PgCert LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING

Program Overview

This programme develops key leadership and management skills for current managers and future leaders of organisations in the homelessness sector.

This course was developed by the School of Business in collaboration with the London Housing Foundation (LHF), who are sponsoring the course.

The programme aims to develop leadership and management skills for current managers and future leaders of

organisations

The course is primarily designed for appropriately experienced and qualified staff in the homelessness and allied sectors.

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.

“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

Why Leadership and Management at LSBU?

Program Outline

Leadership and Management (20 Credits)

This module we will examine the different concepts of leadership and management focusing on what might be considered the more appropriate styles in the homelessness and housing context.

Assessment

100% coursework but with two elements as follows:

Finance for Non-Finance Managers (10 credits)

This module is designed to provide students with knowledge of basic concepts and practices in accounting and finance, an understanding of accounting requirements and an appreciation of good practice in financial reporting, within both Civil Society and Public Sector organisations

100% coursework based on a case study.

Organisational Development (20 Credits)

The module provides an overview of theories, techniques and knowledge in the area of organisational Development (OD), focusing on the

relationship between OD, organisational behaviour and Human Resource Management, adopting a critical and comparative perspective of the issues relating to topics relevant to managing people, in homelessness and housing organisations.

Assessment

100% Coursework but with two elements:

Governance, Risk and Ethics (10 Credits)

This module will enable participants to reflect on and understand the role of governance in ensuring accountability within their organisations, both for those working in the public sector as in the charity sector.

Assessment

100% coursework: individual written assignment based on a Case Study.

The weighted pass mark across the modules 50%.  Where there are multiple assessments, a 40% minimum pass on each element is a necessary condition of an overall pass. It's necessary to pass all the modules to be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate.