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This full day intensive course will build on existing or recently trained Advisers' knowledge and understanding of Universal Credit at a higher level or serve to refresh those who have been working with UC on some of the more complex aspects of the benefit.

This is a basic awareness course for those working with children, young people and adults at risk.

Our brand-new training course, in partnership with Women’s Aid, is for anyone working on the frontline in housing and homelessness in Northern Ireland.

This one day certificated training is suitable for Designated and Deputy Designated Officers. It will cover: Knowledge of the legal context of safeguarding children; An understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Designated Officer; Knowledge of Health and Social Care Trust structures and processes; and Exploration of issues and concerns around referrals and sharing information. All participants must have completed a safeguarding children awareness raising course prior to attending. Keeping Children Safe: Training for Staff and Volunteers is a suitable foundation course. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis and are limited to a maximum of 3 per organisation.

The Adult Safeguarding Champion role combines responsibility for strategy, operations and oversight for an organisation in relation to adults at risk of harm under “Adult Safeguarding: Prevention and Protection in Partnership” (2015) and the “Adult Safeguarding Operational Procedures” (2016). Some organisations will also have Appointed Persons, with delegated responsibility for day to day adult safeguarding operations. This is a full day’s training for Adult Safeguarding Champions and Appointed Persons. It covers: The role and responsibilities of the Adult Safeguarding Champion/Appointed Person The safeguarding adults structure for Northern Ireland Determining the correct course of action in relation to safeguarding concerns Consent, capacity and coercion Organisational and Trust responsibilities Monitoring and reporting duties of the Adult Safeguarding Champion. All participants must have completed an adult safeguarding awareness raising course prior to attending. Keeping Adults Safe: Training for Staff and Volunteers is a suitable foundation course.

This blended learning course is designed to assist Advisers and Assessors in their learning and development around the requirements of the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard (NIAQS).

Managing change is now a guaranteed part of any manager’s job. Whether you are managing change at a day to day operational level or implementing it at a strategic level—change needs managed. This master class looks at the theory of managing change and how to put it into practice in such a way to keep volunteers motivated. Using case studies and own examples, participants will start to plan for managing change in their own organisation. By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the change process in organisations Outline the characteristics of good leadership Joining information will be sent out the day before the session.

This 90-minute nutshell course will refresh, inform and update learners on Universal Credit’s treatment of overpayments and debt collection.

This session will show Advisers how to locate and utilise key Regulations, Decision Making Guidance and Case law to better assert client rights, challenge decisions and navigate problems with the Social Security System.

This workshop is designed to provide a safe environment where Quality Assessors can receive and give practical advice and support to other Assessors whilst developing and enhancing their own skills and knowledge around the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard (NIAQS) requirements.

The aim of the OCN NI Level 3 endorsed course ‘A Guide to Social Security Benefits’ is to provide learners with an understanding of Social Security benefits available in Northern Ireland, including the basic skills, knowledge, processes and practice in relation to various Social Security Benefits including Universal Credit. This course will take place at Advice NI offices with online modules available for access on our Moodle platform.

Join us on Sunday 1st September 2024 for a free event celebrating 250 years of Clifton House. This event showcases and celebrates heritage skills, local crafts, live music, food and a chance to share your memories of north Belfast through our history harvest, part of the Great Place North Belfast project.

This 90-minute nutshell provides learning for advisers to ensure that inappropriate conditionality is not imposed and to help with challenging sanction decisions when something goes wrong.

This course will help learners to; Understand data processing and principles underpinning Data Protection in UK law; Identify the responsibilities of organisations and individuals; Understand and apply data subject rights; Understand legal bases for processing data, including the application and limitations of consent; Identify and report data breaches;

#10 years #20 years: A celebration and conversation with Dr Peter Vermeulen 5th September 2024, 12pm-2pm A celebration of supporting the autistic community and employers for 10 years in N Ireland and for 20 years across the world, in conversation with Dr Peter Vermeulen. Dr. Peter Vermeulen, PhD in Psychology and Clinical Educational Sciences, has more than 35 years of experience in the field of autism. Peter is an internationally respected lecturer, and he presents all over the world. Peter wrote more than 15 books and several articles on autism, some of them translated into more than 10 languages. For his +30 years of work in the field of autism, he received in 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award for his more than 30 years contribution to the autism community in Belgium.

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Improve your understanding of hoarding and the approach required to tackle it. In partnership with Jack Moore, Director of Respect My Stuff Ltd.

This session will help you to focus on the key regulations (including 29 & 35), assessment guidance and case law required to maximise and strengthen ESA/LCW applications, mandatory reconsiderations and appeals.

This qualification provides learners with knowledge and skills to apply reliable, evidence-based nutritional science and healthy eating recommendations. Learners will gain an understanding of nutritional science and their application to exercise, sport and athletic performance. This includes the limitations and risks of supplements and performance aids, and the importance of hydration for sports performance. Working within their scope of practice, learners will be able to support their clients in their understanding of the relevance of official guidelines to personal food preferences and needs, including for health and wellbeing, weight management and sports performance.

This course is aimed at individuals who recruit, manage or supervise staff and volunteers working with children and/or adults. It will examine the procedures that need to be put in place for effective recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers including requirements under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order, the current and former definitions of regulated activity and how to exercise careful judgement when assessing information on an Access NI Disclosure Certificate. It will also look at the procedures required for the effective management of staff and volunteers including induction and training, breach of code of behaviour and referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Recruit, Retain, Reward Volunteers Join Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd for a short session to look at volunteering and what the future hold in terms of recruitment, retention, and recognition. Joining information will be sent out the day before the session.

The essential course to give you an all-round knowledge of housing in Northern Ireland.

This is a half day’s refresher training for Designated Officers who have already attended a full day’s training. It covers: The role and responsibilities of the Designated Officer Health and Social Care Trusts structures and processes Issues and experiences around referrals and sharing information Recent developments in safeguarding children and young people.

This 3-day accredited course will empower existing advisers with a deeper level understanding of the main benefits contested at appeal, alongside a focus on case building, evidence gathering, submission writing and advocacy skills so that they may begin to represent clients at Tribunal.

This slide/demo/video-based webinar is presented by marketing strategist and trainer Tina Calder. As founder of Excalibur Press publicity management, content creation and copywriting agency Tina has been in the business working in Northern Ireland for the last 28 years and has worked with a number of thought leaders over the years.