Social & Affordable Housing Industry Induction

Want to understand what the key housing challenges facing lower income and disadvantaged people are, and how they are being addressed? And what role you can play as public, not-for-profit and private sector organisations? Learn how to navigate through the housing sector and help make a difference in this engaging, interactive online workshop.

This is three-hour online workshop via Zoom and includes polling on hot-topic issues, video clips, group activity in breakout rooms, and a 'you can ask that' Q&A with the presenter. Once registered you'll receive a pre-workshop questionnaire. Zoom join details and passcode will be sent to registered attendees one day prior to the workshop. Once you've completed the workshop, you'll receive a digital copy of the post-workshop workbook.

We value feedback! Post workshop a survey will be sent to you to fill out. This is your opportunity to ask further questions, or provide feedback about this online workshop.

What you'll gain from this workshop:

• An understanding of key terms and jargon used in the sector.
• The ability to identify sector organisations: public housing agencies, community housing providers, private developers, planners and service providers
• Be guided in where to gain further sector knowledge and resources.
• Plan your career working for an organisation in the sector, or identify how you can support these organisations as board member, consultant, service provider, researcher or policy maker.

Who should attend this workshop?

• Recently recruited public/community housing staff, managers, directors
• Existing public and community housing staff, managers and directors who need a refresher, or want to gain a broader perspective on the sector
• Private sector affordable housing developers
• National government, state government and local council policy staff involved in promoting delivery of social and affordable housing
• Housing academics and researchers; peak and industry body staff; affordable housing financiers; housing consultants, housing IT and other service providers

This online workshop is relevant for anyone working or interested in working in the Australian or New Zealand housing sector. No prior housing knowledge is needed. 

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