WTFA News
Dates announced for Advice Week 2010
The WTFA project will be running its third Advice Week from 11 - 15 October. This is an opportunity for advice agencies to promote their services to users and stakeholders
(16th July 2010)
More dates announced for the Autumn for Strategic Communications training courses for frontline agencies.
(26th July 2010)
The WTfA project has launched its training and development website.
www.wtfatraining.org.uk
It is a resource for all workforce development tools and resources.
New briefing for advice agencies on: Personalisation and support brokerage in adult social care
(29th January 2010)
New Skills for Justice report on changes in workforce demographics in the sector, for further details go to www.wtfatraining.org.uk/training-resources
(11th January 2010)
Training to advise young people
As part of the Working Together for Advice project, Youth Access has developed a programme of training aimed at mainstream advice agencies. Alongside courses focussed on younng people's rights in specific legal areas (e.g. education, homelessness and welfare benefits), there are sessions on conducting research with young people and a free course on monitoring the outcomes of advice work with young people. For further information, go to www.youthaccess.org.uk/events or email: Helen@youthaccess.org.uk
advice flyer Nov 09
(18th December 2009)
Members of Parliament show support for the advice sector
To mark Advice Week (12-18 October 2009), a national week dedicated to raising public awareness of the importance of advice, 64 MPs attended an event at the House of Commons to show support for the advice sector.
As well as meeting the national networks for advice, the MPs met with representatives from local advice agencies, and heard about the work they are doing to help their local communities and especially those struggling as a result of the recession.
David Blunkett MP with Julie Bishop (Law Centres Federation), Helena Herklots (Age Concern England and Help the Aged), Teresa Perchard (Citizens Advice) and Steve Johnson (adviceuk)
Peter Bottomley MP with Julie Bishop (Law Centres Federation), Richard Jenner (Advice Services Alliance), Helena Herklots (Age Concern England and Help the Aged), David Harker (Citizens Advice), Steve Johnson (adviceuk) and Barbara Rayment (Youth Access)
Simon Hughes MP with Julie Bishop (Law Centres Federation), Richard Jenner (Advice Services Alliance), Helena Herklots (Age Concern England and Help the Aged), David Harker (Citizens Advice), Steve Johnson (adviceuk) and Barbara Rayment (Youth Access)
Karen Buck MP and Terry Rooney MP with Julie Bishop (Law Centres Federation), Richard Jenner (Advice Services Alliance), Helena Herklots (Age Concern England and Help the Aged), David Harker (Citizens Advice), Steve Johnson (adviceuk) and Barbara Rayment (Youth Access)
Micheal Meacher MP with Julie Bishop (Law Centres Federation), Richard Jenner (Advice Services Alliance), Helena Herklots (Age Concern England and Help the Aged), David Harker (Citizens Advice), Steve Johnson (adviceuk) and Barbara Rayment (Youth Access)
More photos of the event can be seen via this link:
www.flickr.com/photos/wtfa/sets
