Training for council tenants
Develop your skills alongside other residents.
Training allows you to share ideas, develop your existing skills and learn new ones, enhance your knowledge and meet new people.
Connected Kingston
Connected Kingston is a site dedicated to helping Kingston residents find local activities, local services and training opportunities. It is run by the Royal Borough of Kingston Council and Kingston Voluntary Action in conjunction with local charities and statutory organisations. You can visit the site for local training opportunities
Four Million Homes
Four Million Homes is funded by the government to provide Guidance on social housing resident rights and the services landlords are required to provide. The website also offers a range of training, webinars and videos to support residents.
Supporting Communities
Supporting Communities is an independent charity that champions tenant and community participation by developing groups, supporting active citizenship, and building cohesive communities.
We promote best practices in community engagement and participation through a grassroots approach to community development, providing tailored support, advice, information, and training to new and existing community groups, statutory and voluntary organisations.
Employment and skills
Our cost of living page is available to help get people into work, improve their skills and qualifications, increase their opportunities to earn more and to move into a new career by accessing new growth sectors.
Kingston Adult Education
Kingston Adult Education is delighted to launch its wide range of courses for the academic year 2024-25. Enrolments are being taken now. You can view the directory to see what courses are available.
Tenants Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) membership
We are now members of TPAS, England’s leading resident engagement experts. TPAS promote excellence in resident involvement and empowerment through training, advice and accreditation, representing hundreds of Housing Associations, Local Authorities, resident groups and contractors covering over 2.5 million homes.
As TPAS members, our residents and colleagues can access training, learn from others, keep up to date with best practice, and work with like minded social landlords to positively influence national policy and strengthen our residents’ voice.
Through our membership, residents can also access TPAS member benefits including free access to their resource hub. The hub contains useful information such as reports, members’ briefings and case studies. You can also book to attend events and join TPAS forums involving other residents. The resources available will help our tenants and leaseholders keep up to date with their rights and how to ensure services that are delivered locally meet the needs of all residents.
To access these benefits, you can Join TPAS as a tenant, you will need to set up your own username and password.