Students and benefits - the basics
This course provides a basic overview of social security benefits, and which further and higher education students in Scotland might be able to claim them.
Event on
6 May 2025 (booking closed)
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Introduction to welfare benefits
This training course is intended to help those new to helping claimants with social security queries, and to increase awareness of the key welfare benefits available to new and established claimants.
Event on
29 Apr 2025 (booking closed)
Also on
5 Aug 2025, 26 Nov 2025
Mental health and benefits
This two-morning course provides a practical and tactical look at working with people with mental health diagnoses to help secure full entitlement to benefits, and to help avoid some of the pitfalls of the system.
Event on
8 May 2025
Also on
11 Sep 2025, 22 Jan 2026
Personal independence payment - best practice in completing the questionnaire
This two-morning online training course summarises how the personal independence payment (PIP) claim process or ‘journey’ works and the importance of the PIP2 questionnaire.
Event on
12 May 2025 (fully booked)
Also on
8 Sep 2025, 17 Nov 2025, 9 Feb 2026
Benefits for non-benefit advisers
This essential two-morning course is aimed at non-benefit advisers who need a clear and practical introduction to the system.
Event on
20 May 2025
Also on
16 Sep 2025, 27 Jan 2026
Personal independence payment - claims to decisions
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to personal independence payment (PIP), the main adult disability benefit in England and Wales.
Event on
19 May 2025
Also on
11 Nov 2025, 3 Feb 2026
Students and benefits - an update
Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students.
Event on
29 May 2025
Also on
20 Nov 2025
Scotland welfare rights conference
Our annual face to face conference returns to the University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1 RD on Thursday 19 June 2025.
Event on
19 Jun 2025
Benefits overview for debt and money advisers
This two-morning course provides an overview of the benefits system and examines how the system fits together.
Event on
19 Jun 2025
Also on
23 Oct 2025, 12 Feb 2026
Personal independence payment - disputes & appeals
This training course looks at how to ensure that a PIP revision or appeal should work to the best advantage of claimants. A good PIP challenge means getting the PIP entitlement arguments right.
Event on
26 Jun 2025
Also on
20 Oct 2025, 4 Mar 2026