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HOUSING ADVICE TRAINING PROGRAMME (delivered online)

Housing Rights

Housing Rights

Cost: Voluntary / Community Member: £240, Voluntary / Community Non-member: £300, Private / Statutory Member: £444, Private / Statutory Non-member: £555
Our Housing Advice Training Programme is the ‘must have’ foundational course for those working in housing.

The course has been amended to reflect online learning and is now held over a six week period, one day per week. This format concentrates on key themes that will enable participants to obtain an accreditation with OCN which enhances their skills and knowledge necessary to provide comprehensive housing advice.

The course will cover: ·

  • Understanding housing options available for clients
  • Accessing various types of accommodation
  • Using homelessness legislation Selection scheme
  • Private rented accommodation
  • Sustaining accommodation and affordability

Outcome of the course:

Achieve level 3 OCN accreditation

Who should attend this course?:

  • Generalist advice workers
  • NIHE & housing association staff
  • Hostel workers
  • Constituency office staff
  • Other statutory agencies such as Environmental Health Departments & Social Services
  • Solicitors
  • Community/residents groups

Why attend?:

This course provides a great grounding on all housing related issues

Other:

Participants will attend training one day per week and also be required to complete some additional study hours and work based learning tasks such as case studies and research activities to build their portfolio of evidence. To assist in achieving this, participants will have the support of the lead tutor throughout the six week course.

Accredited through the Open College Network, those wishing to register for the accreditation will have an additional fee of £75.00.

 

** this course will be delivered online **

Sector:
  • Advice services
  • Education/training
  • Housing and homelessness
Tags:
  • housing advice
  • Housing advisor
  • housing advisors
  • housing training
  • housing advice training
  • advice services
  • Housing and Homelessness

Date and Time

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Location

The Skainos Centre
239 Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 1AF
United Kingdom

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