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Version 2, updated April 2021 Social Care Workforce Development Partnership training programme – Course Calendar 2021 - 2022
Version 2, updated April 2021
Social Care Workforce Development Partnership training programme – Course Calendar 2021 - 2022
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
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Contents
April 2021 courses 3
May 2021 courses 4
June 2021 courses 6
July 2021 courses 9
August 2021 courses 11
September 2021 courses 12
October 2021 courses 15
November 2021 courses 19
December 2021 courses 21
January 2022 courses 23
February 2022 courses 24
March 2022 courses 25
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
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April 2021 courses
1 ALT Text - Training courses available in April 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
6 - 8 April
inclusive
Psychological First Aid Follow Up: Post Incident Stress Debrief Facilitator
Morfa
Clwyd,
Rhyl
External
providers
only
09.30 -
16.30 on
both days
External
providers
only
15 April
POSTPONED
Advocacy and Children’s Rights / Foundation Legislation
Online Foster
Carers
? Foster
Carers
19 April Collaborative
Communication
Skills Follow Up
Day (to event on 11
and 12 March)
Online Children’s
Services
11.00 –
15.00
Children’s
Services
23 April Understanding
Addiction: Causes,
Effects and
Recovery
Online Adults’ and
Children’s
Services
09:15 –
13:00
Whole
sector,
newly
qualified &
students
29 April Head of Service
Welcome Meeting
Online Adults’
Services
11:30 –
13:00
Community
Support
Services
only (new
staff on HR
list)
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
4
May 2021 courses
2 ALT Text - Training courses available in May 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
11th, 20th and
27th May
Systemic Practice Online Children’s 09.30-
15.30
Children’s
12th May Covid-19: Dealing
with Loss and Grief
as a Professional
Care Worker
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
12:30 or
13:30 –
16:30
Whole
Sector
13th May Substance Misuse
And The Effect On
The Unborn Child
Online Children’s 09.30-
16.30
Children’s
18th May All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults &
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
20th May DANGOS
Information/Training
Session
Online Children’s 14.00-
17.00
Children’s
21st May
Postponed
from 23rd
April 2021
Collaborative
Communication
Skills Follow Up
Day (to event on
22nd and 23rd
March)
Online Children’s 11.00 –
15.00
Children’s
24th May Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adults 09.15-
16.15
Local
Authority
Staff Only
25th May Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adult
External
Providers
09.15-
16.15
External
Providers
Only
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
5
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
26th May Presentation from
the DBS service:
Helping
employers make
safer recruitment
decisions
Online Adults and
Children’s
14:00 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
27th May Presentation from
the DBS service:
Helping
employers make
safer recruitment
decisions
Online Adults and
Children’s
14:00 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
6
June 2021 courses
3 ALT Text - Training courses available in June 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
1st June DANGOS
Information/Trainin
g Session
Onlin
e
Children’s/SPO
A and
Community
Navigators only
10.00-
13.00
Children’s/SPO
A and
Community
Navigators only
2nd June Manual Handling
Passport Refresher
Onlin
e
Adults 09.30-
16.30
Local Authority
Adult Services
Staff
7th June Assessing Working
Practices Within
The All Wales
Induction
Framework
Onlin
e
Whole Sector 09.30-
12.00
OR
13.00-
15.30
Whole Sector
8th June Drugs Now: New
Substances, New
Trends, New
Issues
Onlin
e
Adults &
Children
09:15
–
1:00p
m
Whole Sector
8th and 9th
June
Manual Handling
Passport Practical
Assessment Days
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
Those who did
not attend
earlier Practical
Assessment
Days only
9th June Advocacy And Children’s Rights/Foundation Legislation –
ONLINE
CANCELLED
Onlin
e
Foster Carers Foster Carers
9th June All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Onlin
e
Adults &
Children
09:30
–
15:30
Whole Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
7
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
9th June Head of Service
Welcome meeting
Onlin
e
Adults 14:00
–
15:30
Adults – Local
Authority Only
(new staff on
Local Authority
HR list)
10th and
11th June
Manual Handling
Passport
Onlin
e
External
Providers
09.30-
16.00
External
Providers
10th and
15th June
(continue
d from
May 2021)
Systemic Practice Onlin
e
Children’s 09.30-
15.30
(10th
June),
09.30-
12.30
(15th
June)
Children’s
14th June Assessing Working
Practices Within
The All Wales
Induction
Framework
Onlin
e
Whole Sector 09.30-
12.00
OR
13.00-
15.30
Whole Sector
16th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Online Safety
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
09:30
–
10:30
Whole Sector
16th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Keeping in Touch
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
11:30
–
12:30
Whole Sector
16th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Combatting
Loneliness
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
14:00
–
15:00
Whole Sector
17th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Creating Music with
a Smart Device
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
09:30
–
10:30
Whole Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
8
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
17th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Relax with Sensory
Apps
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
11:30
–
12:30
Whole Sector
17th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Digitally Support
Families
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
14:00
–
15:00
Whole Sector
18th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session: Y
Gymraeg ar y We
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
09:30
–
10:30
Whole Sector
18th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Reminiscence
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
11:30
–
12:30
Whole Sector
18th June Digital Inclusion
Bitesize Session:
Digital Storytelling
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
14:00
–
15:00
Whole Sector
22nd June Covid-19: Dealing
with Loss and Grief
as a Professional
Care Worker
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
09:30
–
12:30
or
13:30
–
16:30
Whole Sector
22nd June Manual Handling
Passport Refresher
Onlin
e
Adults 09.30-
16.30
External
Providers only
22nd and
23rd June
Manual Handling
Passport
Onlin
e
Adults 09.30-
16.00
Local Authority
staff only
24th June Manual Handling
Passport Refresher
Onlin
e
Adults 09.30-
16.30
External
Providers only
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
9
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
29th and
30th June
Contextual
Safeguarding
Onlin
e
Children’s 09.30-
16.30
on
both
days
Children’s and
newly qualified
Social Workers
29th June All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Onlin
e
Adults and
Children’s
09:30
–
15:30
Whole Sector
30th June Mind Of My Own Onlin
e
Children’s 14.00-
15.15
Children’s
July 2021 courses
4 ALT Text - Training courses available in July 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
1st July Head of Service
Welcome Meeting
Online Adults 10:00 –
11:30
Adults –
Local
Authority
Only (new
staff on HR
list)
1st July Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adults 09.15-
16.15
Local
Authority
Staff Only
5th July Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adults 09.15-
16.15
External
Providers
Only
6th July RISCA Compliance
for Managers and
Responsible
Individuals
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:30
Whole
sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
10
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
7th July Producing Reports
For Courts And
Tribunals
Online Children’s
and newly
qualified
Social
Workers
09.30-
16.30
Children’s
and newly
qualified
Social
Workers
7th July Personal Care Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole
Sector and
CRTs
7th July Mind Of My Own Online Children’s 10.00-
11.15
Children’s
7th July Mind Of My Own Online Children’s 14.00-
15.15
Children’s
8th July Principles and
Values of Social
Care
Online Adults 09:30 –
12:30
Whole
Sector and
CRTs
12th and 13th
July
Collaborative
Communication
Skills Mentor Days
Online Children’s 10.00 –
16.00
Children’s
12th and 13th
July
Manual Handling
Passport Practical
Assessment Days
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
Local
Authority
staff only –
Follows on
from MH
Passport
training on
22nd and
23rd June
2021
14th July Embedding Human
Rights In Practice
Online Children’s 09.30-
15.30
Children’s
14th July All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
11
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
15th July Record Keeping
and Handling
Information
Online Adults 09:30 –
12:30
Whole
Sector and
CRTs.
15th July Professional
Boundaries
Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole
Sector and
CRTs
16th July Manual Handling
Passport Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers
only –
follows on
from MH
Passport
training on
10th and 11th
June 2021
August 2021 courses
5 ALT Text - Training courses available in August 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
2nd August Mind Of My Own Mind Of
My Own
Online Children’s 10.00-11.15
9th August Manual Handling
Passport Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers
only –
follows on
from MH
Passport
training on
10th and 11th
June 2021
10th and 11th
August
Manual Handling
Passport
Online Adults 09.30-
16.00
New
starters to
DCC only
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
12
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
17th August Collaborative
Communication
Skills Mentor Follow
Up Day
Online Children’s 11.00 –
15.00
Children’s
September 2021 courses
6 ALT Text - Training courses available in September 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
2nd September Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adults 09.15-
16.15
Local Authority
Staff Only
2nd September Infection Control Online Adults 09:30-
12:30
OR
13:30-
16:30
Whole Sector
6th September Mind Of My Own Online Children’s 10.00-
11.15
Children’s
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
13
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
7th September All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole Sector
7th September
2021
Manual Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
New starters to
DCC only
8th September
2021
CANCELLED
Manual Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
New starters to
DCC only
8th September End of Life Care for People with Dementia
Online Adults 09:00 –
12:00
Whole Sector
9th September Dual diagnosis: understanding co-occurring substance use problems and mental illness
Online Adults and
Children’s
including
newly
qualified
Social
Workers
09:15 –
13:00
Whole Sector
14th and 15th
September
CANCELLED
Manual Handling
Passport
Online Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers only
14th and 15th
September
Collaborative
Communication
Skills Second
Mentor Days
Online Children’s 10.00 –
16.00
Children’s
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
14
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
15th September Domestic
Violence
Online Children’s
and newly
qualified
Social
Workers
09.30-
15.30
Children’s and
newly qualified
Social Workers
21st September RISCA
Compliance for
Managers and
Responsible
Individuals
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:30
Whole Sector
22nd September All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole Sector
22nd September The Toxic Trio Online Children’s 09.30-
15.30
Children’s
22nd September Reflective
Practice
Online Adults 09.30-
13.00
Adults/External
Providers
23rd September Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adults 09.15-
16.15
External
Providers Only
27th September Assessing
Working
Practices Within
The All Wales
Induction
Framework
Online Whole
Sector
09.30-
12.00
OR
13.00-
15.30
Whole Sector
28th September End of Life Care Online Adults 09:30-
12:30
OR
13:30-
16:30
Whole Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
15
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
29th September Collaborative
Communication
Skills SMT And
Final Mentor
Workshop
Online Children’s 10.00 –
16.00
Children’s
30th September Medication
Awareness
Online Adults 09:30-
12:30
OR
13:30-
16:30
Whole Sector
30th September Self-harm and
Suicide Training
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:00
Whole Sector
October 2021 courses
7 ALT Text - Training courses available in April 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
1st October
CANCELLED
Manual Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers only –
follows on from
MH Passport
training on 14th
and 15th
September
2021
4th October
CANCELLED
Manual Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers only –
follows on from
MH Passport
training on 14th
and 15th
September
2021
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
16
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
4th October Assessing
Working
Practices Within
The All Wales
Induction
Framework
Online Whole
Sector
09.30-
12.00
OR
13.00-
15.30
Whole Sector
4th October Reflective
Practice
Online Adults 09.30-
13.00
Adults/External
Providers
4th and 5th
October
Safeguarding
Adults for
Managers of
Provider Services
Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole Sector
4th and 5th
October
Manual Handling
Passport
Online Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers/Adults
staff
5th October Dealing with
Drink (Adults and
Alcohol
Dependency)
Online Adults and
Children’s
including
newly
qualified
Social
Workers
09:15 –
13:00
Whole Sector
6th October Mind Of My Own Online Children’s 14.00-
15.15
Children’s
7th October Understanding
Hoarding
Behaviours
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:30
Whole sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
17
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
11th October Manual Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers and
Adults staff only
– follows on
from MH
Passport
training on 4th
and 5th October
2021
12th October Manual Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers and
Adults staff only
– follows on
from MH
Passport
training on 4th
and 5th October
2021
12th October Risk Assessment
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
11:00-
12:00
Local Authority
Staff Only
13th October Mind Of My Own Online Children’s 10.00-
11.15
Children’s
13th October Mind Of My Own Online Children’s 14.00-
15.15
Children’s
13th October Lone Worker
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
11:00-
12:00
Local Authority
Staff Only
14th October COSHH
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
11:00-
12:00
Local Authority
Staff Only
14th October Mental Health
Awareness
Online Adults 09:30-
16:00
Whole Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
18
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
15th October Infection Control Online Adults 09:30-
12:30
OR
13:30-
16:30
Whole Sector
19th October All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole Sector
19th October Manual Handling
Passport
Refresher
Online Adults 09.30-
16.30
Whole Sector
19th October Risk Assessment
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
11:00-
12:00
Local Authority
Staff Only
20th October Lone Worker
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
11:00-
12:00
Local Authority
Staff Only
20th October Nutrition and
Hydration
Awareness
Online Adults 09:30-
12:30
OR
13:30-
16:30
Whole Sector
21st October COSHH
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
11:00-
12:00
Local Authority
Staff Only
21st October Professional
Boundaries
Whilst Remote
Working
Online Children’s 10.00-
16.00
Children’s
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
19
November 2021 courses
8 ALT Text - Training courses available in November 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
1st
November
Manual
Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment
Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers and
Adults staff –
ONLY for those
who have
previously
attended the
online MH
Passport training
but not a
Practical
Assessment Day
3rd
November
All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Training
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole Sector
4th and 5th
November
Manual
Handling
Passport
Online Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers/Adults
staff
8th
November
Manual
Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment
Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers and
Adults staff only
– follows on from
MH Passport
training on 4th
and 5th
November 2021
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
20
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
9th
November
Manual
Handling
Passport
Practical
Assessment
Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers and
Adults staff only
– follows on from
MH Passport
training on 4th
and 5th
November 2021
9th
November
Parental Mental
Health And The
Impact On
School Aged
Children
Online Children’s/School
Social Workers
09.30-
16.30
Children’s/School
Social Workers
11th
November
Understanding
Dementia and
Learning
Disabilities
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:00
Whole Sector
15th and
16th
November
Safeguarding
Adults for
Managers of
Provider
Services
Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole Sector
16th
November
Principles and
Values of Social
Care
Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole Sector
and CRTs
16th
November
Personal Care Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole Sector &
CRTs
18th
November
Self-harm and
Suicide Training
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:00
Whole Sector
23rd
November
Dementia and
Hearing Loss
Online Adults 09:00 –
12:00
Whole Sector
24th
November
All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children
09:30 –
15:30
Whole Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
21
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
December 2021 courses
9 ALT Text - Training courses available in April 2021 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
2nd
December
Arthritis
Awareness
Online Adults 09:30-
12:30
Whole Sector
2nd
December
Autism Awareness Online Adults 13:30-
16:30
Whole Sector
2nd and 3rd
December
Safeguarding
Adults for
Managers of
Provider Services
Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole Sector
7th
December
Understanding
Hoarding
Behaviours
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:30
Whole sector
8th
December
All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
22
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
2nd
December
Arthritis
Awareness
Online Adults 09:30-
12:30
Whole Sector
2nd
December
Autism Awareness Online Adults 13:30-
16:30
Whole Sector
8th and 9th
December
Manual Handling
Passport
Online Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers/Adults
staff
13th
December
Manual Handling
Passport Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers and
Adults staff only
– follows on
from MH
Passport
training on 8th
and 9th
December 2021
15th
November
Manual Handling
Passport Practical
Assessment Day
Morfa
Clwyd
Adults 09.30-
16.00
External
Providers and
Adults staff only
– follows on
from MH
Passport
training 8th and
9th December
2021
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
23
January 2022 courses
10 ALT Text - Training courses available in January 2022 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
11th January Mental Health
Awareness
Online Adults 09:30-
16:00
Whole
Sector
18th January RISCA Compliance
for Managers and
Responsible
Individuals
Online Adults 09:30 –
16:30
Whole
Sector
20th January Medication
Awareness
Online Adults 09:30-
12:30 OR
13:30-
16:30
Whole
Sector
25th January Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adults 09.15-
16.15
Whole
Sector
26th January All Wales Basic
safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
24
February 2022 courses
11 ALT Text - Training courses available in February 2022 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
1st February All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness Training
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
16th
February
Record Keeping
and Handling
Information
Online Adults 09:30 –
12:30
Whole
Sector and
CRTs.
16th
February
Professional
Boundaries
Online Adults 13:30 –
16:30
Whole
Sector and
CRTs.
23rd
February
All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
Training programme for 2021 to 2022
25
March 2022 courses
12 ALT Text - Training courses available in March 2022 with the relevant details listed for each.
Date Course Area Group Time Sector
15th March Manual Handling
Passport Refresher
Online Adults 09.30-
16.30
Whole
Sector
15th March Emergency First
Aid
Rhyl
Town
Hall
Adults 09.15-
16.15
Whole
Sector
23rd March All Wales Basic
Safeguarding
Awareness
Online Adults and
Children’s
09:30 –
15:30
Whole
Sector
