Important information
Courses for 2025 will open for booking in mid-December.
Courses are limited to a maximum of 18 attendees to ensure everyone has sufficient opportunity to interact with the trainer and other attendees. For this reason, and for revenue protection, we ask that all attendees have their cameras turned on during online training.
Attendees will receive a PDF training manual for their own personal use.
Cost is £255 (plus VAT) per person for online training and £295 (plus VAT) for one day face-to-face training. Insight residential courses cost £949 (plus VAT).
Transfers In is an online only course which runs for half a day and costs £125 (plus VAT).
In person courses in London are held at the LGA offices; Local Government House, 18 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ.
If you have any comments on our training offer or would like to commission training for a fund or group of funds, please email [email protected]
Aggregation
This workshop is aimed at Administering Authority staff in England and Wales. It is unlikely that scheme employer staff would benefit by attending. It would be useful if attendees had some experience working in the administration of the LGPS.
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Insight
This course is aimed at staff who are relatively new to pensions and those who have some experience, but want a better understanding of the LGPS.
The training material is detailed due to the complex nature of the LGPS. One of the intended outcomes is for delegates to understand all aspects of administering the Scheme.
When delivered online, this five day course will start at 9:30 each day with sessions ending between 12:00 - 13:30.
As an in person residential course the cost includes overnight accommodation and meals. The course runs from 6pm Monday night until 1pm Thursday.
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Retirements - Intermediate
This training is aimed as pension administration staff in England and Wales. Some experience of administering the LGPS is desirable.
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Retirements - Advanced
This training is aimed as pension administration staff in England and Wales. Some experience of administering the LGPS is desirable.
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Understanding Transfers Out
This course is aimed at administering authority staff in England and Wales who deal with, or need to learn about Club and non-Club transfers out of the LGPS. Some experience of administering the LGPS is desirable, especially the calculation of member benefits in both the Final Salary and CARE Scheme. The course is based on the scheme rules for the LGPS in England and Wales. It is not suitable for Scottish administering authorities. It is not likely to be of interest to Scheme employers. The course includes the changes introduced by the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Conditions for Transfers) Regulations 2021 and McCloud Underpin Protections.
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Understanding Transfers In
This course is aimed at administering authority staff in England and Wales who deal with, or need to learn about Club and non-Club transfers into the LGPS. Some experience of administering the LGPS is desirable, especially the calculation of member benefits in both the Final Salary and CARE Scheme. The course is based on the scheme rules for the LGPS in England and Wales. It is not suitable for Scottish administering authorities. It is not likely to be of interest to Scheme employers.
This training will be run via teams only, unless commissioned.
