Advice NI is a membership organisation that exists to provide leadership, representation and support for independent advice organisations to facilitate the delivery of high quality, sustainable advice services. Advice NI exists to provide its members with the capacity and tools to ensure effective advice services delivery. This includes: advice and information management systems, funding and planning, quality assurance support, NVQ
Advice NI
This informative, half day course is aimed at those who are not benefits advisers but work with clients for whom benefits are important, will cover;
The structure of the benefit system and different types of benefits available
Basic entitlement and eligibility for benefits and how to spot these
How to support clients seeking detailed entitlement advice
How to prepare and support a client making claims to benefit
Advice NI
In increasing areas of the social security system rights of appeal have been diluted or removed or indeed decisions have become discretionary or “determinations”, and other barriers have been placed in the way of entitlement which may require legal action or strategic casework to fix.
Advice NI
This course will provide learners with the information required to aid claimants with all areas of Children’s DLA up to appeal, and Carers allowance.
Advice NI
This course will provide learners with the skills they need to;
Research and reference up to date and persuasive Social Security Information (online and paper),
Appreciate the difference between N.I and G.B authorities and reference the most relevant of them,
Incorporate your referencing in case recording to the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard
Advice NI
This 90-minute nutshell course will refresh, inform and update learners on Universal Credit calculations and will include detail on the following:
Advice NI
This 3-day accredited course will empower existing advisers with a deeper level understanding of the main benefits contested at appeal, alongside a focus on case building, evidence gathering, submission writing and advocacy skills so that they may begin to represent clients at Tribunal.
Advice NI
This short and practical overview will help you understand how the State Pension actually works and how old and new contributions are treated.
Advice NI
This 90-minute nutshell course will refresh, inform and update learners on Universal Credit calculations.
Advice NI
This short and practical overview will help you understand how the State Pension actually works and how old and new contributions are treated. This course will teach learners the basics as well as more in-depth knowledge, making it appropriate for all.
Advice NI
This full day intensive course will build on existing or recently trained Advisers' knowledge and understanding of Universal Credit at a higher level or serve to refresh those who have been working with UC on some of the more complex aspects of the benefit.
