A fundamental objective of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's $7.5 billion housing
plan, "The New Housing Marketplace," is to invest in the City's neighborhoods
for the next generation of New Yorkers. "We need to preserve the City's aging
housing stock with infrastructure improvements - new heating systems, roofs,
windows - preventative maintenance, sound financial management, and compliance
with housing rules and regulations." In support of this objective, HPD's Housing
Education Services (HES) is pleased to offer a variety of training courses for
owners, property managers, housing professionals, superintendents and
tenants.
HPD takes great pride in publishing our courseware online:
Beginning March 2, 2009, HPD will begin to roll out its new web-based
learning program. We’ll be able to reach out to a vastly larger audience – both
within the organization and to our public in a dynamic, refreshing, and
compelling format. Each course has been designed to maximize the potential of
the online medium. By using workplace scenarios, interactivities and simulations
to place the user right into authentic situations, every experience will enhance
and assess one’s ability to make consistently good decisions. We’ve employed the
best practices of the virtual world to yield the best education for the real
world through animation, avatars, video action, multiple actors, and voices.
Acquiring new information, learning new skills, and adapting to changing events
make online instruction harmonize with the challenges our clients face everyday.
Better yet, by practicing new skills, trying out choices and taking risks
online, they’ll become more efficient and effective, competent and confident in
real life.
So get started. You can clickhere to
log on and increase your learning potential right away.
Introduction to Residential Property Management
Series Courses on building management, finance, and tenant relations,
and building systems
Seminars Courses on water and energy conservation, maintaining
heat and hot water, and environmental health issues
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lead Paint Certified
Courses Lead safe work practices, lead based paint abatement worker and
supervisor, lead paint inspector and risk assessor
Lead Education Program The Lead Education Program (LEP) is designed
to increase public awareness of the City's lead paint hazard reduction
law, Local Law I of 2004, and to equip the City's housing community with the
knowledge and skills necessary to comply with the requirements for lead-based
paint activities contained in the law, which went into effect on August 2,
2004.
Local Law I of
2004 significantly changes the way in which repairs and renovations to dwelling
units in pre-1960 buildings are performed in New York City. In compliance with
Local Law 1 of 2004 and Title X, LEP will facilitate lead paint certification
courses endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These EPA
certified courses are targeted towards individuals or companies performing the
following lead-based paint activities: abatement, renovation, risk assessments
and inspections. Successful completion of these course(s) is the first step in
applying for EPA certification. Both Title X and Local Law 1 of 2004 require any
organization or contractor who performs repairs or renovation work that disturbs
painted surfaces containing lead based paint to be EPA certified. In addition,
LEP offers a series of classes to housing professionals and the general public
on the following topics: Lead-Based Paint Awareness, Performing Visual
Inspections (as specified by HUD), Safe Work Practices and Local Law I of 2004
Compliance. These courses are designed to increase awareness of the requirements
of Local Law I of 2004 and are targeted at individuals who do not perform
abatement work and are not required to be EPA certified.
Register on-line or
call 311 to request a Public Outreach and Education Program brochure. 311 can be
accessed outside of New York City by dialing (212) NEW YORK.
Owners' Night: An Evening Dedicated to Helping New York City's
Property Owners Once a month, HPD staff travel to a different borough to
host Owners' Night: An
Evening Dedicated to Helping New York City's Property Owners. Learn about
the availability of low-interest loans, free educational courses and free owner
counseling.
E-mail Update Subscription Center If you would like to receive
e-mails from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and
Development with information about housing education classes, details about
upcoming Owners' Nightsand more, visit the NYC HPD E-mail Update Subscription
Center.
HPD welcomes your comments or suggestions.
Let us work together to improve the quality of housing in New York
City.
Local Law I of
2004 significantly changes the way in which repairs and renovations to dwelling
units in pre-1960 buildings are performed in New York City. In compliance with
Local Law 1 of 2004 and Title X, LEP will facilitate lead paint certification
courses endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These EPA
certified courses are targeted towards individuals or companies performing the
following lead-based paint activities: abatement, renovation, risk assessments
and inspections. Successful completion of these course(s) is the first step in
applying for EPA certification. Both Title X and Local Law 1 of 2004 require any
organization or contractor who performs repairs or renovation work that disturbs
painted surfaces containing lead based paint to be EPA certified. In addition,
LEP offers a series of classes to housing professionals and the general public
on the following topics: Lead-Based Paint Awareness, Performing Visual
Inspections (as specified by HUD), Safe Work Practices and Local Law I of 2004
Compliance. These courses are designed to increase awareness of the requirements
of Local Law I of 2004 and are targeted at individuals who do not perform
abatement work and are not required to be EPA certified.
