CPAG recommended package of training
CPAG recommends certain combinations of training depending on your needs and your experience. If you book our recommended package of training, you will be entitled to a discount.

Introductory courses
CPAG’s introductory courses provide a sound basis for those new to welfare rights work. For people starting out as welfare rights advisers, we recommend the following package of courses:

• An introduction to welfare rights
• Incapacity and disability benefits

A discount of £20 is available for those booking all these courses together on the same booking form.

• Benefits and financial support; looked-after children and their families and Benefits for young people
• Child tax credit and working tax credit and Calculating tax credits
• Community care and social security and Benefits for carers of sick and disabled people
• Claims, backdating and challenging decisions and Overpayments and recovery of benefit
• Finding your way around the law and Taking cases to the commissioners
• Students and benefits – eligibility and definitions and Students and benefits – treatment of income
• Tax credits: overpayments and Tax credits: compliance and appeals