An online accredited tenancy course designed to help young people gain independence and prepare anyone to be tenancy ready
Tenancy-Ready Training Programme
Produced by Sheffield Foyer
What is the Accredited Tenancy Course?
The Accredited Tenancy Online Units are:
Unit 1: Moving in
Unit 2: Respecting Yourself and Others
Unit 3: Managing Money in Your Home
Unit 4: Staying Well Part 1: Sleeping and Substances
Unit 4: Staying Well Part 2: Sex and Relationships
Unit 4: Staying Well Part 3: Easting Well
Unit 5: Making A Home and A Life
Unit 6: Ready to Work
Unit 7: Housing Options; Furniture Options; The Costs of Running a Home; Rent and Council Tax; Budgeting in Your New Home; DIY, Repairs and Emergencies; Dealing with Feelings
The online Tenancy-Ready Training Programme has been produced by Sheffield Foyer based on the experience of helping hundreds of young people into independence over the last twenty years.
It is a basic but comprehensive introduction to the business of living in your own property and having adult responsibilities. It’s easy to understand and accessible, without being patronising, and suits young people particularly, with relevant and meaningful scenarios that test their judgement, and manage their expectations, concerning independent living.
Our Tenancy Ready accredited course is currently delivered in a housing charity and local council for their housing association. If your organisation is situated in the same area as these please get in touch to discuss how young people or anyone can access this course. As part of a wider online and outreach programme, our dedicated tenancy and housing course can be used for:
• housing and homeless charities
• housing associations and housing Independence services
• local authorities
• private housing or private renting
• fresh start / young people moving on programmes
• university accommodation and living service
• student accommodation (private)
• help to rent projects
• supported housing projects
• prisons, community rehabilitation companies and probation services
The tenancy course can be tailormade for your policies, procedures and working practices to support aspects set out by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Positive Outcomes
Over the last 20 years, Sheffield Foyer has helped hundreds of young people gain their own independence.
And the success rate of their training programme is excellent.
What’s covered in the training?
Introduction: The first unit introduces people in supported accommodation (or similar settings) to the supported accommodation setting, the training programme and some of things that they need to do to get started on the road to independence. This a simple and quick overview of some tenancy-related basics to begin with.
Communication: Exploring some of the communication and stress-management ills needed to cope in everyday situations with people. Learners look at some difficult situations and decide the best way forward, in order to avoid or address anti-social behaviour.
Money Management: This unit is all about money. Learners practice simple budgeting techniques and how to avoid the pitfalls, learning about money jargon and getting to grips with some aspects of the benefit system.
Health – Sleep and Substances: Touching on important health issues for young people like sleep – and how to get a better night’s sleep – and some of the concerns about behaviours like drinking, drugs and smoking.
Health – Eating Well: Understanding how to pick foods and put healthy meals together, whilst considering the basic food storage, preparation and hygiene.
Sex & Relationships: Covers some important themes about consent, relationships, STI’s and general sexual safety and well-being.
Making a Home and a Life: Introduces the idea of a community and understanding the community services and using them properly. Keeping a new home clean and tidy and revisiting the ideal of a ‘good neighbour’ by being considerate.
Ready to Work: Understanding skills and developing those in order to be ‘interview ready’. Learning how to create supporting statements to go with a CV and creating a good CV to help young people on your way to work. Looking at the challenges of managing in work and the experience of those early days. If work isn’t the first goal, there’s also college and apprenticeships.
A Handbook for Moving On: There’s information here about dealing with tenancies and the legal parts of having a tenancy. Learners cover important issues like insurance, utilities, bills, and saving money