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Housing professionals

We’ve committed to investing in the development of housing professionals through our core training programme – upskilling colleagues and supporting our future leaders. 

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Each year we deliver a suite of training sessions designed to truly make a difference to you and your organisation. We’ve partnered with a number of excellent providers to deliver courses, both virtual and in person, focused on supporting you across a range of disciplines.

Who can attend? These courses are designed for delegates from Housing Associations and Local Authorities. We have a separate training programme for suppliers. Attendance is free for SEC Members if used as part of your yearly training allowance. All other housing professionals are able to attend courses at a subsidised rate.

Many of our courses are CPD accredited and we’re currently in the process of accrediting our entire programme. Certificates are provided after completing each course.

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Next generation leaders

Alongside our yearly training programme we’re also dedicated to supporting a wave of housing and asset leaders that will fill our board rooms in the future. 

We’ve partnered with Solace to provide an Institute of Leadership and Management Certificated course for next generation leaders in the housing sector. It’s part of our £200,000 a year investment in people through our Prospects programme.

Each cohort will benefit from a four module programme which explores the role of leadership in delivering change. Delegates benefit from growing their network of likeminded colleagues from different housing providers in a supportive environment.

The course is open to colleagues working within registered providers and both Members and Guests are able to apply. Candidates must be existing managers – which means they’re either managing people or non-staff resources with full responsibility / accountability.

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What will I learn?

When joining the cohort you’ll commit to a 4 module, 8-day classroom-based course. We’ll run a kickstart meeting online before the first module so that delegates can get to know each other. It will also include additional coursework-based activity outside of working hours.

  • Module 1 Leadership and Change: Exploring the role of leadership in delivering change
  • Module 2 Strategic Thinking: Thinking about the future and generating unique insights and opportunities
  • Module 3 Working Collaboratively Across Organisations: How to establish a common purpose, a strong insistence on a whole systems approach and shared power to stimulate change
  • Module 4 Coaching for High Performance: A coaching style of managing teams through change 

What are the benefits?

Along with completing the leadership programme you’ll receive the following:

  • An Institute of Leadership and Management Certificate in Leadership from Solace
  • Support from us at SEC and recognition of your participation – we’ll promote your cohort on our website and social media channels
  • If you are not already a CIH Member, we’ll also fund one year of Membership for you
  • You’ll be part of a new wave of aspiring leaders – and will gain access to our Next Generation Leaders Alumni Network

Dates for our 2025 Cohorts

The first cohort of 2025 is now underway. We’ll open for the next round of nominations from 21 July until 5 September.

The training dates for this Cohort will be:

  • Launch session: 18 September (Online)
  • Module 1: 09 & 10 October (Stratford, London)
  • Module 2: 26 & 27 November (Stratford, London)
  • Module 3: 28 & 29 January (Stratford, London)
  • Module 4: 11 & 12 March (Stratford, London)

How do I nominate?

We’re now closed for nominations for the current Cohort. We will reopen for nominations on 21 July 2025.

Candidates will need to submit the following:

  1. A CV outlining your experience
  2. A personal statement (of no more than two sides) that tells us:
    • Why you want to join the programme
    • What you will bring to the group
    • How you think you would benefit from the experience at this point in your career
  3. A letter of recommendation from a senior manager within your organisation who will act as your sponsor on the programme

Please email your application to learning@solace.org.uk. Please include “SEC Next Generation Leaders Application” in your subject line.

What does it cost?

SEC Members are able to nominate one colleague per year to complete the programme for free. You can view our current members here. 

If your organisation would like to nominate an additional colleague then the cost is £750 + VAT.

Are you a non-member? Then you’re still able to nominate a colleague. The cost is £750 + VAT per delegate.

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