The Homeownership Education Certification provides hands-on practical strategies that assists housing counseling professionals with creating a successful homebuyer education program, marketing that program to potential clients and leveraging relationships with vendors inclusive of financial support of the workshop. Creating and implementing a homebuyer education program requires an understanding of the homebuying process from A to Z, good public speaking skills and excellent relationship building. This certification will provide foundational information necessary for the student to be able to conduct an engaging, information-packed workshop that aligns with HUD reporting standards.

To receive the Homeownership Education Certification, the following must be fulfilled:

• Course requirements
• Exam requirements
• Practical experience requirements
• Submission requirements
• Homeownership Education Certification Application Apply Here

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Course Requirements

Applicants must attend the following ULA courses:

• Hybrid+ Implementing and Growing Your Homebuyer Education Program
• Predatory Lending Webinar
• eLearning HCC: Fair Housing
• One of the following course must of been completed within the past 36 months:
  • Hybrid+ Fundamentals of Pre-Purchase Homebuyer Counseling
  • eLearning Foundations of Pre-Purchase 

Exam Requirements

Applicants must pass the following exams with a score of 80% or higher:

• Hybrid+ Implementing and Growing Your Homebuyer Education Program
• Hybrid+ Fundamentals of Pre-Purchase Homebuyer Counseling or eLearning Foundations of Pre-Purchase 

Practical Experience Requirements

Applicants must have counseled at least 30 individuals within the last 12 months, or must have been employed by a HUD-certified housing counseling agency for the last six months.

Submission Requirements

In order to submit the Homeownership Education Certification Application, applicants will need the following documents:

• A letter signed by both the applicant and their manager or executive director certifying that the practical experience requirements have been met. An example letter can be found here.
• The National Industry Code of Ethics and Conduct for Homeownership Professionals form, signed by the applicant
• Hybrid+ Implementing and Growing Your Homebuyer Education Program certificate of completion
• Predatory Lending Webinar certificate of completion
• eLearning HCC: Fair Housing certificate of completion
• One of the following certificates of completion:
  • Hybrid+ Fundamentals of Pre-Purchase Homebuyer Counseling
  • eLearning Foundations of Pre-Purchase 

Once the application is complete, click “submit” at the end of the screen. Your application will be reviewed, and notification regarding your certification status will be sent soon thereafter.

For questions or concerns, please email us at learning@unidosus.org.