Registered Providers operate in a fast-moving world where the expectations of tenants and other stakeholders, regulatory and legislative requirements and the operating environment are subject to seemingly constant change. In that context, it is more important than ever that Board and Committee members, senior officers and staff members have the knowledge and skills they need to operate effectively.
How we can help
We provide a range of standard courses which individuals are welcome to attend but we can also deliver bespoke one-day in-house training events for Board and Committee members, senior officers and staff members working for individual organisations. In addition to the areas set out below we would be happy to discuss any other specific needs which you might have, including shorter sessions focussing on particular issues, longer courses which would explore the subject matter covered in one-day training events in greater detail or a programme consisting of some or all of the one-day training events set out below.
Regulatory compliance
This training event focuses on the role of the Regulator of Social Housing including:
- The Regulator’s statutory remit
- The Economic Standards
- The Consumer Standards
- The Regulator’s approach as set out in Regulating the Standards
- Changes to regulation of the sector proposed in MHCLG’s The charter for social housing residents: social housing white paper
- Learning from regulatory downgrades and
- Useful information published by the Regulator.
Governance
This training event focuses mainly on the governance elements of the Regulator’s Governance and Financial Viability Standard and the National Housing Federation’s Code of Governance 2020. Features of the day would be a more detailed look than in the regulatory compliance session at the reasons for regulatory downgrades for governance, together with learning from governance case studies from outside of the social housing sector.
Finance
This training event focuses on the basics of finance for private registered providers including:
- Financial forecasting and business planning
- Stress testing
- Management information
- Key financial indicators and golden rules
- Financial internal controls
- Treasury management and
- Financial reporting.
Risk and assurance
This training event would focuses on meeting the Regulator’s expectations in relation to risk and assurance as set down in its Governance and Financial Viability Standard including:
- Risk strategies
- Risk appetite
- Risk identification and measurement
- Internal controls and assurance mapping
- Stress testing and
- Assets and liabilities registers.