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COS Certification Only - New Continuing Education Requirement
Those who hold the COS designation are, collectively, responsible for administering billions of federal dollars each and every year. We must be accountable to our residents, and the American taxpayer. This is why NCHM is implementing a COS continuing education requirement. COS is an important designation, so we hope you understand the necessity of this new requirement.
This requirement will be enforced when:
- HUD issues a substantial change to the HUD Handbook 4350.3, Rev. 1 or;
- There is a regulatory change that impacts occupancy-related operations.
For instance, when Revision 1 was issued on June 1, 2003 we required all COS certification holders who received their designation before that date to update their certification with training on the new guidelines. We made a similar decision with regard to Change 2 to the Handbook issued in June of 2007.
Benefits of Active Certification Include:
Housing Management Official Certification Card - Upon receipt of your annual certification renewal fee of$95 (covers any and all certifications), NCHM will promptly mail you your personalized housing management "Official Certification" card. Keep this wallet-sized card nearby and refer to your identification number for special promotions when you call NCHM to register for classes or when you take advantage of the many other benefits of active certification listed below!
The NCHM eHotline - Thousands of industry professionals take advantage of the only technical assistance resource of its kind in the nation. Exclusively devoted to active NCHM certified professionals, the Help Line is there for you free of charge whenever you have a technical assistance question. It is like having NCHM's housing professionals as in-house consultants at your immediate disposal.
Discounts on Programs Including the Registered Housing Manager Degree - Thousands of actively certified NCHM professionals are now studying to earn the nation's premier designation: Registered Housing Manager (RHM). With an active certification you will save $220 toward your RHM degree. That is an immediate return on your certification renewal fee investment of just $95. You also qualify for discounts on programs in the NCHM course curriculum catalog.
Visibility on www.nchm.org - How do you know who is certified with NCHM? In this Information Age, it is on-line, of course. NCHM's web site, www.nchm.org, is your source for the latest industry information in addition to the National Register of Certified Housing Professionals.
NCHM eNews - With your active certification you will have access to the comprehensive quarterly newsletter, NCHM eNews, by way of your home or office e-mail. NCHM eNews is the 21st century version of NCHM's renowned Newsline newsletter. It is chock full of interesting articles and the latest breaking news and information including archived articles of Mark Alper’s Compliance Corner. Similar professional journal publications cost hundreds of dollars per year. For our actively certified members, it is free of charge.
Replacement Certificates - Do you need a replacement copy of your certification certificate? As long as you are up to date on your continued education credits and in active status, NCHM will send you replacement copies free of charge.
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has never taken a NCHM course before,
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has audited a NCHM course but never taken an exam,
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has taken a NCHM course, but failed the exam, or
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was certified at one point in time, but has failed to maintain their yearly certification renewal.
Actively Certified Individual is a Registrant who:
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has taken and passed an NCHM course in the past year, or
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has successfully passed a NCHM course in years past and has maintained their yearly certification renewal fee of just $95.
Certification is the Key!
Like other nationally recognized credentials, your NCHM designation must be renewed on a yearly basis. Failure to renew your designation forces NCHM to terminate your certification. Once your account goes into a terminated status there is a $50 administrative “reinstatement fee” to bring you back to active status.
Renewing your certification helps us continue to strengthen and professionalize the industry. We have created a system whereby housing management professionals are rewarded, promoted, and advanced because of the credentials they have earned. Consequently, many have been denied promotions, advances, or even employment because they have not gained entry into this select group.
When your designation is classified as terminated in our database, not only are you excluded from NCHM certification benefits, but it is as if you never took the certification course or examination at all. Your name is removed from our database and the National Register. NCHM incurs great expense to maintain our extensive database of certified professionals and we cannot keep non-certified professionals in our system. Once your account goes into a terminated status there is a $50 administrative “reinstatement fee” to bring you back to active status.
NCHM has invested millions in the pursuit of our mandate to establish a credible, reputable, recognized profession. From our work on Capitol Hill to our many efforts to keep pace with the information age, members of the NCHM team have been tirelessly devoted to this singular pursuit.
Failure to renew your certification will result in exclusion from the only established career network in this industry. You owe it to yourself to advance your career by renewing your hard-earned credential today.
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