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Homeless Link Training
"Homeless Link - top of the range for training. Keep it up!" - staff member, Salvation Army
Welcome to Homeless Link's training pages. We currently deliver training in three main ways:
- Skills for the Job training programme
- In-house training delivered direct to your staff team
- Consortium training delivered to your local region, in partnership with agencies
What's new
The latest Skills for the job e-bulletin is now online!
- Working with Central and Eastern Europeans Book now for Homeless Link's one-off training course on 12th January, Working With Central and Eastern Europeans! Based on our popular Working with clients from the new EU member states, this course is based on Homeless Link's action plan to reduce rough sleeping among London's CEE community. Run by Bethan Lant of Praxis, an organisation with the aim of helping new residents integrate in the UK, this course will cover not only subject matter from the EU member states course, but also issues such as substance misuse within this client group and cultural awareness.
Members: £128
Local Authorities: £160
Non-members: £180
Please call 0208 960 3030 to book a place or for further details or email me at kaite.welsh@homelesslink.org.uk.
- Outcomes Star System Training A one-day course delivered by Triangle consulting, experts in the field of measuring and analysing soft outcomes. This training is for keyworkers and managers to learn how to incorporate an outcomes approach and to use and benefit from the Outcomes Star System - a specially developed tool for measuring 'distance travelled' with clients in a visual and progressive way. The course is on 26 November or 27 January 2009 in London. More information.
- We are also running an Outcomes Star conference on 21st October - more details may be found here.
- The April 2008 - March 2009 Skills for the job training brochure is now online! This includes details of our consortia, new training sessions, our in-house courses, and revised prices. Please check before booking.
Skills for the job short courses
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. Homeless Link specialises in providing key frontline skills to those working directly with homeless people, as well as meeting higher level training needs in areas such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), hostel and day centre management, and managing and preventing evictions.
Training days
Participants start the day by registering at 9.30 am and enjoying networking over coffee and pastries, before beginning the day's course at 10 am. Lunch is provided, and courses aim to finish by 4.30 pm. Please note that there are some exceptions to the specified time, of which you will be notified in advance. We hope you will find our Skills for the job courses a stimulating and invaluable experience.
One-day course bargains for members only
Three courses for £330
It’s up to you how you use this offer: train a group of three members of staff on one course, choose three specialist training courses that would benefit you, or pick and mix. Offer available on all one-day courses taking place between now and 31 March 2009.
STAR Project comes to an end
On Monday 12th May, the STAR Project finally came to an end. Candidates had their certificates and portfolios presented to them by Jenny Edwards in a ceremony held at Homeless Link’s London offices.
The STAR Project, which stands for Skills, Training, Achievement & Recognition, trained candidates in essential areas of expertise highlighted by employers. Candidates, through completion of their portfolios, achieved national standards of good practice, and the award gives recognition to their skills, knowledge and hard work.
Homeless Link would like to congratulate all candidates on their successful completion of the project.
All training photos are courtesy of Tony Dodson