Most of our courses are run in-house. Below are details of the next OPEN courses available to train and update advisers and support staff on the current benefits system. Courses include Introduction to Welfare Benefits/Universal Credit; Universal Credit in Practice; Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Calculating Benefits & Tax Credits.
| Select date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September, 2018 | ||||
| 26 | Wed | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Introduction to Debt Advice (London) | |
| 27 | Thu | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Introduction to Welfare Benefits (London) | |
| October | ||||
| 10 | Wed | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Universal Credit in Practice (Salford) | |
| 18 | Thu | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Challenging Benefits Decisions (Lancashire) | |
| 25 | Thu | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Challenging Housing Benefit Decisions (London) | |
| 30 | Tue | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Benefits for EEA Nationals (London) | |
| November | ||||
| 8 | Thu | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Housing Benefit & DHPs (London) | |
| 15 | Thu | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Universal Credit in Practice (London) | |
| 21 | Wed | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Universal Credit: The Housing Element (London) | |
| 27 | Tue | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Maximising Income for Tenants (London) | |
| 29 | Thu | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Introduction to Welfare Benefits (London) | |
| 9:45am - 4:30pm | NEW Benefits for Students (London) | |||
| January, 2019 | ||||
| 16 | Wed | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Universal Credit Overview (London) | |
| 22 | Tue | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Limited Capability for Work (ESA / UC) | |
| February | ||||
| 5 | Tue | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Introduction to Welfare Benefits (London) | |
| March | ||||
| 5 | Tue | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Challenging Housing Benefit Decisions (London) | |
| 12 | Tue | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Housing Benefit & DHPs (London) | |
| April | ||||
| 1 | Mon | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Benefits for EEA Nationals (London) | |
| 26 | Fri | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Maximising Income for Tenants (London) | |
| May | ||||
| 9 | Thu | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Introduction to Welfare Benefits (London) | |
| 24 | Fri | 9:45am - 4:15pm | Universal Credit Overview (London) | |