Affordable Housing Professionals

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Lakea Nicholson
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848-932-4736
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Overview

The Affordable Housing Professionals Certification Program is a cooperative endeavor between the Center for Government Services (CGS) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and the Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey (AHPNJ). It is a professional development course of study for individuals who work toward the support and provision of affordable housing, covering federally-funded programs as well as the state regulatory program.

The mission of AHPNJ is:

  • to promote and enhance professionalism and knowledge in the field by supporting affordable housing through dialogue, ethical standards, education, advocacy and policy guidance;
  • to establish “best practices” for housing procedure and protocol in the interrelated fields of administrative agents, architects, developers, property managers, state and municipal employees, non-profit and for-profit corporations, human/social service providers, financial institutions, planners and attorneys;
  • to establish resources for professional assistance;
  • to promote competency and expertise in the affordable housing industry that is desirable to employers, peers, advocates and clients;
  • and to promote compassion in the agencies and individuals that support the provision of affordable housing.

Request Duplicate Certificate | Recertification Guidelines and Application


Certificate Requirements

To qualify for the Rutgers/AHPNJ certificate, participants must successfully complete 36 hours of classroom training. Successful completion is defined as 80% attendance of the class hours and a passing grade of 70% or higher on the final examination.

The four required courses total 27 hours. The remaining nine hours are accrued from electives approved by CGS and AHPNJ.

Required Courses

  • Introduction to Affordable Housing for NJ Municipalities
  • Determining Eligibility for Affordable Housing Programs
  • Fair Housing
  • Ethics for Affordable Housing Professionals

Approved Elective Courses

AHP Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of Affordable Housing Professional required and approved elective courses, a student may apply for an AHP Certificate of Completion, which must be renewed every (3) years, by clicking on the following link https://forms.office.com/r/pCUk8iL6rZ and completing the application form. Certificates of completion will be sent out in January and July for those who complete an application. You may also download the attached Course Tracker, on the website, to help track your courses as you complete each class. COVID-19 renewal certification extensions are NO longer being granted as of 2023. 

 

Course Schedule

All registrations for online/distant learning and in-person courses must be received NO LATER than three business days before the class begins. Late registrations will NOT be accepted.

Please visit the Registration page for important information regarding online course expectations and registration.

Intro to Affordable Housing
HP-6001-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6001-FA25-1

9/8, 9/12, 9/19*

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM*

Rick Fernandez & Frank Piazza

$483.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Course Code: HP-6001-FA25-2

10/2, 10/10, 10/17*

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM*

Rick Fernandez & Frank Piazza

$483.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Det. Eligibility for Affordable Housing
HP-6002-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6002-FA25-1

9/22, 9/23

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Marc Leckington

$205.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Fair Housing
HP-6003-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6003-FA25-1

11/7

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rick Fernandez

$113.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Course Code: HP-6003-FA25-2

11/12

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ilene Cutroneo

$113.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Ethics
HP-6004-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6004-FA25-1

10/20

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rick Fernandez

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Records Mgmt.
HP-6005-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6005-FA25-1

11/20

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Frank Piazza & Ilene Cutroneo

$130.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Municipal Process
HP-6006-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6006-FA25-1

12/15

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Rick Fernandez

$205.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Qualifying Household for Affordable Housing
HP-6010-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6010-FA25-1

12/11, 12/18

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Frank Piazza & Kathy Schulte

$238.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Best Practices for Affordable Housing
HP-6013-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6013-FA25-1

12/4

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Marc Leckington

$144.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Practicum Sales Prices and Rental Rates Under UHAC
HP-6014-FA25
Date(s)
Time(s)
Instructor(s)
Fee
Location(s)
Action

Course Code: HP-6014-FA25-1

12/2, 12/9

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Frank Piazza

$204.00

Online: Canvas & Zoom, all live sessions


Certificate and Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of Affordable Housing Professional required and approved elective courses, a student may apply for an AHP Certificate of Completion, which must be renewed every (3) years, by clicking on the following link (https://forms.office.com/r/pCUk8iL6rZ)and completing the application form. Certificates of completion will be sent out in January and July for those that complete an application. You may also download the attached Course Tracker, on the website, to help track your courses as you complete each class.

Continuing Education Information

20 hours

The certification renewal period is every three years. Twenty (20) continuing education (CE) credit hours must be earned over this three-year period. 20% of the required CE credits (four (4) CE credits) are allowed in topic areas outside of the affordable housing field (i.e. professional development). The applicant is responsible for retaining all records of attendance, organization membership, or program participation. All courses taken outside of Rutgers and AHPNJ will need to be approved before credit is given.

It is the certificate holder's responsibility to keep track of their renewal credits and apply for renewal at the appropriate time. If a certificate is not renewed, it expires. After 90 days, a certificate becomes invalid. Click on the link for recertification guidelines and the application form  

Both the Center for Government Services and the Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey (AHPNJ) offer continuing education seminars that give certificate holders the opportunity to accrue the necessary hours. Rutgers also approves relevant seminars hosted by other organizations.  Host organizations seeking approval for their continuing education events may apply for credits by emailing lakea.nicholson@rutgers.edu