Our Training Services

CAB External Training Service  - Where Expertise & Experience make the difference!
Reading CAB provides a range of training services to organisations in and around the Reading District

Advice Area Courses
Combining our expertise in training with wide-ranging advising experience, we offer value-added courses twice a year on:

• Understanding the Welfare Benefit System
• Housing & Homelessness
• Managing Debt, Repossession & Bankruptcy

Bespoke & Tailored Business Courses
In addition, we can deliver customised courses to meet clients’ requirements, either in Reading, or at your own location, in areas such as:

• Effective interviewing & communication
• Dealing with challenging people
• Building, developing & motivating volunteers & teams
• Conflict resolution
• Managing change in organisations
• Financial literacy & capability

Specialist Trainers & Learning Resources
All our trainers are committed to continuous professional development, are specialists in their field and can deliver up to Level 7 on the National Qualification Framework. All course materials are developed and designed by the Training Team to meet the needs of the client and provide an excellent reference resource, reinforcing and embedding newly acquired skills.

Schools Programmes
In addition to courses offered to organisations, we also deliver sessions to schools in the Reading Borough – Know Your Rights (covering employment and consumer rights and PACE – Police & Criminal Evidence), and Personal Finance (covering basic banking, budgeting, sources of finance, student loans and identity fraud). The courses are aimed at year 11 and sixth form students and support learning on PHSE and Citizenship studies.

For more information on any of the training services we offer, or to discuss your training needs, please contact the Training Manager – training.manager@readingcab.org.uk or direct line: 0118 9583513