2020 Training Schedule

Our Place Support are an established training provider. We have been delivering high quality, accredited training to professionals for over 6 years with fantastic results.

Each of our training courses are developed to support professionals across sectors striving to enhance their personal development to enable them to better support those around them including clients, customers, students and staff members.

Training places can be booked via email to training@ourplacesupport.org stating:

Course Name and Date
Learners Name
Learners email address
Invoice email address

Places are limited so please book in advance.

Level 3 Award in Mentoring Practice – (Classroom based training) Fully Booked

Cost: £400 per person (Early booking rate £299 available until 23rd September 2020)

Venue: Sutton Coldfield venue to be confirmed

3 Taught Days:

Wednesday 7th October – 9.30am-4.30pm

Wednesday 21st October – 9.30am-4.30pm

Wednesday 4th November – 9.30am-4.30pm

Book via email to training@ourplacesupport.org

Mentoring in Practice is a recognised qualification endorsed by Open College West Midlands. Learners will receive 7 guided learning session and are required to undertake additional independent learning tasks after each taught session.

The course is designed to equip individuals to understand the role of a Mentor, deliver safe mentoring practice and have the ability to deliver practical mentoring sessions, tailored to the needs of individual mentees.

The course covers the below areas:

History and Meaning of Mentoring
Boundaries and Confidentiality in a Mentoring relationship
Communication and Learning Styles in a Therapeutic Environment
Safeguarding in a Mentoring Practice
Delivery of practical Mentoring sessions, tailored to the needs of individual mentees.
Measuring the impact of Mentoring.

Please note this course is level 3 standard and requires learners to complete and submit a number of relevant assignments.

Safeguarding Awareness – (Online) CPD Approved

Date: November 2020 TBC

Time: 10am-1pm

Venue: Online Interactive Classroom

Cost: Private Sector: £65pp Voluntary Sector: £47.50pp

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This CPD Approved course will give professionals an introduction/refresher in Safeguarding.

Participants will leave the session confident that they can act effectively and appropriately in response to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understand what safeguarding in children and adults means
Know key safeguarding legislation and guidance
Understand the need for effective safeguarding
Know the different categories of abuse and maltreatment
Recognise the behavioural and physical indicators of abuse and maltreatment
Know how to respond and report safeguarding concerns including how to handle disclosures of abuse
Understanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Safeguarding

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Understanding and Managing Stress (Online Interactive Classroom)

Date: 28th September 10am-12.30pm

Venue: Online Interactive Classroom

Cost: Private Sector: £65pp Voluntary Sector: £47.50pp

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This course offers an informative, practical workshop which looks at the role and function of stress and its impact on those around us. Learners will be given the opportunity to experiment with a range of different relaxation techniques and stress management strategies aimed to encourage psychological flexibility and a calmer stance in today’s busy world.

Learning Outcomes:

A good understanding of what stress is, how and why we can experience it and how we need it and the impact that has on us.
Understanding some of the models and concepts that explain stress
Tools for the tool kit – looking at and trying out some practical stress reducing strategies
Be able to use this knowledge to support further learning, awareness and wellbeing

Introduction to Transactional Analysis

Date: Thursday 10th December 2020

Time: 10am-12noon

Venue: Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church

Cost: Private Sector: £65pp Voluntary Sector: £47.50pp

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This course allows learners to consider the belief systems at the core of human behavior which sets the structure for our view of self, our interactions and relationships with others. This introduction to Transactional Analysis gives insight to several models that can help in explaining those relationships, how they are formed as a result of their interactions and how to change them.

Learning Outcomes:

• An understanding of Transactional Analysis as a concept.
• An exploration of how we communicate with others using models and theories from Transactional Analysis
• Tools for the tool kit – Practical things to do and explore to expand our communication repertoire

Understanding Loss and Change

Date: November (Date TBC)

Time: 10am-12noon

Venue: Online Interactive Classroom

Cost: Private Sector: £65pp Voluntary Sector: £47.50pp

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This course offers learners knowledge and insight into the impact of loss and change, in a whole variety of circumstances. You will discover the meaning behind loss related emotions and their useful purposes despite the level of discomfort/pain they create. There will be an opportunity to explore tools and strategies effective in dealing with loss or change.

Learning Outcomes:

A good understanding of the emotional responses to change and loss and their meaning
Understanding the pathway of loss emotions
Tools for the tool kit – how to recognise loss and steps to walk through to acceptance
Be able to use this knowledge to support further learning, awareness and wellbeing

Level 3 Award in Mentoring Practice – (Classroom based training)

Cost: £400 per person (Early booking rate £299 available until 23rd September 2020)

Venue: Sutton Coldfield venue

3 Taught Days:

January – February (Dates to be confirmed)

Book via email to training@ourplacesupport.org

The course covers the below areas:

History and Meaning of Mentoring
Boundaries and Confidentiality in a Mentoring relationship
Communication and Learning Styles in a Therapeutic Environment
Safeguarding in a Mentoring Practice
Delivery of practical Mentoring sessions, tailored to the needs of individual mentees.
Measuring the impact of Mentoring.

Please note this course is level 3 standard and requires learners to complete and submit a number of relevant assignments.

Understanding Behaviour

Date: Monday 8^th May

Time: 10am-12noon

Venue: Central Sutton Coldfield TBC

Cost: Private Sector: £65pp Voluntary Sector: £47.50pp

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The Vicious Circle often stops us in our tracks and prevents us from being the best version of ourselves. This course enables leaners to gain a good understanding of negative thought cycles, how they work and how to start making changes to break the cycle. The course looks at how behaviour can be both the root and cure to problems and offers the opportunity to explore tools and strategies to enable some small changes which can make a big impact on wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes:

To have an understanding of ‘behaviour’ as a concept
To have a good understanding of the Vicious Circle model and its components
Tools for the tool kit – Practical strategies in how to break the cycle and live more fully
To identify how to support others to break the Vicious Circle.

2020 Training Schedule

Level 3 Award in Mentoring Practice – (Classroom based training) Fully Booked

Safeguarding Awareness – (Online) CPD Approved