Housing Action Academy

We run training throughout the year.

Our trainings are run by our community organisers and activism officer.

There are two ways to sign up

1. Join our Housing Action Academy mailing list. We’ll email you when registration opens for each training.

2. Choose your training and sign up to register.
   Registration opens a few weeks before the event. Once you register, you’ll receive an email to confirm your place.
   
   If a training event is booked up, we will close registration. Ahead of the training, you’ll receive a reminder. You may cancel your place if you can no longer attend.

Our training events have a maximum capacity of 15 people. This is the size we think is right for the style of training we run and gives as many people the opportunity to learn as possible, whilst being small enough to run breakout rooms and discussions effectively.

Unfortunately, this means not everyone who signs up will get a place and we allocate training on a first-come-first-served basis. Those who have made it on to the training will receive the Zoom link close to the date of the training event. Those who don’t make it will receive an email notification, and be the first to be invited the next time that training runs.

Yes. If you register for a training and your plans change, you can cancel your place by responding to one of the emails you receive. You can also email us at campaign@shelter.org.uk

You’ll be encouraged to participate throughout the training.  

Training will include a mix of presentation, discussion, activities and groupwork using Zoom breakout rooms.  

Much of our training is run on Zoom - the online meeting platform.  

This makes it accessible for people in different parts of the country. It's best to join on a computer, not a phone.  

If you don't have Zoom yet, you can download it. There are Zoom guides if you need support. 

We know some people affected by housing issues can face barriers to joining online events. If you need help using Zoom, there’ll be a chance to get in touch once you’ve registered.

We open applications nearer the training day. This is to avoid people signing up and forgetting.

We also like to give everyone a chance to sign up throughout the year.

Each year we look at what’s happening in the housing sector. 
 
For example, if an important piece of legislation on renting or planning is coming up, we may add training on how to influence politicians. This is so people can become better equipped to demand change and shape new policies.   

Sign up to get updates on our next training events.

We aim to have approximately 15 people in each training event. This is the number of people we can run breakout rooms and hold group discussions with effectively. We cap registrations after a certain point and operate on a first-come-first-served basis.

In the event that large numbers sign up before we can cap registration, those who have made it on to the training will receive the Zoom link to attend. Those who signed up last will be the first to hear about the training when it runs again.