Child Poverty Action Group

Introduction to benefits for student advisers

This one-day course equips advisers and frontline workers who are new to benefits with a basic knowledge of social security benefits, including universal credit and tax credits, and explains which ones further and higher education students can claim.

The course aims to give participants:

Introduction to benefits for student advisers

Introduction to benefits for student advisers

Introduction to child poverty and financial help for families

Many more children in Scotland will be living in poverty by 2020.  This half-day course looks at why this is and which families are likely to be most affected. Participants will be encouraged to consider the steps they can take in their own roles to prepare for the predicted increase in child poverty and make a practical difference to families.

The course covers:

Introduction to child poverty and financial help for families

Many more children in Scotland will be living in poverty by 2020.  This half-day course looks at why this is and which families are likely to be most affected. Participants will be encouraged to consider the steps they can take in their own roles to prepare for the predicted increase in child poverty and make a practical difference to families.

The course covers:

Introduction to welfare rights

Introduction to welfare rights

Introduction to welfare rights

This is essential training if you are starting off as a welfare rights adviser or need a good understanding of the benefits system. It introduces you to the key resources and skills you need and takes you through the main benefits in detail.

A complimentary copy of CPAG’s Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook and a certificate is awarded to those completing all five days of the course.

The course covers: