HFHU offers e-courses that are created for individuals to take at their own pace. They are designed with specific learning objectives and audiences in mind. Most courses and curriculums are grouped together into suites of related material. All courses and curriculums are available free of charge online or they may be ordered as suites on CD-ROM for a nominal fee. CD-ROM Ordering instructions
Important Announcement: HFHU will cease accepting course enrollment on December 19, 2008. Our new site, HabitatLearns, will launch 21 January, 2009. In the meantime, our technical team will migrate select HFHU courses, conduct testing and add many exciting new courses to the catalog. We chose the holiday period to minimize the inconvenience to learners. To accommodate those learners who are currently taking one or more courses, we will keep HFHU online until January 31, 2009. See Full Announcement
The e-course suites and curriculums that HFHU currently offers are: (for further details, click the suite title)
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Affiliate Finance Matters
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Affiliate Finance Matters (Top)
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An overview to the accounting issues and practices specific to the operation of a Habitat for Humanity affiliate.
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Protecting Affiliate Assets
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Learn how to shape and maintain appropriate fiscal controls and safeguards for managing affiliate finances.
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Campus Chapters/Youth Programs HFH Curriculums (Top)
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Designed to teach public and private school students about housing issues around the world.
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Primary Curriculum
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For grades 3 though 5.
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Secondary Curriculum
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For grades 9 through 12.
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Cornerstones of Leadership Suite (Top)
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Effective leadership is crucial to the success of an affiliate, campus chapter or national organization.
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Recruiting Effective Leaders
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Successfully identify and recruit leaders for HFH organizations.
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Developing and Encouraging Leaders
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Effectively engage and keep the leaders you recruit.
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Visioning and Planning
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Understand the critical need for having a strong vision and a well-formulated plan.
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Strategic Alliances
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Understand how alliances work and explore ways that organizations can strategically them.
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Credit Management Suite (Top)
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There is much more to developing a sustainable, growing housing ministry than providing those in need with access to credit and building homes.
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Fundamentals of Credit Management
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Learn how HFH manages credit and how the phases of the credit cycle influence mortgage portfolio management.
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Monitoring and Analyzing Loan Portfolio Health
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Assess your program's loan performance and identify credit risks that your national program or affiliate faces.
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Serie de Estudio Administración de Créditos
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Una administración de créditos efectiva es un reto pero es esencial para el crecimiento de Hábitat para la Humanidad y para poder seguir proveyendo casas decentes a gente en necesidad.
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Los Principios Básicos de Crédito
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Analizar la forma en que HPH gestiona el crédito y cómo las etapas del ciclo crediticio inciden en la administración de la cartera.
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Control y Análisis del Estado de la Cartera de Préstamos
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Realizar el control y el análisis de los préstamos locales en cuanto a su funcionamiento y sus riesgos.
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E-Learning Basics (Top)
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Learn how to maximize the quality of your e-learning plan and achieve your learning goals.
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Establishing Income Guidelines (Top)
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Set appropriate family selection income guidelines and define your affiliate’s market niche.
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1263
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Family Support (Top)
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Family support is a challenge, but it is also a great opportunity for volunteers, staff and partner families to learn and grow together.
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1268
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Family Support Overview
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Basic orientation to what Habitat for Humanity means by family support.
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Principles of Family Support
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Principles and examples of family support practices in the Habitat for Humanity context.
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Foundations of HFH (Top)
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Foundations of Habitat for Humanity tells our basic story and makes it relevant to anyone interested in eliminating poverty housing.
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1262
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Beginnings of HFH
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Key people, places and events that led to the founding of Habitat for Humanity.
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Vision and Mission of HFH
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The importance of Habitat for Humanity’s vision and mission statements.
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Organizational Structure of HFH
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The global structure of Habitat for Humanity and its application to your life and work.
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Applying the Mission Principles of HFH
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Interpret and apply the Habitat for Humanity mission principles.
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Fundamentos de Hábitat para la Humanidad
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Los cursos Fundamentos de Hábitat para la Humanidad cuentan la historia básica y hacen
relevante para cualquier persona interesada en eliminar la vivienda inadecuada.
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1262
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Los Comienzos de Hábitat para la Humanidad
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Las personas, lugares y eventos importantes para la fundación de Hábitat para la Humanidad.
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La Visión y la Misión
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La importancia de la visión y la misión de Hábitat para la Humanidad.
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Estructura Organizativa
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La estructura global de Hábitat para la Humanidad y cómo se aplica a tu vida y trabajo.
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Aplicando los Principios de la Misión
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Interpretar y aplicar los principios de la misión de Hábitat para la Humanidad.
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Habitat Values at Work
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Helps HFHI staff at all levels learn what this organization values and expects in the people who carry out this ministry and in the work environment in which we all operate.
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Harvard Manage Mentor (Top)
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Accessible, hands-on guidance covering key management topics from Harvard Business School Publishing.
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Planning a Successful Women Build (Top)
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How Women Build projects can benefit a Habitat affiliate and principles and strategies for a successful project.
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1267
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Residential Construction Basics (Top)
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Help the volunteer without construction experience learn the language and gain the tools needed to work in single-family residential construction.
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1264
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Tools of the Trade
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Identify and safely use basic residential construction tools.
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Introduction to Residential Construction I
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Preliminary Planning, Site Preparation and Foundations
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Introduction to Residential Construction II
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Walls, Roofs, Windows and Doors and Exterior Finishes
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Introduction to Residential Construction III
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Mechanical Systems, Interior Finishes and Landscaping
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SHOP Training (Top)
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Learn what is involved in participating in the Self-Help Housing Opportunity (SHOP) Program.
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SHOP Pre-Applicant Training
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Allows interested U.S. affiliates to explore the requirements for SHOP grants before applying. NOTE: informational – does NOT meet SHOP training requirement.
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SHOP Certification
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Provides new and current recipients of SHOP grants with on-line access to the learning, policies, forms and federal regulations they need to effectively manage a SHOP grant.
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