About this course

Course background

Ideally, participants should have had approximately three months’ experience before attending this course.

Course aim

The aim of this one day course is to provide an overview and understanding of the social housing sector and the environment within which housing associations operate.

What you will learn

The course will focus on the following key areas:

• The origins of social housing, the purpose and aims of housing associations
• An overview of the people housed by housing associations
• An introduction to the funding of housing associations
• Key changes in recent times and the effect on the different functions eg finance, development and housing management
• The relationship with other bodies such as local authorities, the regulatory body and the Homes and Communities Agency
• The work and structure of different types of housing associations.

Who should attend?

Staff and board members who are new to social housing, staff from partner or outside organisations who need to gain an insight into the work of housing associations.

Joining details

We will email you joining details a week before the course date.

Pre-course requirements

None.