Welfare to work events calendar

Understanding the employment and support allowance

Thursday, 16 September 2010 (All day)
Organiser: 
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
Region: 
London

Training course

This course explains the main rules about employment and support allowance for people who are out of work because of a disability or health problem. It covers who is entitled, how the various assessments work and the rules about compulsory interviews and action plans, sanction, work you can do while claiming, the relationship with housing and council tax benefits, and useful tactics.

Trainer: Neil Bateman, LLB, Dip SA, CQSW

All Age Guidance - Opportunities for the Future (STILL TIME TO BOOK!!)

Thursday, 16 September 2010 - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Organiser: 
Institute of Career Gudiance
Region: 
North West

This annual ICG event is organised by practitioners for practitioners. The keynote speakers this year will be Adam Micklethwaite, Deputy Director, Adult Advancement, FE Directorate, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Dave Simmonds, Chief Executive of the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion.

The event will also feature an excellent workshop programme. It is a great opportunity to network and share ideas.

Annual Conference and Social Housing Exhibition 2010

Wednesday, 22 September 2010 (All day) - Friday, 24 September 2010 (All day)
Organiser: 
National Housing Federation
Region: 
West Midlands

The Federation’s Annual Conference and Social Housing Exhibition is the most important event in the affordable housing calendar and is the event for influencing the social housing agenda.

International Convention Centre, Birmingham

Making Job search Work

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 (All day)
Organiser: 
Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion
Region: 
London

Training Course

This popular course explores essential aspects of jobsearch including how to make jobsearch and employability aspects of provision structured, relevant and interesting, to successfully engage clients and achieve outcomes. Through this interactive and practical course delegates will develop new techniques and approaches that they can apply immediately in their job. A detailed handbook includes resources and documents that can be adapted as well as develop their own ideas and share good practice to

Transitioning to the private sector - the self employment option

Tuesday, 5 October 2010 - 10:00am - 4:15pm
Organiser: 
The Institute of Career Guidance
Region: 
Multiple

The anticipated cuts in the funding of careers/personal adviser posts in Local Authorities have already started to impact on CEIAG practitioners. With talk of services in the youth sector being devolved to schools and the political ambition being to increase the size of the private sector, a serious option for advisers worried about their own career and financial futures is to consider self employment.

How to analyse your local labour market: beginners

Tuesday, 12 October 2010 (All day)
Organiser: 
Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion
Region: 
London

Training Course

This course will help those tasked with providing information on the local labour market to identify relevant information and source it. The course covers the identification of information on demand and supply in the local area, commuting and its impact on local labour market indicators, and how to understand the classifications used in labour market analysis. The course covers a range of sources for local labour market information, and identifies those that are the base sources and those that are derived from the base, and may or may not add value to base sources.

Northern Regeneration Summit

Tuesday, 12 October 2010 - 8:30am - Wednesday, 13 October 2010 - 5:30pm
Organiser: 
Regeneration & Renewal
Region: 
North West

Now in its 6th year, Regeneration & Renewal's annual Northern Regeneration Summit is the premier opportunity to debate, discuss and find solutions to the latest challenges facing regeneration in the North. Private, public and third sector regeneration professionals as well as Government representatives will be present to get to grips with these issues. For more information please visit www.northernregenerationsummit.com where you can also book your place.

Making Apprenticeships Work

Tuesday, 19 October 2010 (All day)
Organiser: 
National Housing Federation
Region: 
West Midlands

This conference will give you an insight into the future political landscape and funding models for apprenticeships in the housing sector. You will hear about successful programmes and partnerships which will help you to set up or improve your own apprenticeship scheme.

Austin Court, Birmingham

Responsible Credit UK Convention

Tuesday, 19 October 2010 (All day) - Wednesday, 20 October 2010 (All day)
Organiser: 
Centre for Responsible Credit
Region: 
London

The regulation of the UK’s credit markets is being radically redesigned. Government is currently consulting on its plans to create a new Consumer Protection and Markets Agency and the Financial Services Authority has set out its proposals to create a more responsible lending mortgage market. A longer term review of consumer credit and insolvency rules has also been signalled. Both lenders and consumers will have greater responsibilities – with the new Consumer Financial Education Body given a key role in helping households to improve their use of financial services.

Developing CV's

Wednesday, 20 October 2010 (All day)
Organiser: 
Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion
Region: 
London

Training Course

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