CPD Courses

We offer a full range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses for adults and young people of 11 years and older, worldwide.

Our courses provide technical and vocational qualifications and are regulated by Ofqual (the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation in the UK), the UK Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA), and Qualifications Wales. We can deliver training in person or online, depending on the course and your requirements and circumstances.

All our trainers are qualified and highly skilled and experienced at delivering training on such important, sensitive topics. We will confirm details of your trainer when booking.

We have grouped our course provision under broad categories for ease but please get in touch if you are unable to find exactly what you’re looking for. If you are not sure how these courses could benefit you and your establishment, or which would be the most appropriate for your needs, we can advise you.

You will find further details on each course by clicking through to the course information. We can also create bespoke courses for you and offer a “mix-and-match” option if that’s what you need: please just ask.

We offer CPD and other forms of training in the following categories:

Resilience

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This is a one-hour workshop for children and young people, from year 7 upwards. It looks at resilience and what it really is, and how we can learn to be resilient in all walks of life.

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Level 3 Principles of Safeguarding

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Internationally certified training which builds awareness of safeguarding legislation, guidance, and key safeguarding roles plus the different types of abuse and their signs and indicators. It also covers what action to take if a safeguarding concern arises.

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Suicide First Aid Through Understanding Suicide Intervention (SFAUSI)

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Internationally approved and suitable for all ages. The course teaches and practices the skills and knowledge necessary to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide and competently intervene. It helps create suicide safety as a first aid approach.

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Suicide First Aid for Children & Young People (SFACYP)

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Evidence-based, internationally approved training to help safeguarders within a school setting understand and deal with the needs of children and young people at risk of suicide thoughts. It includes how to implement a suicide-safety approach in schools.

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Eating Disorders in Educational Settings: Body Image and Nutrition

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This is a one-hour workshop for children and young people, from year 8 upwards. It explores the relationship we have with our bodies and self-esteem. There is also an opportunity to reflect on how nutrition plays a part in our mental health and wellbeing.

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Level 2 Awareness of Eating Disorders

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An introduction to eating disorders which helps delegates understand why eating-disorder recovery requires a multidisciplinary team. This internationally accredited course is the beginning of the pathway to achieving a professional qualification.

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Level 5 Diploma in Working Therapeutically with Eating Disorders

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An internationally accredited course for practicing counsellors and therapists supporting those experiencing eating disorders. It reflects on applying a multi-disciplinary approach and techniques that can be applied in therapeutic sessions.

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Level 4 Diploma in Working Therapeutically in International Settings

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A two-year, part-time international qualification. It provides the knowledge, skills, and competencies to work as a therapeutic counsellor in an agency context (not as an independent practitioner) within health care and non-medical settings.

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Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies

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Building on Level 2 Introduction to Counselling Skills, this course introduces further therapeutic theories and ethics. It is a pathway to becoming a fully qualified counsellor or life coach and is required pre-practitioner training. International qualification.

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