About the Professional Certificate Program
Proficiency in Community and Neighborhood Revitalization
Earning a Professional Certificate
Program Courses
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Every city in the United States has neighborhoods that are
troubled with deteriorating housing, streets and sidewalks in
disrepair, crime that keeps families indoors, and residents
who have lost their sense of neighborhood pride. Residents and
professionals representing all sectors — from community-based
organizations to private foundations, government to corporate
America — are involved in neighborhood revitalization
efforts. They are working for more livable places where families
can live, work, and play.
NeighborWorks America's training division
continues to champion these efforts and offers the Community and Neighborhood
Revitalization Professional Certificate.
This groundbreaking curriculum focuses on transforming neighborhoods
that lack community vitality and suffer from stagnant or declining
property values into neighborhoods of choice for current and
future residents — places where it makes sense for neighbors
and others to invest their time, energy and money. Participants
who earn the Professional Certificate will come away with the
knowledge and tools to meet these challenges and facilitate
positive neighborhood change.
About the Professional Certificate Program
Education with Results
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:
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Increase the capacity of residents and other
stakeholders to manage neighborhood change;
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Increase residents’ confidence and participation
in their neighborhood’s future;
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Stimulate demand for housing and other investment
opportunities in weak-market neighborhood;
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Support development of healthy, mixed-income
neighborhoods;
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Create and preserve affordable housing in
hot markets;
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Cultivate collaborations to promote and sustain
revitalization; and
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Lead to more livable neighborhoods.
Candidates
Interested individuals at all levels of experience may enroll
in the Professional Certificate Program in Community and Neighborhood Revitalization. This program would be
particularly valuable for:
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Neighborhood revitalization consultants and
educators;
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Staff and boards of community development
organizations;
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Officers and residents representing neighborhood
organizations;
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Funders of neighborhood revitalization;
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Urban planners, designers, and architects;
and
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Elected officials and public sector staff.
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Proficiency in Community and Neighborhood Revitalization
The Professional Certificate curriculum includes study of:
History and policy related to neighborhood
revitalization;
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Dynamics of neighborhood change;
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Social and economic equity issues;
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Data research and analysis;
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Neighborhood block conditions analysis;
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Visioning and formulation of measurable objectives;
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Market research and strategy development;
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Revitalization strategy development, implementation,
and evaluation; and
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Strategy presentation techniques.
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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 training institute participants,
but in order to be eligible for the professional certificate,
candidates must complete and submit an enrollment form formally in the specific content area.
Program participants have the option of taking required
course tests online rather than on paper. Learn more
about online testing for Professional Certificate Program courses.
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Program Courses
Listed below are the required courses for earning a Professional
Certificate in Community and Neighborhood Revitalization. All courses
are required.
INSTITUTE 1:
INSTITUTE 2:
INSTITUTE 3:
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