Training for specialist professionals working directly with young people accessing the eC-Card
About this Event

Essex Sexual Health Service Outreach and Education team are part of Provide CIC who work with Essex Partnership University Trust, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Healthy Living Partnership and SH:24 to form Essex Sexual Health Service.

Essex Sexual Health Service Outreach and Education team work on the frontline delivering sexual health promotion in a variety of settings, relationships and sexual health education to young people and educators supporting young people, and offer rapid HIV testing within the community.

eC-Card Training

The eC-Card programme provides access to free condoms for young people in Essex aged 16 – 24.

This session is designed for professionals working with young people who are, or are considering becoming, sexually active.

eC-Card training provides an overview of current sexual health issues affecting young people and addresses how to conduct an effective sexual health consultation, using the platform to talk about healthy relationships and sex. Attendees will look at how to apply Fraser Guidelines effectively, how to signpost into Sexual Health Services, and give them the information they need to become an eC-Card assessor.

Session Length - 2 hour

Further information - [email protected]

Available to - This training can be attended by anyone that supports young people within Essex only (unfortunately this training is not able to be accessed by those that support young people in Southend and Thurrock).

Venue - Microsoft Teams

Attending the Session

Joining details for the session will be sent within your booking confirmation email, along with an additional email/invite to notify you of your registration onto the meeting and will include the link to the meeting (same details as sent in the confirmation email). By selecting accept to this invite it will place this event in your calendar. Please ensure add this event to your calendar. Please check junk mail to ensure this message isn't missed.

If you haven't received details 2 hours before the session starts please contact us directly: [email protected]

You will be required to download the free ‘Microsoft teams’ programme to attend this training session and we recommend this is done well ahead of time to allow you to familiarise yourself with the programme. To download Microsoft Teams for free please visit: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

Microsoft on the day:

Your camera and microphone will be turned on when you enter the session. You may be able to turn these off if you wish. We ask that you turn your microphone switched off throughout the training unless asking a question. You can also communicate using the ‘chat’ function.

You will be able to see and hear your trainer, please ensure the speakers on the devise you are using work ahead of time.

Essex Sexual Health Privacy notice –

The information you provide to us on the order form will be used for the purposes reporting to those who have commissioned the service on details such as organisations that are accessing the training, job roles of those attending and areas within Essex that they are working in. For further information on how we use your data please refer to our privacy notice at

https://essexsexualhealthservice.org.uk/privacy-policy/