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A Rough Guide to Homelessness Policy and Legislation in Scotland

£100.00 – £150.00

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Description

An introductory course giving you insight into both the history and current direction of homelessness and legislation policy across Scotland.  

Scotland has world-leading homelessness policy and legislation… so why do we still have homelessness?

What policies haven’t worked, and which need to be implemented more rapidly and on a bigger scale?

The popular Rough Guide takes you through a timeline of the key legislation and policy to prevent and alleviate homelessness in Scotland since devolution in 1999. And explores the new directions prioritised in the current Ending Homelessness Together plan, and plots what needs to happen next.

With rising homelessness and the landmark Housing Bill containing new prevention measures going through parliament, it’s more important than ever to understand the legislation and policy we’ve got and how it came about.

If you’re new to the sector or returning to work in homelessness, or just want to improve your knowledge or your team’s understanding of homelessness policy in Scotland, our introductory course will make sure you gain a solid grounding, delivered in a friendly and engaging way by a team with deep expertise in the subject.

Location: Teams 

Duration: 10:00-13:00 with breaks 

Dates: this course is delivered over half a day 13 February 2025 and via eLearning

By the end of the course, you will be able to:  

  1. Identify homelessness trends across Scotland 
  2. Recognise the inequalities and who is most at risk of experiencing homelessness  
  3. Explain the timeline and policy framework for ending homelessness across Scotland 
  4. Analyse the main policy and planning structures for tackling homelessness 
  5. Share the four new directions for ending homelessness 

After the course, you will gain: 

  • A copy of the training slides 
  • An interactive resource list to guide your further learning 
  • Connection to a network of dedicated people working across Scotland to end homelessness 

Why book?  

In recent training 96% of learners left the training more confident in their role and 83% left more aware of external organisations in the local area.  90% would recommend the course to colleagues and friends. 

 

Current members can access the discounted ticket price. Find out more about HNS Membership

(Prices are inclusive of VAT)

Useful for

This training is designed for staff and volunteer inductions. It is perfect for frontline and admin staff, board members, local authority housing or neighbourhood teams, housing association teams and wider policy roles in antipoverty and equality organisations. The training also provides a useful refresher for staff returning to the sector, covering the policy landscape from 2000 onwards. For the wider public who are interested, it gives context and background to the recent Scottish Government declaration of a Housing Emergency.

What recent learners said

“Found it really helpful and the trainers were great at keeping me engaged.” 

“Course was very easy to access and everyone had plenty of opportunities to participate…” 

“…I take away a deeper understanding of the policy intention behind much of the legislation I refer to in my work” 

Accessibility and adjustments

If there are barriers to participating in an online Teams call and adjustments we can make to mitigate barriers, please let a member of the team know how we can help. Examples include, but are not limited to, frequent or extended breaks, using closed captions or an interpreter, sending materials in advance, and requesting printed materials. Email laura@homelessnetwork.scot or call 0141 420 7272; Contact Scotland BSL interpretation welcome. 

Bespoke training

This course is also available for in-house delivery to teams and organisations. We are planning an eLearning version of the content too. To chat more about your training requests or discounts for booking multiple staff members please contact the training team to chat more. 

Booking for a colleague

No problem. Please add their name and email address to the delegates option at the checkout.