About this Event
Cost - £2,995 + VAT per person
This 4-day course will be held on 25th & 26th February and 3rd & 4th March
Become an Approved Lead Trainer
Completing this four-day course qualifies delegates as Approved Trainers for The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (subject to a quality assurance process). This certification enables you to train others—including facilitating trainers and co-trainers—to deliver Oliver’s Training to the health and care workforce.
The four days of training are delivered face-to-face in locations across England and are structured over two weeks. The first two consecutive days focus on learning disability, with the following two consecutive days in the second week dedicated to autism.The four days of training are delivered face-to-face in locations across England and are structured over two weeks. The first two consecutive days focus on learning disability, with the following two consecutive days in the second week dedicated to autism.Tier 2 Training Partnership – a movement to gold standard training.
Target audience
This training is for health and social care professionals with a training background and experience in learning disability and autism. The course is open for booking by any professional in the health and social care sector.
Tier 2 Training Partnership – a movement to gold standard training
Our training is delivered as a strategic alliance between the Estia Centre who deliver the learning disability content of the training and the National Autistic Society who deliver the autism content. This collaboration is at the heart of our mission to build a movement grounded in compassion and lived experience.
About the Estia Centre
The Estia Centre, based within the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust NHS Trust, is a socialist training centre with the vision of creating healthier future for people with a learning disability and autistic people. With a focus on learning and working in partnership to inspire a committed, passionate and competent health and social care workforce, they provide a wide range of quality-driven, specialist and expert-led, learning, development and research opportunities.
About the National Autistic Society
The National Autistic Society have been involved in Oliver's training since 2020 when they were a consortia organisation for the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial (OMMT) on Learning Disability and Autism and a lead organisation in the development of Tier 2 materials and delivery of the four-day Lead Trainer training. The National Autistic Society lead on delivering the learning disability content of Oliver's Training.
Our gold standard framework
Having successfully trained over 200 Tier 2 lead trainers across England our training is meticulously built upon our 5-point 'gold standard' framework.
- Co-delivered and Co-produced: Authenticity and impact through lived experience.
- Expert-led: Training designed and delivered by leading subject matter experts and educators.
- Quality Assured: Rigorous, NHS-approved processes guarantee mastery.
- Highly Experienced Facilitation Skills: Equipping trainers to create engaging learning environments.
- Supported and Developed: Ongoing support via our Lead Trainer Community of Practice.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre, Hill Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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