1789

Email [email protected] or

Fill in an online call back request form

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Notes to help you complete your application

We require photocopies of qualifications you have previously undertaken. Here are some useful contacts if you have difficulty locating your certificates:OCR www.ocr.org.uk 01223 553 998 can provide a statement of results. Edexcel www.edexcel.org.uk 0870 240 9800 can provide a duplicate certificate. If students need to convert a foreign qualification contact UK NARIC www.naric.org.uk 0870 990 4088 Please note there is a fee attached to the service for any of the above.

Please note that we will not be able to finalise your enrolment until we have received your signed copy of the arrangement document.

Deadline for applicationsAll applications for qualifications at Level 2 must be received by 9 November 2012Levels 3 and 4 must be received by 28 September 2012.

If you would like to apply for an MSc or top-up please be advised that the August 2012 registration has closed.You can, however, register for March 2013 intake.

Reasons for applying In the application pack we ask you to tell us why you want to study. Please note that the word limit is a guidance.

Where to send your completed applicationsSend your completed pack and supporting documents to our distance learning team by:

Fax 024 76 694209

Email [email protected]

Post Distance Learning Centre, Chartered Institute of Housing, Octavia House, Westwood Way, Coventry, CV4 8JP

http://www.cih.org/

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.cih.org/distancelearningapply

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.naric.org.uk/

http://www.edexcel.org.uk/

http://www.ocr.org.uk/


Distance learning application form

PERSONAL DETAILSName: Home address: Home telephone no: Home email address: Have you lived in the UK or EU for the last three years? (If no, our delivery partners will require further information and you may need to pay the overseas student rate to them)

Yes [ ] No [ ]

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATIONOrganisation: Work address: Phone: E-mail: Fax: Work telephone no: Work email address: Job title: Role level: Role type: Please indicate your preferred contact number Home [ ] Work [ ]Please indicate your preferred email address Home [ ] Work [ ]

CHOOSE YOUR COURSEWhich course do you wish to apply for? The following is a list of the courses currently being offered by CIH Distance Learning. Please tick the box before the full title of the course you are applying from the list below:

Level 2 Certificate in Housing Practice If you have chosen this course, please indicate if you are currently working in housing or a related sector:

Yes: I am currently working in housing No: I am currently not working in housing

Level 3 Award in Housing Practice 2 Modules

Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice Supporting Independent Living 4 Modules Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice Managing Housing Services 4 Modules Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice Housing Advice and Information 4 Modules

Level 3 Diploma in Housing Practice

Supporting Independent Living 5 ModulesIf you have chosen the above pathway please circle one of the following modules to complete:Independent Living for Older People OR Housing and Younger People

Level 3 Diploma in Housing Practice Managing Housing Services 5 Modules Level 3 Diploma in Housing Practice Housing Advice and Information 5 Modules


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There are 3 ways to study Level 4 Certificate in Housing Practice: distance learning, blended or intensive. See below for details.Distance learning - Level 4 Certificate in Housing Practice year one leading to Diploma – please tick one of the following pathways:

Managing Neighbourhoods pathway Support for Independent Living pathway Planning and Development pathway Governance pathway

Blended learning option - Level 4 Certificate in Housing Practice year one leading to Diploma – please tick one of the following pathways:


Please tick your preferred location: North West South East West Midlands

Intensive - Level 4 Certificate/Diploma in Housing Practice - please tick one of the following pathways:


Level 4 Certificate for the Housing Profession Formerly Graduate Conversion course

Level 2 Certificate in Housing Maintenance Level 3 Certificate in Housing Maintenance Level 4 Certificate in Managing Responsive

Repairs Level 4 Diploma in Housing Maintenance Asset

Management/Housing Development

MSc top up For students who have already completed a Postgraduate Professional Diploma course

Professional Diploma in Housing and Sustainable Communities (PDHSC) -

Year 1

MSc Housing Studies Year 1 You are required to choose one of the following options. Regeneration and sustainable neighbourhoods Customer and Neighbourhood Services


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QUALIFICATIONSPLEASE PROVIDE PHOTOCOPIES OF YOUR CERTIFICATES WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

PLEASE LIST YOUR QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING CIH QUALIFICATIONSDates studied Subject/level Grade (if known)

CAREER HISTORYPlease tell us about your employment history. If you are currently working in a voluntary position in housing, please specify the organisation you work for and your roleDate Employer Position

COURSE START DATEWhen do you want to start this course?

August 2012 for MSc, MSc top-up and Professional Diploma courses (closing date 10 August 2012) September 2012 for all Level 2 courses (closing date on 9 November 2012) September 2012 for all Level,3 and 4 courses (closing date on 28 September 2012)March 2013 for all CIH distance learning courses

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US?Please tick one of the following that is most applicable to let us know how you heard about this course:

Advert College referral Event Flyer Press Website Word of mouth Social network (please specify) Other


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REASONS FOR APPLYINGPlease answer the questions below, they have been designed to help you think about your personal objectives and how you are planning to approach your study for the course. The answers also give us a chance to find out a bit more about you; we will share this information with your tutor to help them to provide you with the right support. 1. Please write up to 300 words in support of your application, telling us why you want to do the course and to support your eligibility for the qualification you have chosen. See www.cih.org/distancelearningcourses for eligibility criteria. 2. What experience and skills do you have (including IT skills)? Please provide up to 200 words for this question. 3. How do you plan to use the learning from this course, how to you think it will support your career in the future? Please provide up to 200 words for this question.


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METHOD OF PAYMENT Self financing studentsEitherReturn the form by email/fax indicating that you will be sending a cheque and a hard copy of this form in the post (please note we will not be able to process your application form until we have received your cheque)OrReturn the form by email/fax and ring us with credit card details – 02476 851789. Please note that we accept Mastercard/Visa/Switch/Maestro.Sponsored studentsEitherReturn the form by email, and send a letter of authority (this should include the name of the student, the amount to be invoiced and the address for the invoice to be sent to) together with a hard copy of application form in the post (please note we will not be able to process your application form until we have received your letter of authority)OrReturn the form by post completing the below declaration by employer or including a letter of authority (this should include the name of the student, the amount to be invoiced and the address for the invoice to be sent to).

DECLARATION BY EMPLOYER I hereby declare that the course fees will be paid for this applicant upon receipt of an invoice. If you are only paying part of the course, can you please state clearly what percentage this is.

Employer name: Address for invoicing: Authorised by (print name): Authorised by (signature):

DECLARATION BY APPLICANTI certify that the information given in this form is correct (please complete if faxing or posting this application form).Where fees are paid by your employer or a sponsor, CIH will provide details of your progress to them.. Please tick the box if you DO NOT agree to this.

(See terms and conditions for information on our refund policy)

By signing this form, you will accept that:

All information as published here or elsewhere in our promotional materials is correct at the time of printing. The CIH and its partnership institutions reserve the right to change any information including contents of the courses and assessment details where and when necessary within the requirements of the syllabuses;

You have read the course information and understand the level of time commitment needed to complete your studies and produce written assignments within the given deadlines. You have read and understood our refund policy above.

Signature Date


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CIH MEMBERSHIP You are entitled to be a CIH member as part of registering for a CIH qualification.

Are you already a CIH Member? Y/N If yes, please indicate your membership no. ___ _____

If you are not currently a CIH member, we will register you automatically and provide you with member benefits designed to support you in your role and your studies with access to a range of journals, including your own copy of the sector’s leading magazine Inside Housing, as well as newsletters, and website resources and discounts on other CIH products and services. Further information about how to access the full range of services on offer to you will be sent to you as part of your membership welcome pack when we register your membership.

In order to provide proof of the circulation figures provided for Inside Housing please sign below to formally request your copy.Signature Date

Membership terms and conditionsA full copy of the CIH Charter & Byelaws and Code of Conduct can be found at: www.cih.org/CodeofConduct.

In becoming a CIH member you are undertaking to observe the provisions of the Charter & Bylaws, to abide by the CIH Code of Professional Conduct, and to contribute, if able, to the activities of the Institute and its Regions.Signature Date

DATA PROTECTION STATEMENTIn making this application your contact details will be stored on our database. As a member of the CIH we will use these details to provide you with information and benefits relevant to your membership. From time to time membership details are passed to third parties for the sole purpose of providing you with products and services that you receive as part of your membership such as Inside Housing magazine.

The CIH does not sell its membership lists to any other organisation for marketing purposes. You can manage the information that we provide to you by opting in or out of receiving specific types of information by registering and logging in to your online account at www.cih.org/mycih MENTORA mentor is someone from your employing organisation or voluntary placement who can offer you the support, guidance and advice you will need in order to complete your studies at a practical level. It could be for example, your supervisor, line manager or a senior colleague who you think can act as a ‘sounding board’, or you feel comfortable to turn to for sharing ideas or offering practical help. We strongly recommend you have one in place before you start your course.

If we need to contact your mentor, we will always seek your permission first.

Your MentorName: Address: Preferred tel no: Email address:


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CIH Equality and Diversity MonitoringThe CIH is committed to ensuring that its services are accessible to everyone regardless of race, gender, ability, religion, sexual orientation or age. The information you give on this form will help us comply with our policy of ensuring equality in our services to you.

We recognise that some people may regard some of this information as personal and we have, therefore, included an option in most questions for “prefer not to say”. You do not have to complete all of this form but it will help us improve our services if you can complete as much as possible and return the form.

All information CIH collects around equality and diversity will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Data Protection Act and will be stored on the CIH database. Access to this information will be restricted to staff involved in the processing and monitoring of this data. It will be used to provide statistical information only.

Please give your consent below for your information to be stored and used in this way.Signature Date

Equality and diversity monitoring form

SECTION ADate of birth: DD/MM/YYYY Prefer not to say

SECTION BThe Equality Act 2010 defines a person as disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long term effect (e.g. has lasted or is expected to last at least 12 months) on the person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. (If you fill in this section please see terms and conditions*)Do you consider yourself to have a disability according to the terms given in the Equality Act 2010?

Yes No Prefer not to say

If yes, please indicate the type of impairment that applies to you. Please tick all that apply. If your disability does not fit any of these types, please mark other and specify.Physical/mobility impairment, such as a difficulty using your arms or mobility issues which require you to use a wheelchair or crutches

Visual impairment, such as being blind or having serious visual impairment Hearing impairment, such as being deaf or having a serious hearing impairment Mental health condition, such as depression or schizophrenia Learning disability/difficulty, such as Down’s syndrome or dyslexia or a cognitive impairment such as autistic spectrum disorder

Longstanding illness or health condition, such a cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease or epilepsy Other (please specify)


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SECTION CThe following ethnic groups are based on the Census 2011 categories and are listed in alphabetical order Asian, Asian British, Asian English, Asian Scottish, Asian Welsh or Asian IrishIndian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Other Asian background (please state)Black, black British, black English, black Scottish, black Welsh or black Irish

Caribbean African Other black background (please state)

MixedWhite and black African White and black Caribbean White and Asian Any other mixed/multiple ethnic background (please state)OtherArab Other (please state) Prefer not to say WhiteEnglish Welsh Scottish Northern Irish British Irish Gypsy or Irish traveller Any other white background (please state)

SECTION DGenderMale Female Prefer not to day Do you identify yourself as transgender?For the purpose of this question transgender is defined as an individual who lives, or wants to live, in the gender opposite to that which they were assigned at birth. Yes No Prefer not to day

SECTION EReligion/belief Buddhism Judaism Other (please specify)Christianity Islam Prefer not to say Hinduism No religion Sikhism

SECTION FSexual orientation Bi-sexual Hetreosexual/straight Other (please specify)Gay man Gay woman Prefer not to say

Thank you for registering to study via distance learning with CIH.See page 2 for details on where to send your completed application pack.

For more information see the terms and conditions below.


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Terms and conditions

For all courses except Level 2, your course materials will be made available on the Moodle website prior to the start of your course and you will be sent more details. For Level 2 course materials will be sent in hard copy, workbook format.

Partnership centresThe CIH distance learning centre works with FE and HE colleges to deliver courses.

Students in Scotland studying the Level 3 Award, Certificate or Diploma in Housing Practice and the Level 4 Certificate for the Housing Profession, will be allocated to Dundee College.

Students from England studying the CIH Level 3 Diploma in Housing Practice will enrol with CHS.

The MSc Housing Studies, Professional Diploma in Housing and Sustainable Communities and MSc top-up are delivered by CIH in partnership with De Montfort University, Leicester.

Refund policyThis policy below will be strictly adhered to. All withdrawals from the course must be made in writing to the CIH distance learning centre.

REFUND POLICYStage PolicyStudent has not attended induction/enrolled with a centre Full refundStudent has not attend induction day or filled in centre enrolment form Full refundStudent has attended induction day/enrolled with centre and it is within 2 months of the closing date of 28 September 2012 (9 November 2012 Level 2)

Full refund minus admin fee of £100

Student has attended induction day and it is more than 2 months since the closing date of 28 September 2012 (9 November Level 2) No refund

In addition, if you fail to attend any booked course events - except for mitigating circumstances and with prior notice where possible - you could be liable to pay any costs and/or expenses incurred to CIH in delivering the course events.

*If you have filled in Part B of the equality and diversity monitoring form it is important that you read and understand the CIH learning and support arrangement which we will send you to sign and return as part of your application to CIH distance learning centre. Please note that we will not be able to finalise your enrolment until we have received your signed copy of the arrangement document.


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