Specialist in Housing Credit Management™ (SHCM™) for Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Professionals

"For our Section 202 providers, tax credits are the wave of the future. Our participation in the SCHM program will help professional housing managers master the requirements of the tax credit program, develop expertise and most importantly, help more older adults receive the services they need, when they need them, in the place they call home."

                          - AAHSA CEO Larry Minnix

The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), in conjunction with the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) and the National Apartment Association (NAA), is pleased to announce new training and certification opportunities for senior housing management professionals working in tax credit properties. The Specialist in Housing Credit Management™ (SHCM™) certification program for housing management professionals will educate managers of properties developed and operated under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

The LIHTC is the largest source of funding for the affordable housing development in the United States. Approximately one-third of all tax credit housing is dedicated to senior communities. SHCM™ certification candidates will become proficient in the LIHTC program and the regulations and policies involved in the opening and operation of tax credit communities.

SHCM Certification
Professionals interested in becoming certified as a Specialist in Housing Credit Management, must meet the following qualifications:

• Demonstrate a minimum of two years of housing credit management employment experience by the completion of the application process.
• Complete a minimum of 12 hours of housing credit specific coursework or training by an approved provider within two years of taking the SHCM™ certification exam.
• Successfully complete the SHCM™ exam.
• Submit a certification application.

Attend Upcoming Training
The 2008 AAHSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., will feature a SCHM pre-conference.

Download an Application
Download the SHCM application.

Learn About the LIHTC Program
Get the basics on how the program works.

Find State Agencies
Find your state's tax credit allocating agency.

More Information
For more information about the tax credit program or the SHCM certification, please contact Nancy Libson or Alayna Waldrum.