Continuing Housing Technology’s support for apprenticeship schemes in housing, we are pleased to report that Kier has taken on 10 apprentices around North Tyneside. The four new apprentices will work with Kier’s repairs and maintenance staff, alongside the six administrative apprentices that Kier already has in its offices. The new starters, who are aged between…
Kier takes on more apprenticesRead More →
General News
Social housing cleans up in Sunday Times report
Led by One Vision Housing in the number one slot, social housing providers have taken seven out of the top 10 places in The Sunday Times’ table of ‘Best not-for-profit organisations to work for’. The report, published earlier this month, shows that housing providers lead the way ahead of public sector organisations, charities and other…
Social housing cleans up in Sunday Times reportRead More →
Update on Orchard apprentices
Further to our coverage of Orchard’s apprentices in last month’s issue of Housing Technology, we thought it would be useful to find out more from the apprentices themselves. Richard Aydon, who is studying for an NVQ in information and communication technology while working at Orchard, said, “Since leaving school and joining sixth-form college, I’ve discovered…
Update on Orchard apprenticesRead More →
Hanover Housing upgrades to Access SelectHR
Hanover Housing Association, which supports over 30,000 residents across England and Wales and employs more than 1,000 staff, is upgrading it HR and personnel system to SelectHR from Access. Christine Armstrong, head of HR, Hanover Housing Association, said, “SelectHR allows us to hold all employee details in one place, and the self-service functionality has a…
Hanover Housing upgrades to Access SelectHRRead More →
JMC IT makes new housing appointment
JMC IT has appointed John Blackburn as its senior technical architect to support the technology provider’s work with some of the North West’s largest housing providers, including Mosscare Housing and Harvest Housing. Blackburn joins JMC IT from CNT where he spent over 15 years working on IT and telephony systems for housing providers. Andrew Burgess,…
JMC IT makes new housing appointmentRead More →
Digital inclusion at Peaks & Plains with Sigma Consulting
Peaks & Plains Housing Trust has just started a digital inclusion programme for its tenants with help from Sigma Consulting Solutions. The programme, which is being run free of charge by Sigma, is in response to Race Online 2012’s initiative ‘to make the UK the first nation in the world where everyone can use the…
Digital inclusion at Peaks & Plains with Sigma ConsultingRead More →
