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OUR PASS RATE
Professional Skills (National Average 82.6%)
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Housing

If you work, or wish to work in the housing sector, you should take this course to help you understand more about the differences between affordable and social housing, risk and compliance and safeguarding.

The aim of this course is to help you understand the difference between social housing and affordable housing? If you don’t; great, this course will help you out. If you do; great, it’ll provide further information you can use. It will provide an overview of key developments and good practice in risk management linked to social housing providers.

The course will help people who work within housing support services often work with customers, who, for a range of reasons, may be less able to protect themselves from neglect, harm or abuse.

 

Modules

  • Look at the differences between social and affordable housing
  • Learn the types of both
  • Look at eligibility and how to apply
  • Learn about maintenance and tenancy types
  • Risk and Compliance - Trailer
  • The Challenges we Face
  • Defining Risk
  • Types of Risk
  • The Risks you Face
  • Real People, Real Consequences
  • The Hierarchy of Risk
  • Risk Treatments
  • Risk Framework
  • The Upside of Risk
  • Risk Management Policy
  • Risk and Compliance - Final Summary
  • Adult Safeguarding for Housing Trailer
  • Shocking Statistics
  • Key Findings - Housing
  • Safeguarding and the Law - Housing
  • The Principles of Safeguarding - Housing
  • What you need to know - Housing
  • What does harm look like - Housing
  • Understanding the different types of abuse - Housing
  • Protecting People - Housing
  • Reporting and responding to abuse and neglect - Housing
  • Adult Safeguarding for Housing - Final Summary
  • Safeguarding Children for Housing - Trailer
  • Navigating the Safeguarding Children for Housing Course
  • Why Safeguarding is Important - Housing
  • Types of Child Abuse - Housing
  • Effects of Abuse - Housing
  • Who can Abuse a Child - Housing
  • What Type of Child may be Abused - Housing
  • Children's Rights - Housing
  • Child Protection and Safeguarding - Housing
  • Raising Concerns - Housing
  • Legislation and Safeguarding - Housing
  • Safeguarding Children for Housing - Final Summary

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements in order for you to begin this course.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

At the end of this course there is an assessment which you can take in your own time

On successful completion of your course you will receive the learndirect Certificate of Completion of Training in Housing.

Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.

View a sample of the certificate (opens in new window)

learndirect is one of the largest integrated providers of courses and qualifications, training, and employment services in the UK

  • Each year around 6,000 businesses equip their staff for success with learndirect
  • learndirect have helped more than 75,000 businesses equip their employees with the skills needed to improve productivity.
  • Almost 700,000 maths and English test passes have been achieved with learndirect.
  • 300,000 people fulfilled their career ambitions last year with learndirect.
  • Over 250,000 apprentices have achieved with learndirect.

Who should take this course?

  • Anyone either in, or about to be join, the social and affordable housing sector
  • Anyone who interacts with those in the social and affordable housing sector
  • Anyone interested in finding out more about social or affordable housing for other reasons

  • SALE Savings End Midnight Sunday 12th July
  • SALE Savings End Midnight Sunday 12th July

Housing

If you work, or wish to work in the housing sector, you should take this course to help you understand more about the differences between affordable and social housing, risk and compliance and safeguarding.

The aim of this course is to help you understand the difference between social housing and affordable housing? If you don’t; great, this course will help you out. If you do; great, it’ll provide further information you can use. It will provide an overview of key developments and good practice in risk management linked to social housing providers.

The course will help people who work within housing support services often work with customers, who, for a range of reasons, may be less able to protect themselves from neglect, harm or abuse.

 

Modules

  • Look at the differences between social and affordable housing
  • Learn the types of both
  • Look at eligibility and how to apply
  • Learn about maintenance and tenancy types
  • Risk and Compliance - Trailer
  • The Challenges we Face
  • Defining Risk
  • Types of Risk
  • The Risks you Face
  • Real People, Real Consequences
  • The Hierarchy of Risk
  • Risk Treatments
  • Risk Framework
  • The Upside of Risk
  • Risk Management Policy
  • Risk and Compliance - Final Summary
  • Adult Safeguarding for Housing Trailer
  • Shocking Statistics
  • Key Findings - Housing
  • Safeguarding and the Law - Housing
  • The Principles of Safeguarding - Housing
  • What you need to know - Housing
  • What does harm look like - Housing
  • Understanding the different types of abuse - Housing
  • Protecting People - Housing
  • Reporting and responding to abuse and neglect - Housing
  • Adult Safeguarding for Housing - Final Summary
  • Safeguarding Children for Housing - Trailer
  • Navigating the Safeguarding Children for Housing Course
  • Why Safeguarding is Important - Housing
  • Types of Child Abuse - Housing
  • Effects of Abuse - Housing
  • Who can Abuse a Child - Housing
  • What Type of Child may be Abused - Housing
  • Children's Rights - Housing
  • Child Protection and Safeguarding - Housing
  • Raising Concerns - Housing
  • Legislation and Safeguarding - Housing
  • Safeguarding Children for Housing - Final Summary

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements in order for you to begin this course.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

Excellent Marking

Assessment

At the end of this course there is an assessment which you can take in your own time

Qualifications

On successful completion of your course you will receive the learndirect Certificate of Completion of Training in Housing.

Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.

View a sample of the certificate (opens in new window)

learndirect is one of the largest integrated providers of courses and qualifications, training, and employment services in the UK

  • Each year around 6,000 businesses equip their staff for success with learndirect
  • learndirect have helped more than 75,000 businesses equip their employees with the skills needed to improve productivity.
  • Almost 700,000 maths and English test passes have been achieved with learndirect.
  • 300,000 people fulfilled their career ambitions last year with learndirect.
  • Over 250,000 apprentices have achieved with learndirect.

Who should take this course?

  • Anyone either in, or about to be join, the social and affordable housing sector
  • Anyone who interacts with those in the social and affordable housing sector
  • Anyone interested in finding out more about social or affordable housing for other reasons

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