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Mental Capacity Essentials (TEST)

Eligibility: This course is open to front-line care staff.

This course introduces the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) for front-line care staff. You will learn to apply MCA principles at work, understand when the MCA applies, and know when to seek advice and support. Enhance your skills to support individuals effectively and ethically.

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Raising Safeguarding Concerns - Adults (TEST)
Eligibility: This course is open to practitoners involved in safegarding adults.

This half day course is essential training for front-line practitioners who work with and provide services to adults at risk. It will equip participants with an understanding of what safeguarding adults is, recognising an adult at risk, and how to take relevant action.

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Introduction to Child Protection
Eligibility: This course is open to everyone from any organisation working with children and families in South Gloucestershire.

This course is the first level of inter-agency child protection training. Together, delegates will explore safeguarding themes. It aims to make sure delegates are confident in understanding what child abuse is and when and how to act on concerns. 

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Introduction To Child Protection (April 2026 Onwards)
Eligibility: This course is open to everyone from any organisation working with children and families in South Gloucestershire.

This course is the first level of inter-agency child protection training. Together, delegates will explore safeguarding themes. It aims to make sure delegates are confident in understanding what child abuse is and when and how to act on concerns. 

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Advanced Child Protection
Eligibility: This course is open to everyone from any organisation working with children and families in South Gloucestershire.

This course is for anyone who works with children, young people, and families in South Gloucestershire and is the second level of inter-agency child protection training. It builds on the knowledge and skills learned in the Introduction to Child Protection course.

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Advanced Child Protection (April 2026 onwards)
Eligibility: This course is open to everyone from any organisation working with children and families in South Gloucestershire.

This course is for anyone who works with children, young people, and families in South Gloucestershire and is the second level of inter-agency child protection training. It builds on the knowledge and skills learned in the Introduction to Child Protection course.

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Advanced Child Protection Update
Eligibility: This course is open to everyone from any organisation working with children and families in South Gloucestershire.

This half day course will help to enhance your knowledge, skills and confidence to work together well, to ensure that the provision of help, support and protection of children is effective. You must have already completed the Advanced Child Protection update.

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Advanced Child Protection Update (April 2026 onwards)
Eligibility: This course is open to everyone from any organisation working with children and families in South Gloucestershire.

This half day course will help to enhance your knowledge, skills and confidence to work together well, to ensure that the provision of help, support and protection of children is effective. You must have already completed the Advanced Child Protection update.

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Domestic Abuse
Eligibility:This course is open to anyone working with children, adults, or families in South Gloucestershire.

This 1.75-day course is for practitioners from all organisations across South Gloucestershire. It promotes effective multi-agency working and a key focus is on person/child-centred practice to promote positive outcomes for people who are affected by domestic abuse.

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Domestic Abuse (April 2026 Onwards)
Eligibility:This course is open to anyone working with children, adults, or families in South Gloucestershire.

This 1.75-day course is for practitioners from all organisations across South Gloucestershire. It promotes effective multi-agency working and a key focus is on person/child-centred practice to promote positive outcomes for people who are affected by domestic abuse.

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Effective Multi-Agency Working in Adult Safeguarding
Eligibility: This course is open to practitioners of all agencies who work with Adults in South Gloucestershire.

This course focuses on the importance of effective multi-agency working and best practice in adult safeguarding. We recommend that you complete the Raising Safeguarding Concerns course before you attend this course.

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Effective Multi-Agency Working in Adult Safeguarding (April 2026 Onwards)
Eligibility: This course is open to practitioners of all agencies who work with Adults in South Gloucestershire.

This course focuses on the importance of effective multi-agency working and best practice in adult safeguarding. We recommend that you complete the Raising Safeguarding Concerns course before you attend this course.

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Exploitation of Adults
Eligibility: This course is open to anyone working in health and social care.

This one-day course explores adult exploitation and how to identify the different forms it may take. Exploitation can affect different people in various ways. The course will highlight signs  of exploitation and what you can do to help, or minimise the risk, or experience of abuse.

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Exploitation of Adults (April 2026 Onwards)
Eligibility: This course is open to anyone working in health and social care.

This one-day course explores adult exploitation and how to identify the different forms it may take. Exploitation can affect different people in various ways. The course will highlight signs  of exploitation and what you can do to help, or minimise the risk, or experience of abuse.

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Hoarding and Self-Neglect
Eligibility: This course is open to practitioners of all agencies who work with Adults in South Gloucestershire.

This one-day interactive course provides delegates with information and guidance on capacity and the legal frameworks relevant to self-neglect, including hoarding. It is targeted at all health and social care professionals who work with people who self-neglect.

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Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Eligibility: This course is open to all health and social care professionals.

Would you know how to spot the signs of human trafficking and modern slavery? It exists in our communities. This training will help you to identify the signs, understand your duties, learn how to respond and support the people you work with.

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Identifying Young Carers: Our Responsibilities and Duties
Eligibility: This course is open to anyone working with children, adults, or families in South Gloucestershire; Not appropriate for foster carers, parents or guardians

This session raises awareness of young carers, their roles, challenges, and rights. It covers the Young Carers Protocol, support strategies, and identification, led by experienced professionals and a young carer ambassador.

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Mental Capacity Essentials
Eligibility: This course is open to front-line care staff.

This course introduces the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) for front-line care staff. You will learn to apply MCA principles at work, understand when the MCA applies, and know when to seek advice and support. Enhance your skills to support individuals effectively and ethically.

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Mental Capacity Essentials (April 2026 onwards)
Eligibility: This course is open to front-line care staff.

This course introduces the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) for front-line care staff. You will learn to apply MCA principles at work, understand when the MCA applies, and know when to seek advice and support. Enhance your skills to support individuals effectively and ethically.

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Professional Curiosity - the What? Why? and How?
Eligibility: This course is open to anyone working with children, adults, or families in South Gloucestershire.

Attendees will  explore the ‘What, Why and How’ of professional curiosity., with discussion of the barriers to being curious, challenging and courageous, identify ways to overcome them, and consider how to embed this approach into practice.