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Training/Advice

NEW - Research & Referencing Skills for Advisers

Advice NI

This course is designed to provide advisers with the skills required to research and reference up to date information relating to social security benefits and welfare reform. It will cover both online and paper resources. This is a necessary skill required to ensure organisations meet the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard in relation to case recording.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW - Research & Referencing Skills for Advisers

Advice NI

This course is designed to provide advisers with the skills required to research and reference up to date information relating to social security benefits and welfare reform.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW - Social Security Benefits for EEA Nationals

Advice NI

This course will provide a detailed overview of the benefits which can be claimed by nationals from the European Economic Area, as well as covering the Right to Reside Test and the Habitual Residence Test for each specific benefit.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW - Understanding Employment Law for Advisers

Advice NI

This course is designed for advisers who are required to meet the Northern Ireland Quality Standard, or student advisers working primarily in this area. As per the Northern Ireland Quality Standard all advisers should be able to provide generalist advice in relation to Employment.
Belfast
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Training/Advice

NEW - Understanding State Pensions for Advisers

Advice NI

This short and practical overview will help you understand just how the State Pension actually works now and how Pensions are calculated in this transitional period. The course is aimed at advisers, anyone interested in personal retirement planning, financial advisers, HR staff, trade union representatives, lawyers and anyone working with older people.
Belfast
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Training/Advice

NEW - Universal Credit One Day Intensive Training for Advisers

Advice NI

Universal Credit has fundamentally changed the legacy means-tested benefits system as we know it. This intensive in depth one-day course will identify which benefits Universal Credit replaces and which remain outside Universal Credit. It will explain the detailed rules of Universal Credit, including the basic conditions of entitlement, financial conditions, benefit caps, under-occupancy penalties and claimant conditionality, including sanctions.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW - Universal Credit One Day Intensive Training for Advisers

Advice NI

Universal Credit has fundamentally changed the legacy means-tested benefits systems as we know it. This intensive in depth one day course will identify which benefits Universal Credit replaces and which remain outside Universal Credit. It will explain the detailed rules of Universal Credit, including the basic conditions of entitlement, financial conditions, benefit caps, under-occupancy penalties and claimant conditionality, including sanctions.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice Workshop

NEW COURSE - Universal Credit for Debt Advisers

Advice NI

This one day, intermediate level course looks at Universal Credit from a Debt and Money advice perspective.
Belfast
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Online / Virtual Training/Advice

New Course: Wiseradviser - An Introduction to Providing Debt Advice

Advice NI

This two-day generalist course covers the basics of debt, budgeting and managing income and is the first step in training to become a money and debt adviser.
Belfast
Event
Online / Virtual Training/Advice

New Course: Wiseradviser - Good Practice Dealing with Debt

Advice NI

This generalist level course is designed for advisers dealing with debt at all levels, who want to provide a high quality and measurable debt advice service.
Belfast
News

New Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy published

Law Society of Northern Ireland

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the publication of its new Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy following a period of consultation with its members and wider stakeholders.
News

New generation of Scamwise Champions

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

ScamwiseNI Partnership has today, Thursday 19th September, launched a new Scamwise Champion Scheme, which is designed to empower young people to stay safe from scams and know how to report them.
Consumer Zach Robinson is given advice on what to look out for when buying a car by Angela Gilliland (Trading Standards Service) and Philippa McKeown-Brown (The Consumer Council).
News

New guide to help steer clear of car purchase pitfalls

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

Second-hand cars top complaint in Northern Ireland
News

New inclusive programme to help people with learning difficulties avoid scams

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The ScamwiseNI Partnership has launched a programme for people in Northern Ireland with learning difficulties to stay safe from scams.
Four adults posing with three Scamwise NI props.
News

New initiative launched to help young students avoid scams and identity theft

Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) and the Consumer Council have launched a new initiative in time for the new academic year, aimed at helping students avoid scams and identity theft.
Organisation
VCSE

New Lodge Housing Forum

23 New Lodge Road
Belfast
BT15 2BU
United Kingdom

The New Lodge Housing Forum is an organisation which provide advice and support on all Housing and Environmental issues to the residents of the Greater New Lodge Area. We are an umbrella Body representing 9 Residents Groups in the Area, these being Upper New Lodge, Lower New Lodge Upper Long Streets, Henry Street, Carlisle, Victoria Parade, Duncairn parade, Buralee/Pinkerton and Duncairn Gardens Flats. We liaise between residents and the Housing Executive to provide information, discuss repairs issues and deal with inquiries on all housing related issues.
Cancer Focus NI's new online training for those who work with older people.
News

New online training to support older people

Cancer Focus Northern Ireland

Cancer Focus NI is encouraging those who support older people to complete its short online training course to help with cancer awareness.
New Series of VOLT Sessions available!
News

New Series of VOLT Sessions Available!

Volunteer Now Enterprises Ltd

Volunteer Now have arranged a new series of VOLT Sessions, looking at various volunteering topics.
New Trustee For Parkinson's UK, Kyle Alexander
News

New Trustee for Parkinson's UK Northern Ireland

Parkinson's UK

Parkinson's UK have appointed a new Trustee, Lisburn man, Kyle Alexander.
News

New video launched to warn home buyers about scammers

Law Society of Northern Ireland

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched a new video to help provide home buyers with information and advice about potential scams attempts to steal deposit monies.
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Applying Human Rights Principles to your Advice Work

Advice NI

This practical, adviser focused, one-day course will raise your awareness of how Human Rights law applies in the Generalist Advice setting including: Social Security, Welfare Reform and Housing; Health and Social Care; Education; Employment
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Challenging Social Security Decisions and Better Advocacy

Advice NI

This one-day course focuses on better mandatory reconsideration writing, advocating to the department and preparing a case up to appeal. A foundation knowledge of PIP, ESA and Universal Credit is required for participants.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Effective Presentation Skills

Advice NI

This course is for anyone wishing to develop or improve their training and presentation skills. This can include those who currently train or present, or those wishing to transfer their adviser knowledge into the realm of training and/or presenting.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice Workshop

NEW: Social Media - How to Grow your Online Audience

Advice NI

Discover the different forms of social media and how to make them work for charities. What to post and when to post it.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Supporting the Development of an Individual's Financial Capability (Level 3 Endorsed Qualification)

Advice NI

This accredited course will enable learners to understand the core issues relating to financial capability and how to support others facing financial capability issues. At the end of the course participants will understand coaching and mentoring, issues relating to financial capability, be able to recognise when someone needs support with debt or financial capability and where to go for support including digital resources.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Understanding Consumer Law for Advisers

Advice NI

This course is designed for advisers who are required to meet the Northern Ireland Quality Standard, or student advisers working primarily in this area.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Understanding Consumer Law for Advisers

Advice NI

This one-day, introductory level course provides an overview of consumer law for generalist advisers.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Understanding GDPR for Advisers

Advice NI

This course is designed to help advisers understand the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and enable them to understand how to maintain compliance to it in their advice work. It will provide learners with awareness of how the new data protection laws impact on the role of providing advice.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Understanding State Pensions for Advisers

Advice NI

This short and practical overview will help you understand just how the State Pension actually works now and how Pensions are calculated in this transitional period.
Belfast
Event
Training/Advice

NEW: Understanding Student Finance for Advisers

Advice NI

This course is designed for advisers who are required to meet the Northern Ireland Quality Standard, or student advisers working primarily in this area.
Belfast

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