Leadership and Management: Homelessness and Housing PgCert

<strong>This course was developed by the School of Business in collaboration with the London Housing Foundation (LHF), who are sponsoring the course.</strong><br/><br/>The programme aims to develop leadership and management skills for current managers and future leaders of organisations in this area of work.<br/><br/>The course is primarily designed for appropriately experienced and qualified staff in the homelessness and allied sectors.<br/><br/><strong>The course will run for 1 year, from September to June, the following year, on a part time basis, delivered in 8 two-day blocks; Thursdays and Fridays. There will be an initial two night residential, usually in the first week of October.</strong><br/><br/>“I may have underestimated the work involved in the course but I cannot undervalue the amount of learning I will take away from the Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership in Housing and Homelessness: from tutors, coursework and other students. As well as helping me personally it has given me a new perspective on a range of issues that will improve how I lead my organisation for the benefit of the communities we serve. I would wholeheartedly recommend the course to new and seasoned managers. Recent graduate<br/><br/><strong>Why Leadership and Management at LSBU?</strong><br/>• Contributes to participants on-going Continuing Professional Development (CDP) and life-long learning as well as to employers’ commitment to staff training and development<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develops and enhances the skills, knowledge, academic theory and current practice regarding leading and managing in a changing sector environment<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Reflects current thinking in management theory and practice, recognising the changing environment in homelessness and allied sectors, and how this impacts the skills, knowledge and behaviors of managers, employed in these varied workplaces.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develops professional and personal confidence to manage and to progress professionally.<br/><br/>