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Making full use of the Housing Management and Efficiencies Learning Network
Jim CarruthScottish Centre for Regeneration23 April 2010
Outline
• The Learning Network Approach
• Meet the Family - Progress to date
• Lessons learned
• Current issues
• Going forward
“The SFHA should work with the Scottish Government to consider how housing associations might be best supported to increase the capacity and skills of their organisations and staff to more effectively and efficiently deliver community regeneration outcomes” Making Markets WorkScottish Federation of Housing Associations, 2008
“although there are many individual solid examples of housing-led community regeneration activities, activity across the sector has been variable and inconsistent… we urge the SCR to facilitate this (a learning network) in its role as the national body for developing expertise in regeneration”
Unlocking the PotentialEmployers in Voluntary Housing, 2008
“while the RSL sector has an excellent track record of quality and innovation, it cannot be exempted from the search for greater effectiveness and to facilitate this, we are considering with the SFHA, COSLA and the Regulator how to improve the identification and sharing of best practice within the social housing sector.” Alec Neil, Housing and Communities minister, June 2009
Why?
The Learning Network Approach
• intro to the Scottish Centre for Regeneration • experience of learning interventions• regular evaluation • evolution of approach• how can we best support effective learning?• flexibility of response – removing barriers format, timing, location, cost • integration of learning• practical learning focussed on individual need
The Learning Network Approach
Key elements:
• Face to face• Published materials• On-line• Web portal
• Learning Network Co-ordinator• Knowledge Management Officer• Dedicated budget
• Active partnership• Demand led• Connecting and integrating
The Learning Network Approach
Face to face :
• conferences• workshops• study visits• action learning sets
Published Materials :
• briefing papers• learning points• case studies
Online discussions Events of interest
Network members Share Documents
Meet the Family
•Town Centre and Local High Streets
•Community Regeneration and Tackling Poverty
•Mixed and Sustainable Communities
•Employability
•Housing Management and Efficiencies
•Housing Energy Efficiency
Community Regeneration & Tackling Poverty: Issues
• Regeneration in a new context– Single outcome agreements– Removal of FSF ring fencing
• Embedding an outcomes based approach– Data analysis and impact– Target Setting, line of sight
• Tackling complex needs– Rural regeneration– Hardest to reach– Financial inclusion
Town Centres and Local High Streets: Issues
• Town Centre Strategies– Mapping– Implementation– Beyond retailing– Managing stakeholders
• Performance Management– Indicators– Performance measurement– Benchmarking
Mixed and Sustainable Communities: Issues
• Land assembly and development delivery– Deferred receipts– Future infrastructure requirements– Economics and delivery of placemaking
• Placemaking– Masterplanning– SSCI
• Housing and regeneration– Structures/ community planning– SROI
Lessons Learned: Progress to Date
• Events– 16 workshops, 8 study visits, 7 conferences, 3 open
forum events and 4 seminars– 9 action learning sets– 1322 people attended
• Publications– 20 case studies, 16 learning points, 3 briefing papers, 1
action plan
• Users– 5,084 registered for e-bulletins– 5,582 unique visitors (from 1 Oct) 18,790 pages– 767 registered members of on line platform
Lessons Learned:Improving our Approaches to Learning
• People want to communicate and share practice
• The need to provide more in depth support across fewer priorities
• Make it as easy as possible to access learning
• Continue to listen to network members
• Importance for people of meeting and networking
• Benefits in offering a range of learning options
• Quality over quantity
Housing Management and Efficiencies:issues to be tackled
• Points raised within CIH briefing paper
• Voting buttons
• Survey Monkey
• Ongoing dialogue
Housing Management and Efficencies:- Some initial thoughts
Voting Buttons Time!
Going Forward
• Deliver work programme with partners CIH, COSLA, EVH, SFHA, SHARE, SHBVN,
• Recruit new members• Start to deliver the work programme• Develop an improved monitoring and evaluation
framework• Ensure ongoing feedback from all stakeholders
engagement• Focus on delivery and impact
Find out more!
Sue ShoneCIH Scotland6 Palmerston PlaceEdinburgh EH12 5AATelephone 0131 2254544 mobile 07917064162E-mail [email protected]
Scottish Centre for RegenerationHighlander House58 Waterloo StreetGlasgow G2 7DATelephone 0141 271 3736E-mail [email protected]