‘AWICS’ provides a wide range of training opportunities both through regional seminars and in-house training sessions.
Our regional seminars are held in venues in every region of England and also in Scotland and Wales and address a range of topics of relevance to those with an interest in public services.
The ‘All You Want to Know about…’ series is designed to provide an introduction and overview of important topics. These include regional seminars on topics including Local Government Finance, Local Government Housing Finance and Housing Association Finance. There are separate English, Scottish and Welsh versions of each. We also provide seminars on ‘Budgeting and Financial Management in the Public Sector for Non-Financial People’.
Other regional seminars examine technical or topical issues such as Implementing the Housing and Regeneration Act, Developments in Local Authority Housing Finance, Achieving Efficiencies and Value for Money in Social Housing, Developments in Housing Finance in Scotland and the Comprehensive Spending Review of 2007.
All our regional seminars are also available as in-house courses. These in-house courses follow closely the format of the regional seminars but are also tailored to the specific requirements of the client by using local data and emphasising matters of importance locally.
Our range of in-house courses, though, is more extensive than our range of regional seminars and includes training opportunities in subject areas including: Local Government, Housing Finance, Housing Management, Management Skills, Management Issues, Performance Management and Personal Skills.
Our aim is to provide high quality training that is relevant to the needs of our clients. We always seek and welcome feedback and consistently receive positive feedback from clients. Our Mission Statement is ‘Independence, Integrity, Value’ and this is reflected in our training courses being based on objective information, good quality delivery and good value for money.
Our trainers are selected, not only for their professional qualifications, knowledge and experience, but also for their ability to explain complex and technical issues to a wide range of people.
Those who have attended our regional seminars include: Local Councillors, Housing Association Board Members, Arms Length Management Organisation Board Members, Resident and Tenant Representatives, Chief Executives, Chief Officers, Housing Managers, Accountants, Property Surveyors, Lawyers, Journalists, Police Civilians, Civil Servants, Lecturers and Students.
Organisations for which we have held in-house courses include: Government Departments, Local Authorities, Housing Associations and Arms Length Management Organisations in England, Scotland and Wales.
We are constantly expanding the range of training opportunities that we offer and the range of clients that we serve.