ABOUT US

Our Services

Advice Support Training provides high quality training to advisers and advice agencies, professionals and others in both advice skills and on the law surrounding individual entitlements.

The Training Sub-Committee

AST is the responsibility of Sheffield Citizens Advice DSU, but a specialist sub-committee deals with the planning of its training provision. This committee consists of:

John Donkersley - Vice Chair of DSU and Advice Services Manager at Northern Refugee Centre

Robin Fielder - Treasurer DSU

Eileen Chatterton - Manager, DSU

Vacant - Centre Representative

Vacant - Tutor Representative

Our Staff

Lydia -Training Manager

Lydia has overall responsibility for running of the DSU training and supervising staff.

Claire -Training & Marketing Coordinator

Claire has responsibility for BAWS and short courses bookings,administration and marketing,finance,IT systems,tutor bookings and premises issues.Claire also covers reception duties and updates the website.

Helen - Admin/Finance Worker

Helen produces invoices and statements. She also produces the training materials used on the BAWS and short courses. Helen also covers reception duties.

How We Are Funded

Advice Support Training (through DSU) receives funding from Sheffield City Council under a service agreement to deiver training to advisers in Sheffield and is also financed through training fees.

We are thankful to them for their support, and to advice centres and other organisations in this region who continue to use our training services