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The Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing will go live in October 2026, requiring senior managers to hold, or be working towards, approved qualifications.
Inside Housing talks to Professor Philip Brown from the University of Huddersfield – who teaches the university’s new MSc in housing leadership and is academic lead for the Healthy Housing Initiative – about professional identity in the sector, the practical realities of meeting the new standard and what its impact might be on learning, recruitment and retention.
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Philip Brown
Professor of housing and communities, University of Huddersfield
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01 What opportunities will the Competence and Conduct Standard open up for the sector?
02 What advice do you have for providers looking to both meet the requirements of the standard and push for greater professionalisation overall?
03 How can the standard help organisations challenge housing inequalities, and what could this mean for public health?
04 How do courses such as Huddersfield’s MSc help students develop leadership skills that will help foster cultural change in the sector?
05 The sector has its recruitment and retention challenges. Do you see the standard having a positive impact here?
06 What challenges might the standard bring, especially for smaller housing providers?
07 As a university, how have you adapted your offerings to meet the changing needs of the sector in the past five years?
08 As an educator, do you feel optimistic about the future of professional development in housing?
01 What opportunities will the Competence and Conduct Standard open up for the sector?
02 What advice do you have for providers looking to both meet the requirements of the standard and push for greater professionalisation overall?
03 How can the standard help organisations challenge housing inequalities, and what could this mean for public health?
04 How do courses such as Huddersfield’s MSc help students develop leadership skills that will help foster cultural change in the sector?
05 The sector has its recruitment and retention challenges. Do you see the standard having a positive impact here?
06 What challenges might the standard bring, especially for smaller housing providers?
07 As a university, how have you adapted your offerings to meet the changing needs of the sector in the past five years?
08 As an educator, do you feel optimistic about the future of professional development in housing?
Sponsored by:
Main picture: iStock
Philip Brown
Professor of housing and communities, University of Huddersfield
More about Philip Brown
The Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing will go live in October 2026, requiring senior managers to hold, or be working towards, approved qualifications.
Inside Housing talks to Professor Philip Brown from the University of Huddersfield – who teaches the university’s new MSc in housing leadership and is academic lead for the Healthy Housing Initiative – about professional identity in the sector, the practical realities of meeting the new standard and what its impact might be on learning, recruitment and retention.