Joint Training is currently part of a Transformation Project to provide joined up learning across both Adults and Children’s services,

We have been increasingly asked to provide training for workers supporting children and young people as well as adults and we are joining with our Children's Services training colleagues to expand our training offer in response to this.

This new co-ordinated approach will support the development of an even more joined-up approach to learning, which will maximise resources and provide opportunities to income generate to support the training offer. This will bring together exciting new opportunities to extend our training offer over a range of subjects to a wider learner group.

Safeguarding is a key area we will be working together on.  Children, young people and adults exist in families and community groups.  A shared understanding of the risks and complexities of safeguarding needs to be developed to maximise opportunities to reduce risks and potentially save lives.

Transformation Project progress to date:

Learning now available with an All-Age approach includes:

• Mental Health First Aid Youth
• Children & Young People Self-Harm
• Suicide First Aid: children and young people
• Autism in Young people – Trauma and Life Transitioning
• Working with Childhood Trauma and Abuse
• Safeguarding Children and Young People Aware

Crisis Prevention Institute de-escalation / restraint reduction training is now available to Education

We are recruiting to a new all age safeguarding post

We will keep you up to date with news about this developing service.

Joint Training is proud to have, again, secured recognition from Skills for Care Endorsement as a Centre of Excellence, valid until January 2026. 

This endorsement recognises learning providers who deliver high quality learning and development to the social care sector.

22nd May 2024 at the Lantern Centre, Shrewsbury

8th August 2024, online on Zoom

This new course aims to increase awareness around mental health and how this may be applied to the workplace. The training supports employers duty of care in reasonably supporting their employees’ health, safety and wellbeing at work.

Learning outcomes- those attending this course will have the opportunity to:

• Discuss mental health, its links with stress and bring awareness to some common mental health problems.
• Explore some of the signs of poor mental health.
• Develop confidence in supporting a colleague, including during sickness absence and on returning to work.
• Think about the importance of optimising our own wellbeing.
• Introduce some useful tools and techniques to help support good mental health.

Audience: Those who lead teams or manage people.

For more information and booking please click here

Did you know that over 100,000 children and adults use Makaton symbols and signs, either as their main method of communication or as a way to support speech.

Makaton is increasingly used by the general public to aid communication, as well as by children and adults with communication and learning difficulties and the community around them, for example, teachers, health professionals, friends, public service bodies etc. 

Makaton has been shown to be useful for all sorts of people, including those who struggle with understanding concepts, those who have poor literacy skills and grammatical knowledge, and those with English as an Additional Language. By using Makaton, children and adults can take a more active part in life, because communication and language are the key to everything we do and learn.

For information on our two day Makaton Level 1 & Level 2 course taking place on 22-23 May 2024 please see Makaton L1 & L2 - course information

The Makaton Charity website includes a 'Sign of the Week'  where you can learn a new word every week and be inspired to get signing - Sign of the Week   

Our dementia related courses continue to be very popular and are available over the coming months as follows:

Dementia Wellbeing through Activities - next available Tues, 30th April 2024, 09:30 - 12:30 online: this session aims to inspire and give ideas on how meaningful engagement can be incorporated into everyday life, and the positive impact on health and wellbeing for people with dementia and the elderly.  For more information and booking please see Dementia Wellbeing through Activities - course information.

Dementia Awareness: Learning for Practice - next available Tues, 21st May 2024, 09:30 - 12:30 online: this session aims to increase knowledge of dementia and the social impact.  Learners will gain an understanding of the most common types of dementia, explore communication and behaviour strategies and reflect on person centred approaches when supporting an individual with dementia.  For more information and booking please see Dementia Awareness: Learning for Practice - course information.  

Our Safeguarding Adults Awareness training has been refreshed and new dates are available from April 2024 onwards. Choose between classroom-based training or online live-learning. Do take a look and book yourself a place :-  Safeguarding Adults Awareness | Joint Training

For information on the full range of safeguarding related courses available and booking please see Safeguarding Training - course information.  

As part of the national initiative to reduce parental conflict, which is known to have a detrimental effect on child outcomes, Shropshire Council offers a range of free of charge, training and awareness-raising workshops for anyone working with families, in almost any capacity.  Three courses are available, for further information and to book please click on the course titles:

Introduction to Reducing Parental Conflict 

Reducing Parental Conflict: Building Confidence and Using Resources

Complex Co-Parenting: Working with separated parents in conflict

For more information please also see Getting on better leaflet