Virtual College's Housing e-Academy launches new Housing Award
The Chartered Institute of Housing is the main sponsor of the Housing e-Academy's new awards, recognising best practice within the social housing sector .
Chloe Weatherhead, Head of the Housing e-Academy, said: "As a leading e-learning provider working with 130 housing associations across the country, we have the privilege of seeing some fabulous best practice."
"We think it's about time therefore, this hard work and innovation was recognised using an award scheme especially designed for e-learning in social housing. We are delighted that the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) share our enthusiasm for the project and is the main sponsor of the awards."
There are 11 categories in the e-learning social housing awards, the majority of which are open to any housing association or ALMO which has successfully adopted e-learning within its organisation.
They include:
- Outstanding achievement - organisation
- Outstanding achievement - individual
- Outstanding tenant engagement award
- Tenant learner of the year
- Best use of resources to make e-learning accessible to all
staff
- Best internal marketing campaign
- Outstanding adoption of e-learning into organisational
culture
- Most successful roll out strategy
"The awards will be a fantastic opportunity for the housing sector to celebrate the hard work individuals and organisations put into making a success of e-learning," said Kathy Hanson, Head of Learning, CIH. "They will also be a great platform from which to share best practice in this new area of learning delivery."
The awards are free to enter and the deadline for nominations is 11 May. Shortlisted entries will be informed on 15 May. The overall winners will be announced through the Housing e-Academy website and Twitter feed in a Virtual ceremony on 14 June. Winners will receive a trophy and certificate from the Housing e-Academy.
A full list of category descriptions and a downloadable application form are available from www.housingea.co.uk or by e-mail info@housingea.co.uk