Training and consultancy
We provide training and local consultancy services to support you in helping young carers.
training professionals working with young carers
Our training programmes
Our training is based on the voices of young carers.
Our trainers are practitioners themselves and are able to draw on national research, up-to-date policy and guidance, and best practice models from across England. Our programmes are:
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Responsive — shaped to local needs
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Comprehensive — offer a wide range of courses and expert trainers
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Relevant — provide current information and solutions to support young carers
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Empowering - give you the skills and confidence you need to identify and support young carers
Training packages
We offer a range of training sessions for professionals, individual organisations and sectors at a cost which covers:
- Making the Children and Families Act and the Care Act a reality for young carers and their families.
- Young carer awareness raising, increasing identification and support.
- Impacts upon education and identifying young carers in school.
We are also able to tailor this to specific requirements for your organisation, for example:
- Recognise, understand and support young carers in Armed Forces Families.
We also offer a range of participatory training and sessions for young carers you may be working with, including:
- Young carers rights training and how to influence change.
- Mental health awareness training for young carers.
- Presentation skills, confidence building, and event planning.
We are able to offer bespoke training to meet individual and organisational needs. Email us if you'd like to find out more about the training packages and their costs..
Young Carers: Awareness & Identification Training
This event will provide attendees with the opportunity to understand the factors that can influence a young carer’s likelihood to remain hidden; associated vulnerabilities of being a young carer; and how a whole systems, whole family approach can be utilised to better support young carers.
Please note that free spaces are available for professionals working with young people who are within an Armed Forces family (Free places are funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust as part of the NEXUS project: empowering nurturing connections for young people within armed forces families)
If you:
- Work for the Armed Forces or an associated organisation or charity.
- Work for a school attended by children entitled to service child premium.
You could be entitled to a free space on this course. Please complete this form to see if you qualify. https://forms.office.com/e/zEzG7J2XLH
To book, please click on the relevant day:
Tuesday 4th February – 10:00 to 13:00
Wednesday 18th June – 10:00 to 13:00
Wednesday 15th October – 13:00 to 16:00
Nexus Training - for professionals working with armed forces families
Nexus Training - for professionals working with armed forces families
This is a three hour training course for professionals who work with armed forces families. The training is targeted at those who would like to improve their ability to support children and young people from the armed forces community who take on additional caring responsibilities because a family member or friend has a disability, a long-term illness, neurodiversity, mental health condition, or an substance dependency.
What will the training cover?
What will the training cover?
- The definition of a young carer
- The impact of caring responsibilities
- How to identify young carers and factors leading to a young carer becoming “hidden”
- The unique needs of young carers within armed forces families
- The law and legislation surrounding young carers
- How you can support and refer young carers.
To book: please complete this form:
Monday 27th January - 13:00 to 16:00
Thursday 1st May - 10:00 to 13:00
Monday 10th November - 10:00 to 13:00
Nexus Training: for young carer professionals
This is a short training course for professionals who have the knowledge and skills for working with young carers but would like to better understand how to support children and young people who have caring responsibilities and are growing up in armed forces families.
Training will cover:
The definition of a young carer within an armed forces family
The impact of growing up in the armed forces
The unique needs of young carers within armed forces families
The law and legislation surrounding the Armed Forces Covenant
How you can support young carers from armed forces families
To book: please complete this form
Tuesday 14th January - 10:00 – 12:30
Thursday 15th May - 10:00 – 12:30
Monday 17th November - 10:00 – 12:30
