Membership Benefits

Membership of the AHI offers many opportunities for advancing your career:

Extensive networks:

Membership of the AHI allows you to link up with colleagues across all areas of the social housing sector in Australia and New Zealand and to tap into a wealth of experience and perspectives, both on policy issues and practical situations. The AHI brings together a wide range of people from across the sector and encourages the exchange of views and experience that is vital to the development both of social housing as a sector, as well as the individuals within that sector.

Building links:

Through the development of member networks, the AHI will help to create links between the public and non-government social housing sectors as well as with private providers engaged in social housing.

Good practice:

Promotion of professional standards and good practice in social housing is a key objective of the AHI. The AHI will take a strong role in developing and identifying resources to assist practitioners as well as fostering debate on appropriate standards and practice issues.

The AHI will advocate on these issues and through this aims to foster the growth of the social housing profession and allow you to play a part in developing and delivering effective social housing solutions. The AHI can give you the information, training and support you need as a social housing practitioner and recognises your professional skills and experience.

Forum for debate:

Using the internet, the AHI can connect members across Australia and New Zealand and host vibrant and challenging discussions on a whole range of issues relevant to members. There is also the opportunity o meet with colleagues in person for topic-specific seminars or regular local discussion groups. The AHI will provide forums where members from all parts of the sector can participate as equals in addressing the issues that affect our housing systems and impact on the communities we work with.

Career opportunities:

Formal recognition of your skills and experience through AHI membership will provide a common basis for recognition across all social housing sectors, right across Australia and New Zealand - truly Australasian recognition. The AHI is also the perfect vehicle for recruiting social housing workers and we aim to become a key advertiser of employment opportunities in the sector.

Testimonials

To find out what some of our members have to say about belonging to the Australasian Housing Institute click here.

Get involved!

Now is a great time to join the AHI. As a new organisation, the AHI will grow and develop through the participation and enthusiasm of its foundation members. Join now and help to build a professional body for the social housing sector.