Community & Neighborhood Revitalization Professional Certificate Program

Job Specific Certificate Opportunities

The Professional Certificate Program for Community and Neighborhood Revitalization consists of a series of courses that provide the theoretical framework, specialized tools, and technical skills necessary to design and carry out successful neighborhood revitalization. Through completion of the courses, participants will hone the skills to develop and implement strategies that will:

• Increase the capacity of residents and other stakeholders to manage neighborhood change;
• Increase residents’ confidence and participation in their neighborhood’s future;
• Stimulate demand for housing and other investment opportunities in weak-market neighborhood;
• Support development of healthy, mixed-income neighborhoods;
• Create and preserve affordable housing in hot markets;
• Cultivate collaborations to promote and sustain revitalization; and
• Lead to more livable neighborhoods.

Earning a Professional Certificate

Professional Certificates in Community and Neighborhood Revitalization will be awarded to individuals who successfully complete, within three years of application to the program, all coursework, practical exercises, tests and the final neighborhood revitalization practicum. It is possible to complete all program requirements in as few as three institutes and, with prior approval by training division staff, candidates may receive credit for relevant courses taken no more than two years prior to enrollment in the Professional Certificate Program.

Program courses are open to all, but in order to be eligible for the professional certificate, candidates must complete and submit an enrollment form formally in the specific content area.

Candidates must take the online tests for the applicable required courses. Learn more about online testing for Professional Certificate Program courses.

Proficiency

The Professional Certificate curriculum includes study of:

• History and policy related to neighborhood revitalization;
• Dynamics of neighborhood change;
• Social and economic equity issues;
• Data research and analysis;
• Neighborhood block conditions analysis;
• Visioning and formulation of measurable objectives;
• Market research and strategy development;
• Revitalization strategy development, implementation, and evaluation; and
• Strategy presentation techniques.