Education

Educating consumers on their rights and traders on their responsibilities are important elements of the work of the Office.

We achieve these in a variety of ways including one-to-one advice, the production of leaflets, media information, websites and talks and events.

A schedule of the Guidance and Advice Leaflets can be found by clicking here and Press Releases are included in our news section.

Talks

Staff of the Office regularly attend meeting of groups and associations on the Island to inform members of our work. If you are interested in someone attending one of your group's meetings please email us or call Margaret Crellin on (01624) 686512.

Visits

The Office welcomes groups wishing to visit the Office and find out more about it’s work. If you are interested in arranging a group visit please email us or call Margaret Crellin on (01624) 686512.

Events

We are regular participants in major events on the Island.

Agricultural Shows

We are regular exhibitors in the Island’s Agricultural Shows. At the shows we cover issues which we believe are relevant to consumers whether these are new initiatives introduced by the Office or elements of our service which we wish to bring to the attention of consumers.

Local Shows

We are delighted to have been invited to a number of smaller shows around the Island over the past few years. These give us the opportunity to meet consumers without them having to travel into Douglas and allow us to discuss with them issues or problems that they have as well as advising them on the services we provide.

Talks to Schools/Isle of Man College

The staff of the Office regularly visit schools on the Island to promote issues such as consumer advice and money management skills.

Please visit our Resources for Teachers page to find out more about the support we can offer schools.

Our Young Consumers website is aimed specifically at young people from age 12-25 and now contains interactive pages to help develop money management skills.