An Introduction to Social Housing
Virtual College
Summary
Overview
This e-learning module provides background into the history of social housing, and looks at the roles and responsibilities of social housing providers and their tenants.
On completion of this module learners will be able to: -
- Describe what rented housing is.
- Give examples of the range of housing organisation operating in England
- Explain what services housing organisations offer.
- Describe the relationship between tenant and landlord.
CPD
Description
Lesson Plan
- Describe Welcome and Learning Objectives
- Introduction to Social Housing
- Tenancy
- Social Housing Providers
- How Do People Get Social Housing?
- Introduction to Resident Involvement in England
Accreditation
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Certification
On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.
Duration
Approximately 1 and a half hours. With approximately 40 interactive screens, it is estimated that this module will take approximately 1 and half hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As an e-learning module you can complete this training in convenient stages. The system will record your progress throughout.
Target Audience
This module is targeted primarily at individuals new to, or returning to, the social housing sector and those looking for a general overview.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
How it Works
What
This is an online course, all the training will be taken through your browser window. There will be no face-to-face sessions with instructors nor will you receive any training material through the post. If you wish you may print out any page of the training material and may also print the notes you took during the training.
You can also revisit the training material at any time, even after you have completed the course.
How
The material for this course has been broken down into several smaller lessons, each lesson dealing with a specific area of the overall subject.
The lesson consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk you through the lesson material at a pace that suits you. Pages may also include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help you keep in touch and interested in the material.
Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be PAUSED and RESUMED at any stage. When all lessons in the course have been completed our system will realise and automatically record that you have successfully completed the course
When
The course is self-paced so you decide how fast or slow the training goes. You can complete the course in stages revisiting the training at any time.
Questions and answers
What course would you recommend following this one if going into housing?
Answer:Hi Pattie, We have a range of courses available in Housing which you can look at on our website. These serve as a great introduction to the topic and will provide benefit to you when starting a career in Housing. Kind regards, Virtual College
This was helpful.Do any of the modules cover the 1996 housing Act or later amendments.
Answer:Hi Eugenie, Our Welfare Reform - The Essentials for Registered Providers course covers the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and we have a course on The Bribary Act 2010. Kind regards, Virtual College
This was helpful.Could someone claiming Universal Credit get on the Course for free?
Answer:Hi Bosede, Unfortunately we would not accept that as a form of payment. Kind regards, Virtual College
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