Training

Advice First Aid

Developing advice knowledge in local communities

Advice First Aid is:

Free training to help you support people with benefits, housing, debt and cost of living problems
Introductory level training for front line staff and volunteers in community organisations and faith groups
Delivered by Island Advice Centre

By the end of the training, you will know how to:

Spot advice issues and ask the right questions
Find trusted sources of information and support
Take steps to help people experiencing hardship and signpost or refer for advice

After the one-day training, you will be able to access free online short courses on benefits, housing, employment rights and other issues and have access to the THCAN referral system www.thcan.org.uk and newsletter.

People who have attended Advice First Aid training told us:

“Advice First Aid expanded my knowledge and made me more confident in helping people”

“I learnt where to find a lot of useful information”

“It was great to meet people from other organisations”

All our Advice First Aid training courses are now fully booked. Click the ‘Book here’ button and complete the form to join our waiting list for future courses.

Book here

Please contact thcan@island-advice.org.uk if you have any questions.

Training Programme Schedule

REGION	DATES	VENUE
	Day 1 (full day) Wednesday 24^th April 10am till 4pm Day 2 (half day) Wednesday 5^th June 10am till 1pm	Island House Community Centre Roserton Street London E14 3PG
	Day 1 (full day) Tuesday 7^th May 10am till 4pm Day 2 (half day) Tuesday 11^th June 10am till 1pm	St. Hilda’s East Community Centre 18 Club Row Shoreditch London E2 7EY
	Day 1 (full day) Tuesday 14^th May 10am till 4pm Day 2 (half day) Tuesday 25^th June 10am till 1pm	Bromley By Bow Centre St Leonard’s St London E3 3BS
	Day 1 (full day) Tuesday 21st May 10am till 4pm Day 2 (half day) Tuesday 18^th June 10am till 1pm	Toynbee Hall 28 Commercial Street London E1 6LS