Children's Rights and the UNCRC for Local Authority members

This event is for those who work for Local Authorities in membership with Children in Scotland. Learn what the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 means for local authorities and learn about key articles...

Guide to good governance: board and staff relationships

By the end of this course you will: understand governance role of trustees in supporting staff to deliver and holding them accountablelearn how to manage the governance/management relationship and the different...

Universal credit - housing costs

Universal credit (UC) claimants often have difficulties getting the housing costs element included in their claim and having the right amount paid on time. This course focuses on the practical aspects of help...

The Gathering 2025

As well as bringing you a packed programme of workshops, seminars and activities – including online sessions for our most popular events - you'll find a wide range of exhibitors from the voluntary, public...

Peer Connects: The role of peer support in mental health crisis services

Mental Health crisis support is changing. We’re starting to see innovative approaches that are peer-led, strengths based and recovery focused.It’s time to be ambitious and courageous, building on the amazing...

Students and benefits - eligibility

Many advisers work with students in both further and higher education. This standard level course explains the different benefits that further and higher education students can claim, in particular universal...

Scottish social security - an introduction

This course provides an introduction to benefits delivered by Social Security Scotland. It is aimed at advisers and other workers who have little or no knowledge of these benefits. The course covers:What...

https://cpag.org.uk/training-and-events/courses/benefits-and-armed-services-comm

Do you advise or support former members of the British armed services and their families? You will know that it can be difficult to work out how their benefits are affected by the many different pensions and...

Income maximisation for older people

Older people commonly do not claim all that they are entitled to. This course provides an introduction to pension credit and aims to help you with effective benefit checks to maximise income. The course covers...

Mental health and benefits

This course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits and avoid some of the pitfalls of the system.The course covers...