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Training e-bulletin, September 2007

by Kaite Welsh — last modified 2007-10-22 10:46 AM

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"An excellent course - would be helpful for anyone" - in-house training participant, Centrepoint

Homeless Link is the national network for the homelessness sector. Our goal is to bring about an end to homelessness. Our Training and Events Programme is designed to promote effective work and good practice with homeless people, provide you and your staff with the necessary skills for the job, keep you informed of key policy developments, and increase communication across the homelessness sector. Homeless Link's Skills for the job courses take place at our training hubs in London, Manchester and Leeds, and are designed to offer essential frontline skills to those working with homeless people, as well as specialist courses for managers in the field. Most courses listed below, plus many more, are available as in-house and as tailored regional training.

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Features

Short courses until March 2008 in London, Leeds and Manchester
Effective keyworking
Working with clients from the new EU member states
How to manage and prevent evictions
Regional consortium training

Short courses until March 2008 in London, Leeds and Manchester

Most courses in our current programme - plus many more – are available in-house and as tailored regional training.

Download April 2007 to March 2008 training brochure for

competitively-priced course fees, with special prices for Homeless Link members and statutory providers
specialised frontline courses in essential training areas and pioneering management training to meet key sector needs
cutting edge courses in new training topics – developed in response to changing needs and emerging frontline issues, fed through our dedicated policy, research and innovation teams
fees, terms and conditions

Course spotlights

Effective keyworking

25 October 2007, London

Keyworking is a tool for enabling a better quality of life. This course helps the keyworker develop skills and models for fulfilling that role more effectively, and this often involves helping a person to understand how and what to change. It illustrates how to see keyworking as a cooperative task and as one of the central services of your organisation, as well as how to enable the client to change and develop. Some of the changes are practical while others are about gaining confidence, or coping with difficult situations. Keyworkers have to respond to a wide range of needs, tailoring their style to the individual within the context of the organisation’s own work.

Working with clients from the new EU member states

8 November 2007, London

When the EU expanded on 2004, limitations were placed on the entitlements of citizens from the Accession 8 (A8) countries – Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. These citizens are a growing client group for many services, and this course provides an overview of the law regarding this group and considers the practical challenges for services in meeting the needs of these clients.

How to manage and prevent evictions

20 November 2007, London

Securing positive outcomes such as a reduction in evictions is essential for those managing hostels and supported housing, particularly when meeting funder requirements. This course will equip you with the understanding and practical skills needed to manage and prevent evictions, looking at good practice in the area, how to make effective use of procedures, and how to effectively manage the behaviour of your residents. It includes key communication skills such as negotiation and feedback, and offers a framework for managing resident behaviour. It will illustrate the best practice within the homelessness sector in managing evictions, and you will be trained to use housing management procedures as an opportunity for successful planning.

Consortia

Consortium training is a new regional training model designed by Homeless Link with you specifically in mind. Through this model we can support you to get together with a group of agencies in your region and hold high quality, locally relevant Homeless Link training course(s) at just £70 per place (members only). Let's work together!

Consortium training is currently scheduled to run in the following areas:

Christchurch Borough Council - Working with clients from the new EU member states, 18 October 2007 in Christchurch, Dorset. To make a booking, please contact Kaite Welsh on 020 7960 3030 or at training@homelesslink.org.uk.

Southampton (the H2O Project)
Liverpool
West Yorkshire (Key House)

For further details on the Southampton consortium, please contact Dan Milner on 023 8022 4632 or at theh2oproject@btconnect.com. For details of any other consortium, or to enquire about arranging one yourself, please contact Kaite Welsh on 020 7960 3030 or at kaite.welsh@homelesslink.org.uk.

further information on consortia