Section: Conferences & Exhibitions
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Posted 08.05.14
National Retrofitting Conference: Retrofitting for a Future Climate
4 June 2014: Manchester Town Hall
Sustainable Homes
Sustainable Homes and partners present a one-day National Retrofitting conference, bringing together the sector's leaders in retrofitting - presenting some of the most innovative projects, technologies and successful schemes.
Benefits of attending include:
- Learning from leading RSLs on successful energy efficiency projects.
- Discovering cost-effective approaches to retrofitting through investment planning strategies, synergy opportunities and more.
- Hearing the latest findings from the Retrofit for the Future project.
- Attending workshops to facilitate discussion and insight into current issues and forward approaches.
- Learning about innovative integrated management systems and real-time retrofitting tools, that offer reduced costs & greater efficiencies.
- Networking with over 70 RSLs and suppliers from across the UK.
Further details and booking arrangements.
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Welfare Reform Conference
30 June 2014: Manchester
Capita Conferences
The National Welfare Reform conference takes place as the transition into the new benefit system is underway and as the Government pushes through a critical culture change around attitudes to benefit and making work pay.
This well established conference provides a crucial update on welfare reform and delivers best practice case studies, covering a number of key provisions - including Universal Credit, digital inclusion, effective partnership working and extending support to vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
Key topics to be covered include:
- Understanding the current welfare reform agenda and the Government commitment to changing attitudes to benefits and making work pay.
- Learning about the effective implementation of Personal Independence Payments and how these changes are aimed at modernising and streamlining disability benefits.
- Exploring the role of housing in establishing safe communities, extending support to ensure sustainable tenancies and supporting tenants back into the workplace.
- Improving the transitions to employment and working alongside local partners to deliver training and appropriate employment options.
Further details and booking arrangements.
