Social Housing Management

The Short Certificate in Social Housing Management was developed through a partnership between Langara College and the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA). BCNPHA represents almost 400 housing societies located around the province. The certificate program is designed for staff, managers, and volunteers engaged in social housing operations or development.

The Social Housing Management Certificate program at Langara College gives students a broad base of academic and practical knowledge, and cultivates important management skills directly related to social housing. To support ongoing professional development among social housing practitioners, BCNPHA offers numerous seminars and workshops each year, in addition to organizing a major annual conference each November. Visit www.bcnpha.ca  for information on the BCNPHA.

Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Canada and Langara College are committed to advancing learning and professional standards in housing.

Langara’s Social Housing Management certificate program has been approved through a validation process with the CIH, in order to recognize the program as leading directly to Certified membership with the professional body. This will enable students who have successfully completed the Social Housing Management Certificate program and are active members with CIH Canada to use the designatory letters CertCIH (Canada) after their name. This will also qualify graduates of Langara’s Social Housing Management program for direct entry into CIH Canada’s programs leading to Chartered membership, its highest membership grade.