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Welfare Reform - The Essentials for Registered Providers

Welfare Reform - The Essentials for Social Housing

Course Overview

Format

Introductory Course
1 Study Hour
Online Study
Self-Printed Certificate

Accreditation

1 CPD Hour
CPD Certified

Course description

On 8 March 2012 the Welfare Reform Act received Royal Assent. The Act legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years and poses a huge challenge for all those working in the social housing sector.

This short e-learning course will help learners to understand the changes brought about through the Act and how these changes will affect their customers and their organisation.

On completion of this course learners will:

Be able to explain the principle provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 relating to the social housing sector
Be able to explain how Registered Providers are shaping their services to meet customer needs and respond to the challenges welfare reform presents.

Lesson Plan

Areas covered include:

Regulatory changes
Impact of the changes
Overview of the main legal changes
Changing needs of tenants and organisational response to the reforms

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 hour. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like.

Target Audience

This module is targeted primarily at individuals within the Social Housing Sector including tenants, board members, as well as front line staff to middle management.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

You will learn

Be able to explain the principle provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 relating to the social housing sector

Be able to explain how Registered Providers are shaping their services to meet customer needs and respond to the challenges welfare reform presents

Who is it for?

Roles including:

This module is targeted primarily at individuals within the Social Housing Sector including: tenants

board members

front line staff to middle management.

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