NEW COURSE OFFERING
Fair Housing Enforcement for Public Sector Attorneys

Location: National Fair Housing Training Academy
NFHTA has just received approval from HUD to offer a new course specifically designed for public agency and government senior managers, agency directors, investigative supervisors, and attorneys.

This new course is appropriate for public sector attorneys, senior managers, and agency directors who are engaged in fair housing investigation and enforcement.  Topics covered include: 
Jurisdiction; appropriate parties; defenses; theories of proof and burdens of proof; specific evidentiary issues; affirmatively furthering fair housing; the roles of attorneys, investigators and agency/complaint representation; protection of the public interest; intervention, ethical considerations; elements and evidentiary considerations in proving damages; the concepts of reasonable and probable cause; elements of determinations; and drafting charges and complaints.
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IAOHRA Certification Examination is scheduled for January 27, 2012
The International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA), in collaboration with the Academy, and the Graduate School, will administer the next Certified Fair Housing Investigator (CFHI) certification examination on January 27, 2012.  The CFHI is a competency-based Fair Housing investigator credential developed to recognize fair housing industry professionals who meet the investigator competency standards established by IAOHRA. The CFHI credential is part of the fair housing industry and government-wide initiative to drive and improve enforcement and compliance in accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Act.
The certification process is designed to ensure that investigators have the necessary knowledge and skills to competently perform critical job functions. Certification is a three step process

1. Successful completion of the 5 week core curriculum offered by the Patricia Roberts Harris National Fair Housing Training Academy (NFHTA).
2. Evaluation of investigative skills
3. Examination of investigative knowledge

Certified Fair Housing Investigator (CFHI) Eligibility
Candidates wishing to take the CFHI examination must first satisfy the following requirements:

1. Completion of the 5 week core curriculum offered by the Patricia Harris Roberts National Fair Housing Academy;
2. Two (2) years of experience;
3. Satisfactory completion of five (5) fair housing investigations
4. A letter of recommendation from the applicant's supervisor listing applicant’s job description and length of service (attach to application).

Online Courses Available

The Patricia Roberts Harris National Fair Housing Training Academy is pleased to announce Week 1 and Week 2 Investigation Training is now available online. These courses are offered through NFHTALearn, NFHTA's elearning system and are asynchronous. This asynchronous elearning makes it possible for students to log on to NFHTALearn at any time and work through guided lessons and download documents, contribute to class discussions through the course forums, or send messages to teachers or peers.

Test-Out Options

Week 1 and Week 2 Investigation Training test out option is available now.

• Experience as a fair housing/civil rights investigator in the public or private sector.
• Experience with government, or other organizations performing duties and responsibilities substantively related to investigations.
• Experience as a supervisor or director who is responsible for the case management of fair housing/civil rights investigations.

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