Annual Staff Conference 2024
8th October
Location
Guildhall
This year's Staff Conference was held in the beautiful Guildhall Derry/Londonderry
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Main Hall
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Chief Executive Welcome
Video Message from Gordon Lyons, Minister for Communities,
Presentation and Q&A from Ian Snowden, Permanent Secretary, Department for the Economy
Discussion Panel
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Breakout Sessions (1-3)
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​Presentation:
Challenges of meeting homelessness demand in the City of Derry/Londonderry
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Staff Awards​
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Closing Remarks
Conference ends
Breakout
Session one
Well-being at work
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This workshop provided attendees the opportunity to help shape the future of health and well-being across the Housing Executive.
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Session two
Growing Housing For All
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This workshop focused on how the Housing Executive’s Place Shaping approach has evolved since it was first introduced in 2016. It discussed the platform that Community Planning presents to raise the profile of housing with partners and stakeholders, highlighted the growing gap between supply and demand and identified and unlocked opportunities to increase supply through partner-led regeneration initiatives. Through case studies the workshop focused on how the ‘Housing for All’ programme provides a further opportunity to embed good relations within Place-based Plans and to deliver shared outcomes, which will contribute to sustainable communities.
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Session three
The Supporting People Programme – 20 Years Supporting Independent Living​
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The SP workshop's aim was to widen knowledge of the SP Grant Fund Programme among our internal stakeholders and to develop a greater understanding of how staff can signpost to SP services. It provided an overview of who the programme supports and showcased the outcomes for service users across the various thematic areas.