Housing Counseling Training Digest

Housing Counseling Weekly Training Digest

This page is updated weekly to reflect trainings hosted by:

HUD Office of Housing Counseling (OHC)
OHC-funded training partners
Other partners that host trainings of interest to housing counselors

Please email housing.counseling@hud.gov to notify HUD about upcoming training and events for housing counselors.

Content current as of February 18, 2019

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Upcoming Training Calendar

View upcoming trainings for Housing Counseling and other HUD-funded programs.

Webinar Archive

View past webinars hosted by the Office of Housing Counseling and access related materials.

Online Training

Access self-paced online training modules, such as Introduction to Housing Counseling.

HUD Office of Housing Counseling Training

Register for Upcoming Trainings

February 19, 2019: Understanding Financial Management Systems

February 21, 2019: Completing the Form SF-425

February 26, 2019: Examples of Computing the 10% De Minimis Rate

February 28, 2019: Understanding Billing Methodologies and Best Practices

March 7, 2019: Navigating HUD Exchange

March 14, 2019: Overview of Sub-grantee Pre-Award and Monitoring - Intermediaries Only

March 19, 2019: Reviewing the Form SF-425 and Other Financial Reports

March 26, 2019: Understanding Internal Controls

View New Training Material

February 5, 2019: Grant Financial Reporting

February 7, 2019: Timekeeping and Personnel Reporting

Non-Housing Counseling Trainings of Interest

Family Self-Sufficiency Training

This training and guidebook draw on lessons learned by experienced Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) coordinators as well as program evaluations and other evidence about "what works" to describe promising practices for supporting FSS participants and helping them increase their earnings and build assets and financial capability.

OHC-Funded Partner Trainings

NeighborWorks

NeighborWorks Training Institutes (NTIs) are topic- and skill-focused classes with 10-30 fellow learners. Each NTI offers a selection of more than 100 courses, a one-day symposium, free after-course workshops on innovative tools and methods, and peer networking opportunities. Inquire with NeighborWorks about scholarship opportunities.

View NeighborWorks Resources for Natural Disaster Relief.

RCAC

For registration questions, contact the Training Department at (916) 447-9832 x 1429 or registration@rcac.org. For content questions, contact Judy Hunter at (916) 447-9832 x 1015 or jhunter@rcac.org. Scholarships for on-site classes are available to those employed by a HUD-approved counseling agency.

View more information on registration, fees, or scholarships.

On-site Classes

March 19-22, 2019: Core Competencies for HUD Certification - Sacramento, CA

April 22-26, 2019: Developing Effective Program Manager Skills - Springfield, IL

May 7-10, 2019: Core Competencies for HUD Certification - Salt Lake City, UT

Online Classes

February 21, 2019: HUD Requirements for Housing Counselors

March 5, 2019: Tips on Shopping for Property Insurance

March 12, 2019: Test Taking Tips for HUD Exam

April 3, 2019: Improving Your Counseling Program through Financial Capability and Coaching

April 16, 2019: Work plans and Quality Control Plans

April 18, 2019: How to Prepare for a HUD Review

UnidosUS

The NHN Learning Alliance (NHNLA) is a national training and certification program for housing counselors. NHNLA courses are developed in collaboration with NCLR Homeownership Network (NHN) housing counseling agencies located in major cities and rural communities throughout the U.S.

Contact nhnla@unidosus.org or elearning@nclr.org for more information. Apply for a scholarship. Sign up for UnidosUS listserv messages.

Upcoming Trainings and Webinars

February 19, 2019: Homeless Counseling

February 20, 2019: Predatory Lending

March 4-10, 2019: Housing Counseling Competency: Financial Management

March 4-24, 2019: Advanced Pre-Purchase Housing Counseling

View the training calendar to register for other upcoming trainings.

Housing Counseling Training - Portland, OR

NCRC

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) National Training Academy offers substantive state-of-the-art training and technical assistance both on-site and online via webinars. NCRC seeks to "train the trainers" and expand the availability and reach of information on current developments in community reinvestment.

View the Upcoming Training Calendar.

Webinars

February 27, 2019: Nuts and Bolts of One-on-One Counseling

In Person Events

February 20-22, 2019: Housing Counselor Disaster Program Management - New Orleans, LA

NCRC's Annual Conference: 2019 Just Economy Conference - Washington, DC

Housing Counseling Training - Atlanta, GA

Other Training Partner Trainings

The Counselor's Corner

Training, Membership and all webinars are free. Most webinars have a short online test afterwards to get continued education hours' credit and Certificates of Completion. To see all webinars at a glance, please go to the TCC master webinar calendar.

Webinars

February 20, 2019: HUD Exam Topic Tenancy

February 28, 2019: Sustainability for Nonprofits

March 5 - April 2, 2019: Freddie Mac's CreditSmart® Training Series for New Instructors

March 7, 2019: Future Borrowers: The Millennials’ Challenges and Opportunities

March 28, 2019: Scam Prevention & Reporting

Recorded Webinar Videos

Coping with Disaster PTSD

How to Study for the HUD Certification Exam

HUD Certification Exam Calculations

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

For questions regarding training please contact Tammy Repine of the USDA RD Single Family Housing Direct Loan Division at: (360) 753-7677 or at: tammy.repine@wdc.usda.gov.

The Single Family Housing Direct Loan Division is excited to announce four new webinar trainings which have been posted to the Forms and Resources page:

Determining Annual, Adjusted, and Repayment Income
Credit Requirements
How to Become an Intermediary
The Role of the Intermediary

Other Available USDA Trainings

Hope Now Events

The Military Housing Podcast is an entertaining and educational series of conversations focused on military off-base housing.

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

FHA webinars are open to FHA-approved servicers and FHA-approved housing counselors. A valid company email address and FHA 5-digit lender and/or agency ID are required at the time of registration.

For additional information, please email: stacey.a.brown@hud.gov

Florida Housing Coalition

Browse upcoming trainings from the Florida Housing Coalition.

Prosperity Now

Prosperity Now's webinars are free but require registration.

Housing Action Illinois

For information on trainings, contact HAI via email or view the training calendar.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

The OCC's Financial Literacy Update is a bimonthly e-newsletter that reports financial literacy events, initiatives, resources and events and training.

International Revenue Service (IRS)

Virtual Tax-Exempt 501(c)(3) Workshops are available for educational institutions and will help non-profit apply for and maintain their 501(c)(3) status.

National Endowment for Financial Education

Access the free, self-paced online housing course to learn about a variety of housing topics.

FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI)

FEMA offers free self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public.

FEMA also offers a weekly podcast on disaster planning. The FEMA Podcast is a new audio program series available to anyone interested in learning more about the agency, hearing about innovation in the field of emergency management, and listening to stories about communities and individuals recovering after disasters.