Social Housing Management - CPD Accredited

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, this Social Housing Management course is the ideal place for you to begin your learning or refresh what you already know. Our tutors are leading professionals, available over email to help however they can, and the Social Housing Management course itself has been designed with both part-time and full-time students in mind. Upon completion of this Social Housing Management course, you can download a digital certificate instantly for no extra charge.

This Social Housing Management will equip you with valuable skills and knowledge to assist and support families in need, give you a head start on a successful career in the housing sector of community services and allow you to specialise in a crucial arm of social development providing much-needed care for people with diverse backgrounds.

Throughout this Social Housing Management course, you will be given lessons on the history of the sector, managing tenants and tenancies and some of the possible challenges facing the sector. You’ll then learn how to maintain housing and residence-associated services on the side of housing associations, private sector organisations, local authorities or charities. Finally, you’ll learn about the importance of different types of housing supports and rental assistance. By the end of the Social Housing Management course, you will be able to successfully develop a social housing programme or project proposal which fulfils social housing goals.

Learning Objectives

The primary learning objectives of the Social Housing Management are to:

• Provide a thorough introduction to social housing management.
• Describe the origins and recent changes made in social housing.
• Discuss the skills and strengths you need for a frontline role in social housing.
• Demonstrate the legal procedures required to provide vulnerable and homeless people with a roof over their heads.
• Explain the relationship between supply and demand that influences social housing.
• Guide you on how to successfully manage housing and related services on behalf of housing associations, charities and private sector organisations, and local authorities.
• Help you familiarise with different types of tenancy agreements.
• Develop your understanding of special needs housing management.
• Illustrate all aspects of housing finance.
• Introduce all the crucial steps involved in the housing development process.
• Help you become an expert practitioner in the field of social housing management.
• Provide expert training to help you earn your Social Housing Management certification and find higher-paid work and better employment opportunities with different housing associations in the customer service department.

What will you learn in this Social Housing Management:

Module 1: Introduction to Social Housing

• Introduction
• What is Social Housing
• Why We Need More Social Housing
• Social Housing Providers

Module 2: The Origins and Changes of Social Housing

• The Origins of Social Housing, the Purpose and Aims of Social Landlords
• Changes and the Impact on Functions of Social Housing

Module 3: Supply and Demand

• What has Supply and Demand Got to do With Housing?
• What is Affordable Housing?
• Demand and Need
• Acute Housing Need
• The Management of Housing Need
• Supply Issues
• Areas of Oversupply

Module 4: Housing Management

• Managing Social Housing
• Forms of Social Housing Tenancy
• Managing the Patch
• Special Needs Housing Management
• Special Consideration Groups
• Unfavourable Medical or Related Condition
• Street Sleepers
• Other Victims of Societal Prejudice
• The Management of Temporary Accommodation
• Self-Management
• Repairs and Maintenance
• Organisational Management Issues

Module 5: Housing Finance

• Understanding Housing Finance
• Housing Balances
• Capital Operations in the Social Housing Sector
• Housing Association Capital Finance
• Revenue Operations in the Social Housing Sector
• Scope for HRA Subsidy Reform

Module 6: Housing Development

• Introduction to Housing Development
• The Strategic Planning Process
• Planning Policy Implications
• The Importance of Sustainability
• The Importance of Planning
• The Development Process

Method of Assessment:

Upon completion of the course, you will be required to sit for an online multiple-choice quiz based assessment, which will determine whether you have passed the course (60% pass mark). The test will be marked immediately and results will be published instantly.

Certification

After successfully completing the course, you will be able to obtain the certificates. You can claim a PDF certificate by paying a little processing fee of £2. There is an additional fee to obtain a hardcopy certificate which is £9.

Social Housing Management is suitable for anyone who wants to gain extensive knowledge, potential experience and professional skills in the related field.

Our Social Housing Management is open to all from all academic backgrounds and there wants no specific requirements to attend this Social Housing Management course. This Social Housing Management course is compatible and accessible from any device including Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, Tablets etc.

This Social Housing Management course opens a new door for you to enter the relevant job market and also gives you the opportunity to acquire extensive knowledge along with the required skills to become successful. You will be able to add our qualification to your CV/resume which will help you to stand out in the competitive job industry.