What's it about?
The Cost of Living Skills Training Programme is specifically designed to support individuals facing financial hardship. The course includes training and qualifications that will improve financial management and reducing household bills. It also covers a local search for support that might be available, either through maximising benefits, or from local support organisations.
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The course consists of classroom-based training, led by a professional tutor, and on-line study from home. Each participant achieves a range of accredited qualifications across a broad subject range.
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​Where is it held?
Courses are held locally in conference facilities, usually hotels or council run premises. The room is set up with a laptop for every attendee, projector and printing facilities. Basically everything you would need to run a high quality training programme.
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How are qualifications achieved?
All qualifications are accredited and achieve by sitting a multiple-choice exam that takes between 5-15 minutes. The exam consists of twenty multiple choice questions
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Qualifications achieved
Financial
Household bills
Maximising support
Training on managing income and expenditure, pros and cons of borrowing money, and exploring financial products
Understand how to reduce household bills, especially energy and reduce food shopping, costs?
Identify what support is available locally and nationally a well as ensuring benefits are maximised.