National Fair Housing Training Academy

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ACADEMY BENEFITS

The NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING TRAINING ACADEMY was established to provide the highest level of professional training for practitioners in the field of civil rights and equal housing opportunity. In addition to establishing your credentials as a civil rights fair housing professional, certification through the Academy may offer benefits that include:

• A practical means of assessing your skills and experience.
• The satisfaction of measuring yourself against the highest industry standards.
• Membership in a distinctive peer group made up of your fellow professionals.
• Recognition for your specialized knowledge in varied civil rights specialty areas.
• The opportunity to test your knowledge in a specific area of the profession by earning a proficiency certificate.
• Help in career advancement and compensation.
• For people new to the civil rights field, a starting point for building their professional careers.

By attaining certification through the Academy, you become part of a distinguished group of knowledgeable and expert civil rights professionals. As the Academy expands to reflect the changing nature of the profession, more than ever, Academy involvement will be a demanding, comprehensive test of your expertise. Those who complete the curriculum will know they have measured up to the highest standards and set themselves apart as civil rights professionals. The unquestionable significance of certification will transpire when the impact of the Academy is experienced through more vigorous and consistent enforcement of civil rights authorities. The Academy goal is to be recognized as the most widely accepted means of professional certification in the civil rights fair housing field. In a tight labor market, when competition for positions is increasingly difficult, Academy certification designation on a resume or business card can certainly improve opportunities.