Training for Facilitators What well cover in this workshop Why Ready To Rent and why its useful for unions How the training works Using the Trainers Guide Delivering Part 1 Househunting ID: 577590
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Running Ready To Rent
Training for FacilitatorsSlide2
What we’ll cover in this workshop
Why Ready To Rent and why it’s useful for unions
How the training works
Using the Trainer’s GuideDelivering Part 1: House-huntingDelivering Part 2: Signing a ContractDelivering Part 3: Tenancy Troubleshooting & Collective ActionFacilitating a good workshopUsing the Ready to Rent HubRunning Ready to Rent at our institutionSlide3
Why Ready to Rent?
Homes Fit for Study research showed that:
Under a third of respondents thought that there was enough support for private renters
Less than half felt that they knew their rights as a tenantJust over half of respondents felt that they knew where to turn if they had a problem with their housingLess than a third had made use of any house-hunting services provided by their university or students’ union, and only 12 per cent had attended a housing fair or talk Slide4
The Aims of Ready to Rent
Aims:
To communicate to students about their rights as renters in an engaging way
To provide support to students’ unions who have less capacity and expertise in housingTo enable more developed students’ unions to enhance their offer to studentsTo create a culture where student tenants are more discerning, have more confidence and so have more influenceTo develop a cohort of pathfinders in the private rented sector, whose expertise will stay with them throughout the rest of their renting careersSlide5
Ready to Rent: How it works
The two key parts of Ready to Rent:
A two hour training workshop written ready for delivery to students
An online Ready to Rent Hub with further resources and support for both trainers and studentsSlide6
Ready to Rent: Training design
A
two hour interactive workshop focused on:
Building skills: Focus on skills makes training relevant across a wide range of issues/contextsBuilding confidence: Interactive and practical focus develops confidenceProblem prevention: Aims to prevent issues from arising in the first placeTrainers: You don’t need to be an expert! All the information you need is in the trainer’s guide.Slide7
Ready to Rent: Using the Trainer’s
G
uideUse the Ready to Rent script and PowerPoint
in the way that works for youWherever possible draw answers from participants and affirm with slidesUse the Tips for Trainers guide to help you out!Slide8
Part 1:
Introduction and House-huntingSlide9
Part 1: Content
Introduction
Activity: Spectrum Line
Identify levels of confidence amongst participantsSet the tone of the training and encourage participationIntroduction to course content
Highlight prevalence of difficulties faced by student renters and importance of knowing rights
Set expectations for trainingSlide10
Part 1: Content
House-hunting
Activity: Ready, Steady, Rent
Increase understanding of what to look for and avoid when house-hunting
Increase confidence in asking questions and negotiating with landlordsReady, Steady, Rent feedback
Increase understanding of effective strategies for house-hunting
Activity: Red Flags, Red Herring and In the Red
Increase understanding of warning signs and distractions that can lead to bad decision-making
Increase understanding of factors that impact budgeting in rented housing
Film: House-hunting
Embed the key messages of this sectionSlide11
Part 2: Signing a contractSlide12
Part 2: Content
Introduction to signing contracts
Increase understanding of what it means to sign a contract, to sign a joint contract, and to have a guarantor
Film: Signing a contract
Increase understanding of what should and shouldn’t be in a contract Activity: Their Responsibility or Mine?
Increase understanding of tenants and landlord’s legal rights and responsibilities
Activity: Contract Hunt
Develop skills in identifying unfair clauses
Develop confidence in challenging what is in a contractSlide13
Part 3: Tenancy Troubleshooting and Collective
A
ctionSlide14
Part 3: Content
Tenant Trouble-shooting
Activity: Tenant Troubleshooting
Increase understanding of how to tackle issues and where to find supportDevelop skills in preventing problems from arisingFilm: Tenancy tipsEmbed the key messages of this section
Collective action
Introduction to collective action
Increase understanding of the need for collective action to improve housing for all renters
Case Study: EPTAG
Inspire involvement in collective action
Summary
Spectrum line
Enable students to reflect on what they have learnt
Wrap-up and Sign-posting
Direct students to further resources
Encourage students to complete online evaluationSlide15
Facilitatin
g good workshops
What makes a good workshop?What challenges might you face in facilitating a good workshop?
What could you do to help tackle these challenges?Slide16
The hub for trainers
The Ready to Rent hub
enables trainers to:
Access resources including training guides, tips for trainers, training tools and videosCreate an eventApprove and manage usersAccess contact details of students who sign upSlide17
The hub for students
The Ready to Rent hub
enables students to:
Find out about and register for an eventAccess resources including tools and videos introduced during the Ready to Rent workshop as well as additional guidesFill in evaluation survey which will result in them being entered into a prize drawSlide18
Discussion
How can we make sure as many students as possible benefit from Ready to Rent training?
How can we use Ready to Rent as a springboard for campaigns and collective action?What other support do you need to feel confident in delivering this training?Slide19
Ready to Rent
Thank you!
readytorent@nus.org.uk