CIH
    Level 4
    QN: 610/5163/9
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    CIH Level 4 Certificate in Managing Housing Maintenance

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CIH. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 315 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 4
    Awarding Body
    CIH
    Syllabus Units
    12 Units
    Guided Hours
    315 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Customer focus in housing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles of effective customer service in housing.2.
    • Understand how to improve the customer experience.
    • Understand the importance of equality diversity and inclusion for housing organisations and their customers.4.
    • Understand the role of housing in supporting customers experiencing vulnerability.
    2

    Data and Performance Management for Planned Maintenance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand data and performance management in a planned maintenance context and the impact of poor performance.2.
    • Understand how to set performance measures for planned maintenance contracts.
    • Understand how data and other information relevant to planned maintenance is collected and analysed to improve performance.4.
    • Understand how to use data and performance managment information to drive continuous improvement and value for money in planned maintenance works.
    3

    Financial Management for Repairs and Maintenance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand financial reporting systems and processes for repairs and maintenance in a housing organisation.2.
    • Understand different approaches to budget setting in a repairs and maintenance context.3.
    • Understand how to manage budgets for repairs and maintenance.4.
    • Understand approaches to internal and external financial control and audit.
    4

    Health and Safety for Repairs and Maintenance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand legislative requirements relating to health and safety in the workplace.2.
    • Understand the role and responsibilities of management in ensuring health and safety policies and procedures are implemented in the workplace.3.
    • Know safe working practices in the delivery of repairs and maintenance services.4.
    • Understand the obligations of landlords for testing existing systems to ensure a safe and healthy environment for tenants.5.
    • Understand the impact of the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations for repairs and maintenance practice.
    5

    Law, policy and regulation for repairs and maintenance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the link between law and policy in repairs and maintenance.2.
    • Understand the legislative frame
    • work and regulators for own country of operation.3.
    • Understand key legislation and regulation relating to repairs and maintenance and the safety of buildings.4.
    • Understand the remedies that are available to re
    • solve repairs and maintenance related issues.
    6

    Managing people, teams and change

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to manage people.2.
    • Understand effective team management.3.
    • Understand how to manage change.
    7

    Performance Management for Responsive Repairs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand performance management in a responsive repairs context.2.
    • Understand how to set performance measures for responsive repairs.3.
    • Understand how performance management information for responsive repairs is collected and analysed.4.
    • Understand how to use performance management to drive continuous improvement and value for money in responsive repairs.
    8

    Procurement and Contract Administration for Planned Maintenance Programmes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the requirements for procuring contracts for planned maintenance programmes.2.
    • Understand how to mobilise a contract.3.
    • Understand established methods of successful contract planning and administration.4.
    • Understand the statutory leasehold consultation process.
    9

    Procurement and Contract Administration for Responsive Repairs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the requirements for procuring external contracts for responsive repairs.2.
    • Understand how to mobilise a contract for responsive repairs.3.
    • Understand established methods of successful contract administration for responsive repairs.4.
    • Understand the process of contract change control for responsive repairs.
    10

    Professionalism in housing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what professionalism means in a housing context.2.
    • Understand professional practice and professional standards.3.
    • Understand the importance of professional judgment and reflective practice in a housing context.4.
    • Be able to manage own professional development.
    11

    Sustainable Repairs and Maintenance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand standards for sustainable homes.2.
    • Understand how building products and work practices impact on the sustainability of homes.3.
    • Understand eco-friendly waste management practices.4.
    • Understand how to programme work to minimise carbon emissions.
    12

    The delivery of housing services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the key policy drivers under which housing providers are delivering housing services.2.
    • Understand the importance of partnership working in the delivery of housing services.3.
    • Understand the type and range of housing providers and the tenancies they can offer.4.
    • Understand the drivers for resident involvement and empowerment and the range of opportunities for resident involvement in housing and housing related services.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/5163/9
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    CIH
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Jan 2025
    Operational End
    Jun 2036