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Training Directory

Safeguarding
Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport

 

A list of courses for people involved in sport such as Emergency First Aid for Sports, Safeguarding, Where to find funding, how to coach disabled people. 

 

 FA Safeguarding Children in Football

 

Details of the workshop including booking form and workshop schedule. Other courses offered include Coaching Disabled Footballers, First Aid, Club Welfare Officer Workshops, FA Youth Awards.

 

 Safeguarding Training from the RFU

 

Information about the Safeguarding and Child Protection workshops for people involved in Rugby. Courses all over the country with at least one in Leicestershire each month. Schedule and booking forms available on the website. Workshops cost £15 per person.   

 

NSPCC Training 

 

Links to resources and bespoke training from the NSPCC.

 

Local Safeguarding Children Board

 

Information on how to obtain information about safeguarding training.

 

Educare Free Online Training

 

Links to Child Protection training from Educare - free for not-for-profit organisations.

 

 British Red Cross

 

First Aid Training. Links to contact details of the Leicestershire and Rutland Branch - call for details and to find out which kind of training is best for you or your organisation. 

 

 Barnardos

 

A range of training courses available from Safeguarding to Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse.

 

 Safeguarding Children e-acadamy

 

A wide range of online courses available around safeguarding.

 

 Virtual College

 

e-learning courses available in safeguarding, health and safety, food hygiene, fire safety

 

Leicester City Council

 

Information about safeguarding training levels and links to training dates and details.

 

 

Common Assessment Framework
Leicestershire County Council     

 

Details of CAF training from Leicestershire County Council - see the calendar for some specific dates.

 

Leicester City Council

 

Details of how to access CAF training from Leicester City Council- see the Calendar for specific dates up to December 2009

 

Children's Links 

 

Download the Service Directory (in bottom right hand corner) - it contains details of the Qualifications, Short Courses and Bespoke Training available from Children's Links. including  CAF Awareness.

 

 Barnardos

 

CAF/Lead Professional training.

 

 Virtual College

 

Online CAF awareness training.

 

 

 

Children/Early Years
 Barnardos

 

A list of courses available on matters relating to children, young people and families. Courses link in to the 5 Every Child Matters outcomes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 Children's Links 

 

Download the Service Directory (in bottom right hand corner) - it contains details of the Qualifications, Short Courses and Bespoke Training available from Children's Links. Including behaviour management, working with older children and young people and listening to children.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 Leicestershire County Council Early Learning and Childcare Service

 

Link to downloadable Training Opportunities booklet. A range of courses available from working with disabled children, child development and developing role-play.                                             

 

 National Day Nurseries Association

 

E-Quality Counts, an online quality development tool for day nurseries.    

 

  Virtual College

 

Online courses covering the Early Years Foundation Stage

 

 Leicester City Council RTQ team

 

Downloadable PDFs with details of Early Years and Playwork qualification providers.

 

  Leicestershire County Council

 

Details of training courses available for early learning and childcare providers in the county. Download the Training Opportunities booklet.

 

 Early Years Services - Rutland

 

Training is offered - call 01572 722577 fro details or email enquiries@rutland.gov.uk.

 

 

Communication

Talking Point

 

Search for training available around children and young people's communication.

 

Speech, Language and Communication Framework     

 

 

Access an online self assessment tool to identify strength and areas for support around communication skills and knowledge needed by people who work with children and young people.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Leicester City Council

 

Information about Talk Matters! training in communication with children.

 

 Virtual College

 

Online courses in listening skills.

 

 

Youth

De Montford University

 

 

Information about a series of Short courses in Youth Affairs - details also available on course overview sheet below and on the calendar.                                                                

 

 Young People in Focus

 

 A range of courses on emotional wellbeing and supporting parents of teenagers.

 

 

National Council for Voluntary Youth Services

 

Provides signposts to a broad spectrum of courses delivered by a range of training providers.  
 National Youth Agency Events held on youth participation.

 

Health
 Vista

 

Visual Impairment Awareness training from Vista - a charity that works with visually impaired people in Leicestershire and Rutland.                                                                               

 Leicester City Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood Partnership

 

For information about the courses and bookings contact Kelly Ratnam Kelly.ratnam@leicester.gov.uk  or tel: 0116  2294343. Download the course booking form here.

 

 Leicestershire Teenage Pregnacy Partnership

 

For information about the courses available email swykes@leics.gov.uk or call Sue Wykes on 01530 513821. Download a course booking form here.

 

 Leicester AIDS Support Service

 

Training around HIV awareness.

 

 

CPD

 

A range of online CPD courses                               

 

 Leicester City Council Workforce Development Unit

 

Links to training information from the Workforce Development Unit for people who work in social care.Click on the newsletters icon to access 'Your Turn To Learn' which advertises relevant course, conferences and events.                                                        

 

 Connexions Leicestershire 

 

Short courses available including Interview Skills and Group Work as well Advice and Guidance qualifications.

 

 

Commissioning and Procurement

Voluntary Action Leicestershire  

Links to download the training brochure. Training available in Strategic Funding and Finance management, Bidding for Contracts, and Proving the Need for your Project.

If there is no information available, call the helpline on 0116 2575050 to find out about courses not advertised.                                                                  

 

Faith-Based Youth Work

Christian Youth Work Training  

 

Information about Christian Youth Work training                                                                                                                                        

 

 Muslim Youth Skills

 

Information about Muslim Youth Work training.

 

 Frontier Youth Trust

 Christianity based Youth Work training