Online course on housing advice launched

Housing advice and home adaptations are underpinned by a shared aim: how can we enable older people and those in need of care to remain in their familiar surroundings? It makes no difference whether the property is rented or owned, a flat or a house. Housing advice is a service in which specialists work together with those seeking advice to find individual solutions to housing problems. It takes into account individual needs, resources and the social environment to enable independent living in old age. 

Competent advice requires specialist knowledge, which can be acquired through various training programmes and further education courses. This flexible online course is a programme that provides in-depth and advanced knowledge on various current, selected topics relevant to housing advice, such as technical advice, sustainability, quality assurance, dementia and others. This course therefore addresses topics that go beyond the knowledge taught in established housing advice training programmes, but which can round out the advisor’s understanding and serve to further their professional development. However, attendance at a basic and advanced training course is recommended for working as a housing advisor.

Target audience

The online self-study course is aimed at anyone who provides housing advice on a full-time or voluntary basis, or who wishes to explore the topic of housing for older people. 

Contact

Information and registration: 

Registration is via the Centre for Continuing Education at the BTU

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Course structure

The course consists of seven asynchronous modules that can be completed independently, regardless of time and place.

All content is made available on the Moodle Projects platform. It is presented clearly through short educational videos, interactive content, lectures with presentations, interviews and other learning materials. In addition to the core material, there are also recommended readings available for self-study to help you explore the content in greater depth.

Support is available to answer any questions that arise whilst working through the module content independently; a response will be provided promptly following a contact request.

Once all the provided content has been fully covered and this has been demonstrated through successful participation in the knowledge assessments, 2 credit points will be awarded.