Addressing employees’ needs
The programme was developed by a group of seven housing organisations that were finding it difficult to attract and retain graduate trainees. They were also finding that employees were being asked to work on regeneration projects without having the required specialist skills. The current steering group organisations are:
• Helena Housing
• Knowsley Housing Trust
• LHT Group
• Maritime HA
• NewHeartlands
• PLUS Housing Group
• The Riverside Group
Having decided that something needed to be done, these organisations looked at what training and development courses were available in the local area. Although a number of local universities offered programmes on regeneration, the focus was on theory rather than on putting regeneration into practice.
Developing a bespoke programme
The housing organisations identified four areas that they needed to address – strategy, community, economics and physical regeneration – and set out about designing their own bespoke programme that would deliver skills and experience in each of these areas. The overall aim was to establish a sustainable programme taught by regeneration practitioners, offering real insight into the job and up-to-date good practice guidance.
Topics associated with this project
Governance, Housing, Neighbourhood, North West, Planning, Private sector, Skills, Training