Our training courses
Our welfare rights and debt advice courses provide practical, skills-based training open to all social, health care, housing, education staff, personal advisers, advice workers and community workers.
If you are new to the benefits system, need a refresher or wish to know more about the benefits available to your particular client group then these courses are for you.
Our courses are continually updated to refelect changes to the benefits and tax credits system and and how these impact on Salford residents. This year we will be offering training on the new Employment & Support Allowance which is replacing Incapacity Benefit from 27 October 2008.
Our Urdu/Punjabi and Arabic speaking linkworker services are also offering a non-benefits related course on Islam and Muslim Life.
Course dates | Course costs | How to book | Cancellations | Venue & refreshments | In-house training | Who to contact | Brochure
Welfare rights courses
- 25 September 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 29 September 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 20 January 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 7 October 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- 29 January 2009, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- 20 November 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
Employment & support allowance and how it affects incapacity benefit claimants (new course)
- 5 November 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 12 November 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 27 January 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
Claiming disability living allowance and attendance allowance
- 14 October 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 22 January 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
Supporting mental health service users with DLA claims (new course)
- 25 February 2009, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- 18 November 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- 12 February 2009, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- 1 October 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 10 February 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
Meeting the costs of residential care
- 4 December 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
Charging for community care services
- 21 October 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
- 19 March 2009, 9.30am to 1.00pm
Benefits for families and children
- 4 November 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 24 February 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
Looked after children - the benefit implications of entering and leaving care
- 4 March 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 3 February 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 27 November 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
Benefits for migrants from the new EU countries
- 13 November 2008, 9.30am to 1.00pm
Appeals and challenging decisions
- 12 March 2009, 9.30am to 1.00pm
Welfare Rights and Debt courses
Getting it right - housing benefit and priority debts
- 5 February 2009
- 9 October 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 26 February 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 2 December 2008, 9.30am to 3.45pm
- 17 March 2009, 9.30am to 3.45pm
Linkworker service courses
Understanding Islam and Muslim life
- 16 October 2008
- 10 March 2009
The courses are FREE to all staff employed by Salford City Council or jointly commissioned services.
| Location | Organisation | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| In Salford | Salford City Council and jointly-commissoned staff | Free |
| In Salford | Voluntary organisations | £40.00 |
| In Salford | Statutory & private sector organisations | £55.00 |
| Out of Salford | Voluntary organisations | £60.00 |
| Out of Salford | Statutory & private sector organisations | £75.00 |
You can book online if there is no charge for the course or if you are intending to pay by invoice. Alternatively you can download our booking form, at the foot of this page, to print off and return by post with your cheque or postal order.
Please complete a separate form for each individual participant.You should return your booking form(s) as soon as possible as courses do get booked up quickly.
Places are usually limited to a maximum of three per workplace per course. If you require more than three places on a particular course, extra names can be added to the reserve list and places can be allocated if the course is not full.
Completion of the booking form is not a guarantee of a place. You will be contacted with your written confirmation, a map and directions at least three weeks before the day of the course.
Should you need to cancel a place, please notify us straight away as we usually have participants on a waiting list. If there is a charge, the full cost is payable if you give less than 10 days notice. If you are employed by Salford City Council your non-attendance is recorded on SAP and reported to your manager.
The Broadwalk Centre
51 Belvedere
Road
SALFORD
M6 5EJ
Telephone: 0161-778 0940
View a map and directions to The Broadwalk Centre at the foot of this page.
The room is on the ground floor and the premises are fully accessible. Please let us know on the booking form if you need any adjustments to participate. Tea and coffee are provided on all the courses. Lunch is not included but hot meals, sandwiches and snack are available on the premises.
Please let us know on the booking form if you need any adjustments to participate.
We can deliver any of the courses listed specifically for your organisation by arrangement. The minimum number of participants is eight and the maximum is eighteen. Contact debbie.witton@salford.gov.uk for details.
For booking queries or to notify of a cancellation please contact tracey.arthern@salford.gov.uk. 0161 793 3550.
Download the training brochure below or you can contact us to request a printed brochure.
Downloadable documents
- Booking form (Microsoft Word format, 84kb)
- Map of The Broadwalk Centre (Microsoft Word format, 98kb)
- Directions to The Broadwalk Centre (Microsoft Word format, 30kb)
- Training brochure (Adobe PDF format, 182kb
If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.
This page was last updated on 31 July 2008
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