The department may provide potential housing sponsors and persons and families of low or moderate income such advisory consultative training and educational services as will assist them to become owners or tenants of housing financed under this division. Such training and services may include but are not limited to, technical and professional planning assistance, the preparation and promulgation of organizational planning and development outlines and guides, consultation services, training courses, seminars and lectures, the preparation and dissemination of newsletters and other printed materials, and the services of field representatives.

The department shall, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, or the availability of private, local governmental, or federal funds establish a program of such home management training for persons and families of low or moderate income who are occupants or potential occupants of assisted housing.

The department may provide potential housing sponsors of multiple-unit housing developments with advisory consultative training and educational services in the management of housing.