Please see below upcoming courses with the Age Scotland Dementia Training Team.

Want to increase your knowledge of dementia or carers’ rights? Join us for a free online training course!

As part of our dementia inclusion training programme, look out for our monthly ‘coffee conversations’. Join us with a cuppa (and cake?) and spend an hour chatting and learning about this month’s topic.

Thursday 6th July 10:30 – 11:30
Dementia Coffee Conversation: About Dementia’s Peer to Peer Fund
Dementia Coffee Conversation: Peer to Peer Fund – 6th July 2023 10.30 Tickets, Thu 6 Jul 2023 at 10:30 | Eventbrite

Both Zoom and self-study formats available

Dementia Awareness self-study course (sign up any time and gain access to course contents for one month)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/165239408519

Wednesday 12th July 10:00 – 12:00
Dementia Awareness Training (2 hour session)
Dementia Awareness Training – video conference: Wed 12th July 10 to 12pm Tickets, Wed 12 Jul 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Tuesday 15th August 10:00 – 13:00
Dementia Awareness (3 hour session)
Dementia Awareness Training – video conference: Tue 15th Aug 10.00 to 13.00 Tickets, Tue 15 Aug 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Sign up any time and gain access to course contents for two months.
Self-study module.
Dementia Carers’ Rights: Your rights and the Carers’ (Scotland) Act 2016
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/157929161373

Sign up any time and gain access to course contents for two months.
Self-study module.
Dementia Carers’ Rights: Your rights and hospital admissions and discharge
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/157975696561

Sign up any time and gain access to course contents for two months.
Self-study module.
Dementia Carers’ Rights: Your rights and Self-Directed Support
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/157977838969

Monday 3rd July 10:00 – 11:30
Carers: welfare benefits
Carers’ rights: welfare benefits for carers in Scotland: 3rd July 10-11.30 Tickets, Mon 3 Jul 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Friday 14th July 10:00 – 11:30
Carers: Hospital admissions and discharge
Carers’ Rights: Hospital Admissions & Discharge: Fri 14th July 10 to 11:30 Tickets, Fri 14 Jul 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Tuesday 8th August 14:00 – 15:30
Intro to Power of Attorney
Carers’ Rights Power of Attorney: Tues 8th Aug, 14.00 to 15.30 Tickets, Tue 8 Aug 2023 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

Thursday 24th August 10:00 – 11:30
Intro to Carers (Scotland) Act
Carers’ Rights: Your rights and the Carers (Scotland) Act: 24th Aug 10am Tickets, Thu 24 Aug 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Wednesday 19th July 10:00 – 11:30
Prevention & living well (1.5 hour session)
Prevention and Living Well: Wed 19th July, 10.00-11.30 Tickets, Wed 19 Jul 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Monday 24th July 14:00 – 15:30
Home environment (1.5 hour session)
Making the Home a Dementia Enabling Environment: Mon 24th July 14 to 15.30 Tickets, Mon 24 Jul 2023 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

Tuesday 1st August 14:00 – 16:00
Dementia and communication
Dementia and Communication: Tues 1st August 14.00 to 16.00 Tickets, Tue 1 Aug 2023 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

Thursday 10th August 9:30 – 12:30
Dementia & LGBTQ Community (3 hour session)
Dementia and LGBTQ+ Communities: Thurs 10th Aug, 9.30 to 12.30 Tickets, Thu 10 Aug 2023 at 09:30 | Eventbrite

Details of all the free courses from our Age Scotland colleagues covering Benefits, Energy Advice, Older Veterans Awareness and Fun and Active Sessions for Older Peoples’ Groups can be found on our Training page here.

Kind regards,
Age Scotland’s Dementia Training team