Gold standard
Chartered membership is the hallmark of your success in housing. It is a demonstration of your housing expertise, your commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards. It is the recognition that you are a fully qualified, competent and committed housing professional.
This grade of membership is for those with a CIH recognized qualification at Level 5 or above, or who have completed a path accredited by CIH.
To upgrade your current membership, please contact the membership team to discuss your opportunities.
Your member benefits
Benefits from £26 a month*
Stand out from the crowd, enhance your status with colleagues and employers by showing that you are a trusted professional.
- Professional recognition
Membership equates to industry-recognized standards in knowledge, skills, and behavior for you as a housing professional. Use the designation CIHCM after your name to enhance your status with colleagues and employers. You also get a CIHCM logo for personal use such as on personal business cards.
- Mentoring scheme
Get direct access to our mentoring scheme, bringing together members from across the housing sector. Becoming a mentor can also count towards your continuing professional development and form part of the "significant contribution to the housing sector" required if you wish to become a Fellow.
- Career
Our career section provides you with easy access to a wealth of career development tools and resources, which is tailored to you. We are committed to continually adding valuable resources that will help you adapt and respond to our continuously changing world.
- Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme
We dedicate ourselves to support you in your continuous professional development (CPD). Being able to track, record and monitor your CPD is crucial as you progress through the membership grades, but also as evidence of your personal professional development to your employer.
- The Knowledge Hub
This is your go-to resource as a member of all things policy and practice. It is broken down by specialist areas and is led by members and their organisations but supported by us. This service gets to the heart of how the sector is responding and operating on the frontline, across the topics that matter most.
- Webinars
Webinars are free for members and provide invaluable, sector-led content across the key topics affecting housing professionals and the communities we serve. With expert guest speakers and latest input from our in-house policy team, you can listen, learn and engage in real-time or even catch up afterwards without having to move an inch.
- ‘How to’ and ‘what you need to know’ briefings
Keeping your finger on the pulse is a fundamental part of professionalism. We help you to do just that with our series of ‘how-to’ reports and ‘what you need to know’ policy briefings. These resources come as a direct response to new legislation, consultations or major events to ensure that you are at the forefront as a housing professional.
- Local networks
Our network of local volunteers across the UK, work relentlessly to help us deliver a full programme of local member events. From Think Tanks to virtual roundtables to student events, everything is local to you, providing a truly national voice for members.
- National networks
We provide unrivalled opportunities to come together as one voice for housing. You get an exclusive member discount at any of our national conferences and events. You also get the opportunity to network with other members from other parts of the country, share sector best practice, learning and build relationships that span your whole housing career.
- Latest news
You get access to sector breaking news as and when it happens.
- Housing matters
Our fortnightly member newsletter ensures that you are kept in the up to date with CIH what is going on in the sector. You also get the latest information on upcoming events, your benefits, member-only blogs and reports.
- Inside Housing subscription
Your CIH membership will unlock full access to Inside Housing so you can keep up to date with the latest housing news. You’ll receive a digital copy of Week in Housing, the weekly round-up and analysis of the week’s biggest stories, and a monthly bumper physical edition of Inside Housing, delving deep into key themes, with new levels of detailed analysis and in-depth research, packed full of knowledge and insight.
You can also make use of IH Live, a new mix of video and audio content designed to bring you the latest thinking, innovative ideas and guidance and regular IH newsletters straight to your inbox.
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