Course description
This Debt Management Programme is for staff working in Debt Management Units within the Local Government Sector.
Debt Management Units have been established in Irish Local Authorities to deal with many areas of debt management including debts associated with commercial rates, housing rents and housing loans. The focus of this programme centres around the management of debts associated with commercial rates.
This course has been modified for online delivery and will consist of six themed webinars delivered remotely over 10 sessions and facilitated by subject matter experts. See the Course Content section below for details of each webinar.
Debt Management Webinar Dates are:
Webinar 1: 21-22 September 2020
(10:30am -11:30am each day)
Webinar 2: 28-29 September 2020 (09:30-12:30 each day)
Webinar 3: 1-2 October 2020
(11:00am -12:30pm and 1:00pm – 2:30pm each day)
Webinar 4: 6 October 2020
(11:00am -12:30 and 1:30pm – 3:00pm)
Webinar 5: 7 October 2020
09:30am – 12:30pm)
Webinar 6: 8 October 2020 (Pre Recorded Session and 9 October 2020 (Live Q&A 2:00pm – 3:00pm)
Fee: The full cost for this webinar series is €575 per person. The cost of attending individual webinars are:
Webinar 1: €75 per person
Webinar 2: €150 per person
Webinar 3: €150 per person
Webinar 4: €100 per person
Webinar 5: €100 per person
Webinar 6: €100 per person
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