Planning for retirement - Online course invitation

Are your retirement savings on track? Do you know how much income your pension savings may provide?

Have you thought about how much income you might need when you retire?

Financial education specialists ‘Affinity Connect’ would like to personally invite you to attend an interactive 2 hour and 30 minute online course around the key aspects of planning for a financially secure future.

Retirement might be up to 10 years away but it’s never too soon to start planning. This course is perfect for anyone thinking about retirement or already at the planning stages.

During the course you’ll learn how to:

• help you plan for the lifestyle changes ahead
• maximise the benefits of your State and workplace pensions
• make the most of your tax-free cash
• understand the income options available from your pension
• achieve your retirement goals

Course Dates	Times	Location
30 January 2025	1pm to 3:30pm	Microsoft Teams
05 March 2025	9:30am to 12noon	Microsoft Teams
10 July 2025	9:30am to 12noon	Microsoft Teams
10 September 2025	1pm to 3:30pm	Microsoft Teams

Don't miss out, spaces are limited! book your place now.

To find out what’s included in this course in more detail, click here to view the agenda.

Should you have any queries regarding your booking please contact us by either calling 0800 019 6076 or by emailing bookings@affinityconnect.org.

Please note the courses will provide information only and will not include or constitute regulated financial advice.

Quick Quote training

Calling staff engaged in Quick Quotes!

Quick quotes is used for small tender exercises, when a member of staff is procuring goods or services between £15,000 and £50,000.

Community Wealth Building is the foundation of the new East Lothian Local Economy Strategy, and it gives greater impetus to work with local suppliers.  

Join the Community Wealth Building Officer and Procurement team for a short, interactive session to learn the basics of Community Wealth Building, the Quick Quotes ‘local’ requirement and how to widen your ‘local’ reach.

Join the session on Thursday 12 December from 11am to 11:40am

To sign up please email cwb@eastlothian.gov.uk

Child Protection Awareness Level 1

Children’s Services organises a programme of child protection training which is available to all council staff, free of charge. The team has announced the following dates for it’s Child Protection Level 1 sessions in 2025 as follows:

Date	Time	Venue	Facilitator
4 February	1pm to 4pm	Musselburgh East Community Centre	Rogan Higginbottom
1 May	9:30am to 12:30pm	Penston House, Macmerry	Rogan Higginbottom
27 August	1pm to 4pm	John Muir House, Haddington	Rogan Higginbottom
11  November	9:30am to 12:30pm	Penston House, Macmerry	Rogan Higginbottom

For more information contact Frances Chapman on 01620 82 9955 or email childrensservicestraining@eastlothian.gov.uk

Routes to access Child Protection Awareness Level 1 training

• if you do not come into contact with children and young people in your day to day employment. You should access Child Protection Awareness Level 1 training via ‘learnPro’, an e-learning resource. Please follow the link and instructions below
• if you do come into contact with children and young people in your day to day employment. You should attend a face to face Child Protection Awareness Level 1 training once only and then refresh your knowledge on line every two years. Please see dates/times and venues above for face to face sessions.
• if you require Child Protection Awareness Level 1 refresher training. You should access this training via ‘learnPro’, an e-learning resource. Please follow the link and the instructions below

Please be aware refresher Child Protection Level 1 Awareness training should be completed every two years if you come into contact with children and young people in your day to day employment.

To access child protection training on learnPro e-learning

Click on the link below and then click on Login to learnPro (right hand side of page) and follow the instructions. New users to learnPro will need to create an account. Existing users should enter their login details, scroll down to elearning, select Public Protection and then select ELC: Public Protection – Child Protection Level 1.

http://eastlothiancouncil.learnprouk.com/