Training days

Our training days are an important step before volunteering for FRU. They introduce you to the relevant law and tribunal procedure, as well as explaining how FRU works.

You must take out your first case within one year of attending a training day.

Future Training Days

We have arranged our training sessions for April/May 2026 and the dates are below.

Social Security: 25th - 26th April 2026

Booking will open on Monday 13th April at 1:00pm

Booking will close on Monday 20th April

When booking opens you can sign up via our Eventbrite link, Social Security.

Employment: 9th - 10th May 2026

Booking will open on Monday 13th April at 1:00pm

Booking will close on Monday 27th April

When booking opens you can sign up via our Eventbrite link, Employment.  

The training will consist of a series of webinars in which speakers will present information about the law and tribunal procedure and will also answer questions from the participants. You will be sent some training materials to help you follow the webinars.  Some pre-reading of this material may be required.

Virtual attendance is compulsory.  If you have trouble attending because of religious, health or other exceptional reasons please email us in advance at admin@thefru.org.uk so we can discuss and make the necessary arrangements.

Recordings of the sessions will be made available within a couple of weeks and can be viewed for a short period of time for those who want to watch again.  However, watching these does not replace live attendance unless it has been agreed with us in advance and on an individual basis.

While the FRU office is open we continue to do much of our work remotely. However, you will need to be available to attend the hearing in person or come into the office if required.

Although the FRU office has reopened and new cases are coming through, neither referrals or our ability to supervise cases have returned to pre-Covid levels. We don't want to provide places if there is no realistic prospect of volunteering with us. Our aim is to ensure that anyone who attends the training and passes the test will have a reasonable opportunity to take on a case.  

Our priority is to help as many people as we can, while keeping our staff, volunteers and clients safe.

Booking

Once booking is open, go to Eventbrite. There is a £60 fee to attend.

Reasonable Adjustments

Those who are unable, for religious or other exceptional reasons, to attend our training should send an email telling us why and which day they are unable to attend and which area of law they wish to train in to admin@thefru.org.uk.  This should be sent to us in advance of booking opening in order for us to answer in time for you to be able book your place.