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Specialist Training

Advice Support Training (AST) provides a comprehensive training programme for new and experienced advice workers - a valued resource as there is very little equivalent local training available to advice workers and outside agencies.

We will also teach tailored and commissioned specialist courses in advice subjects - please contact us to discuss your needs.

Short Course 'Post-Basic' training.

This rolling programme ensures that advice centres keep up to date with changes in local and national legislation, and develop their services to meet the needs of their community. The programme includes extensive debt and housing courses, sessions on challenging benefit decisions and cultural awareness training

Specialist and Short Course Brochure

You can obtain a Short Course Brochure by e-mailing your address to claire.wilson@debtsupportunit.org.uk or phone 0114 280 3029


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Short Course Programme


Course Date
Welfare Benefits
Representing at First Tier Tribunals 18 Jan 2010
Appealing to the Upper Tier Tribunal 15 June 2010
Making a Successful Application for Disability Living Allowance 7 June 2010
Challenging Overpayments Including Tax Credits 12 & 13 July 2010
Debt
Strategies for Dealing with Debt
(2-day course)
6 & 13 May 2010
 
Debt Advice Update for Managers & Supervisors 10 Feb 2010
Dealing with Mortgage Arrears 5 Nov 2009
Debt Awareness and Appropriate Referrals 29 March 2010
Financial Capability (1)
(free to Sheffield Advice Centres)
4 March 2010
Financial Capability (2)
(free to Sheffield Advice Centres)
11 March 2010
Money Support Workers 1(Only Suitable for Sheffield Advice Centres FREE) 28 January 2010
Money Savers Training (free to Sheffield Advice Centres) 29 January 2010
Working Out a Sound Personal Budget (free to Sheffield Advice Centres) 25th February 2010
Bankruptcy & Debt Relief Orders

3 Dec 2009

Employment
Representing at Employment Tribunals (2 day course) 24 & 25 May 2010
Immigration
Advising EU Migrants 26 Nov 2009
Introduction to Immigration 8 Feb 2010
Immigration and Nationality Law for OISC Level 1
(5 day modular)
22 February, 1, 8, 15, 22, March
Immigration and Nationality Law for OISC Level 1
(5 day modular)
10, 17, 24 June, 1, 8 July
Tax
Income Tax for Older People
(free to Sheffield Advice Centres)
18 Dec 2009
Housing
Introduction to Housing Law 26 April 2010
Homelessness 10 May 2010
Housing Status 17 May 2010
Skills
Dealing with Difficult Telephone Situations  8 June2010
Skills for Reception Workers 11 Jan 2010
Telephone Advice Skills 3 Feb 2010
Diagnostic Interviewing (sometimes called gateway assessment) 13 Jan 2010
Equality & Diversity Training 20 Jan 2010
Supervising Advice Sessions (2 day course) 27 Jan &  3rd Feb 2010
Mental Health
Mental Health Good Practice 14 June 2010
Mental Health First Aid (2 day course)
(free to people who work in Sheffield)
21 & 22 June 2010
Consumer
Introduction to Consumer Law 28 June
Advanced Consumer Law  5 July 2010
Other
Introduction to the Local Government Ombudsman Dept
(free to Sheffield Advice centres)
6 July

Most of our courses run from 9.45am-3.30pm