Dates Times
7 December 2026 10:00 - 13:00
Prices
Member price
£155 +VAT
Non-member price
£275 +VAT

This half-day online session helps you consider how to support and encourage resident influence of a housing provider and the range of arrangements that can be effective, both in general and the role of scrutiny in particular.

What will I learn?

From this training, you'll learn about:

  • Why we work with residents to enable their influence of their housing provider
  • The range of approaches that can be used and their effect
  • The role of resident scrutiny, how it works and its impact
  • Regulatory requirements.

Who should attend?

  • Resident involvement colleagues
  • Involved residents
  • Others with an interest in resident involvement.

Benefits of attending

Delegates will gain a comprehensive applied knowledge of achieving and benefiting from genuine resident voice approaches that can be used and what they can achieve. This will include hearing from others on the course of their experience.

Meet your trainer

Michael Guest

Michael Guest is a very well-established chartered housing professional with an extensive experience across the housing sector. One of his specialisms is in resident involvement both in his professional and voluntary life. This has included supporting a large number of resident scrutinies. Michael holds a master’s degree (distinction) in housing studies. His training receives consistent positive feedback and is often described as conversational yet highly professional.

How to book

Individuals

You can book your place in a few simple steps:

  • Select ‘Pay now’ to start your booking
  • Sign in or create a My CIH account (see instructions below)
  • Have your payment details ready:
    • Credit or debit card if paying yourself
    • If your organisation is paying, have a purchase order number ready
  • Complete the online form and submit your booking.
Creating a My CIH account

To pay, you’ll need a My CIH account.

  • New to My CIH? Visit My CIH page and click Sign up now to follow the steps. You can also follow our step-by-step guide
  • Already have an account? Just sign in with your email and password as usual.

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Multiple delegate bookings

We welcome organisations who want to work with the CIH Housing Academy to provide training to their workforce. If you'd like to know more about possible discounts for multiple bookings of training courses or qualifications please contact us on 024 7685 1700 or email partnerships@cih.org.

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If you have any questions about our training courses or want to speak with a member of our team, we’re here to help. We can guide you through the next steps and provide any additional information you need.

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