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Rights for Pregnant Teenagers and Young Parents training courses
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The course covers:

  • The state benefits available, including rules for under 18s and under 16s, provision for care leavers, new rates and the Healthy Start scheme
  • How to access and challenge the state benefits system
  • Employment rights, including current maternity rights
  • State benefits and work, including protection from discrimination
  • State benefits and training, including access to the Education Maintenance Allowance
  • Help with childcare, including information on Care to Learn
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Participants will receive a comprehensive training pack, including the edition of the Money for Teenage Parents magazine, and a completion certificate.


Who should attend?

Specialist teenage pregnancy advisers, Connexions workers, Children's Information Service workers, health visitors, midwives, youth workers, Sure Start workers, leaving care workers, youth offending team workers, Jobcentre Plus benefits advisers, housing workers, Reintegration officers, and anyone with an interest in the welfare of young mums and dads.

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Commissioned courses

Training from £72.50 per person*

If there are several people working with teenagers or young parents in your region, it may be worth commissioning a course for up to 20 people. For £1,450 (+VAT & trainer expenses), we will provide a trainer, all training materials, including a copy of the Money for Teenage Parents magazine, and course completion certificates for all 20 participants. Participants are also eligible for a £5 discount on the cost of a Pregnant Teenagers and Young Parents Resource Pack, as well as reductions on other publications in this range.
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You will need to provide a suitable venue in your area, and make catering arrangements if you require lunch for participants.

*based on 20 people attending, price exclusive of VAT & expenses 
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Our programme of open courses


If you would prefer to attend a course on a ‘pay per participant' basis, we run 'open' courses at locations across England, Scotland and Wales.

Current training dates

3rd March 2010 - Central London

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Costs of open courses:

  • Voluntary/ charitable organisations £150 per trainee (Multi-buy option - send a second trainee for £120)
  • Statutory organisations/ local authorities £195 per trainee (Multi-buy option - send a second trainee for £150)
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Further group savings for five or more are available - please call for details.
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For more information, or for an informal chat about commissioned or open courses, please email training@gingerbread.org.uk or call the practitioner training line on 0870 224 1373

 
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"A very useful day. Excellent trainer, very knowledgeable and flexible - lots of questions which were not scheduled as part of the training package were answered fully and clearly."


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