Join Dorset Youth (DY) and Dorset Council at – Queen Elizabeth School, Wimborne for our joint Youth Worker Training Day!

Tony Nye (Dorset Council) and Lilly Markwell (Dorset Youth) have taken on board feedback from youth workers and devised a 'one stop shop' of a range of training opportunities for you and your staff and volunteer team.

This event is FREE to attend, funded by Dorset Council & Dorset Youth.

The timetable for the day is as follows -

9:00 am - Doors open

9:30 - 11:00 - Workshop session 1

11:00 - 11:15 - BREAK

11:15 - 12:45 - Workshop session 2

12:45 - 13:15 - LUNCH

13:15 - 14:45 - Workshop session 3

14:45 - 15:00 - BREAK

15:00 - 16:30 - Workshop session 4

Lunch is not provided so attendees are required to bring their own.

The following training is available to book:

E mergency first aid at work (6 hour workshop)

T his training looks at possible medical emergencies and how to deal with them, recognising types of medical emergencies, how to summon help and overall, this course offers insight to situations that could be life-dependent.

Mental health awareness (3 hour workshop)

An introductory course designed to increase awareness of young people’s mental health and some of the issues that can affect this age group.

LGBT + Awareness Training (3 hour workshop):

A course run by SPACE Youth Project introducing how best to support LGBT+ young people within your sessions/organisation

C -card training (3 hour workshop):

A 3 hour C Card Training session in the morning that will allow you to distribute free condoms to young people. Learners will be required to complete an e-learning module (online training) to complete the training. Your name and email address will be provided to the trainer, the Sexual Health Dorset team who will provide you with a login to do this training.

Supporting with neurodiverse young people (1.5 hour workshop)

This workshop will look at several key topics that young people are passionate about which includes 'understanding neurodiversity.' Delegates will explore sensory processes, changes in routine, social skills, understanding and processing information, organising and planning and communication and language.

Beyond Behaviour (1.5 hour workshop) :

This workshop will help youth workers to understand and look beyond young people's behaviour enabling them to support all young people whilst creating and maintaining a safe environment for everyone

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us on youthworktraining@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk – this is a joint event between Dorset Youth and Dorset Council but we thought it made sense to use one email address as the point of contact to try and avoid any confusion.

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