Shelter Training

Unlock your potential with Shelter's training and events for professionals.

Training for professionals from Shelter

Join Shelter's expert trainers in our London office, or online with webinars and elearning. Discover a range of topics including housing law, homelessness, debt, and welfare benefits.

Whether you want to gain knowledge and skills for a new role or are an experienced professional who needs to keep up to date, Shelter has a training course to suit you.

Government funded training for eligible organisations

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities funds Shelter's support for the voluntary and community sectors.

Some Shelter training and elearning is free for eligible organisations in England and Wales.

Find out more about how our work is funded.

Training and events by topic

Face to face and online training courses available to book, and recorded webinars and elearning courses to start straight away.

Housing law and advice foundation

Homelessness | Tenancy status | Landlord and tenant law

Find all housing law and advice foundation courses

Homelessness

Homelessness legislation and applications | Immigration status and eligibility | Challenging local authority decisions

Find all homelessness training

Housing options

Young people and accommodation | Students and housing | Social housing allocations

Find all housing options training

Renting

Tenancy types | Tenant rights | Identifying housing status

Find all renting training

Possession and eviction

Defending possession proceedings in court | Mortgage possession action | Eviction warrants

Find all possession and eviction training

Domestic abuse

Domestic abuse awareness | Housing options for people experiencing domestic abuse | Occupation rights | Coercive control

Find all domestic abuse training

Health and multiple and complex needs

The Care Act 2014 | Mental health and housing | Hoarding behaviours

Find all health and complex needs training

Housing conditions and disrepair

Repair responsibilities | Fitness for habitation | Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) | Damp and mould problems

Find all housing conditions training

Benefits

Welfare benefits | Universal credit | Paying for housing costs | Updates to welfare benefit law and policy

Find all benefits training

Debt

Money and debt issues | Financial capability | How to deal with vulnerability in debt enforcement | Breathing space scheme

Find all debt and money training

Professional skills

Challenging situations | Professional boundaries | Safeguarding | Casework skills | Interviewing skills

Find all professional skills training

Leadership and management

Managing wellbeing | Essential management skills | Advanced management and leadership

Find all leadership and management training

Training to suit your role

Whether you are just starting out or an expert in your field we have courses to meet your professional development needs.

Find out more about tailored training programs with Shelter's Learning Pathways.

Continuing Professional Development

Gain points towards your professional development from the CPD Certification Service with Shelter training and events.

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Get in touch

You can email us at training@shelter.org.uk with any questions about our training or events.