MONEY ADVICE

Child support: liability and enforcement

LDCS0110        10.00am – 4.30pm      18 January 2011
LDCS0111        10.00am – 4.30pm      17 January 2012

Intended mainly for money advisers, this course looks at the structure of the child support system and explores its enforcement powers. A basic knowledge of money advice is useful, but not essential.

The course covers:

• options for separating parents;
• liability under the old and new schemes for calculating child support;
• current and forthcoming enforcement powers;
• future changes including the new calculation.

Level Standard
Tutor Will Hadwen
CPD hours 5
NOS LA41

Dealing with debt

LDDD0210       10.00am – 4.30pm       24-25 January 2011
LDDD0111       10.00am – 4.30pm       18-19 July 2011
LDDD0211       10.00am – 4.30pm       23-24 January 2012

This essential two-day course helps generalist advisers, community workers, local authority benefits and housing staff, social workers, health sector staff and others to advise and support clients with debt or money problems. This is a practical course, which takes a rights approach to maximising income, dealing with debts and other related issues. The course includes:

• examining the causes and effects of debt;
• understanding the debt advice process;
• deciding on levels of information/advice and making referrals;
• understanding liability for debt;
• dealing with priority and non-priority debts;
• drawing up financial statements;
• strategies and solutions;
• court proceedings including enforcement.

No previous knowledge of money advice techniques is needed. Participants will receive a free copy of the Debt Advice Handbook.

“This is the best training course I have been on and I have been in student money advice field for 20 years”

“Really one of the best training courses I have been on. Content and presenter excellent.”

Level Introductory
Tutor Jane Phipps
CPD hours 10
NOS LA41

CPAG Publication

Debt Advice Handbook

Bankruptcy and other insolvency procedures – what do they mean?

LDBV0111        10.00am – 4.30pm        6 June 2011
LDBV0211        10.00am – 4.30pm        5 December 2011

This introductory level course is designed to increase the awareness of bankruptcy and other insolvency procedures for those who are not money advisers but whose work brings them into contact with clients in multiple debt.

The object of the course is to describe the different insolvency options and the implications for clients, particularly low-income and vulnerable clients.

The course will include:

• Administration Orders in the county courts
• Bankruptcy
• Debt Relief Orders
• Individual Voluntary Arrangements.

The course will consider the effects and risks of these procedures, for example:

• what debts are included and excluded,
• what investigations are made
• what are the long-term effects
• who else can be affected.

At the end of the course, trainees should be able to explain to a client the advantages and disadvantages of the different options and make an appropriate referral for an application if necessary.

Level Introductory
Tutor Jane Phipps
CPD hours 5
NOS LA41

“Trainer delivered the course excellently. She had a wealth of knowledge to bene?t the trainee. The course content, structure and pitch were at the right level to hold the trainees interest throughout the day.”

CPAG Publication

Debt Advice Handbook

Outline of bankruptcy procedure and responding to proceedings

This course is available as an in-house course – contact the training department for more details.

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