Upcoming Open Courses

Tue 28 Apr 2026

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

This two-hour training explores cuckooing through a safeguarding and trauma-informed lens, with a particular focus on how women experiencing multiple disadvantage are targeted. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the links between cuckooing, county lines, domestic abuse, and coercive control, as well as the legal frameworks that apply to these situations.

Wed 13 May 2026

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)

This course provides community and neighbourhood teams (eg. housing officers, ASB teams, tenancy support) the knowledge and confidence to identify domestic abuse at the earliest opportunity, increasing early identification

Thu 14 May 2026

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)

Aim: Housing teams have the skills, knowledge and tools to write case notes that support an effective response to domestic abuse.

Wed 20 May 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Equipping teams and individuals with the skills, knowledge and tools to share information confidently and proportionately in a way that increases victim/survivor safety and holds perpetrators to account.

Thu 28 May 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to equip managers with the confidence, knowledge, and practical skills to support staff experiencing domestic abuse, ensure safe workplace practices, and respond to team members raising concerns about their customers. The training promotes a survivor-led, intersectional, and legally informed approach.

Wed 10 Jun 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Upskill Contact Centre teams to identify survivors/victims at the earliest opportunity over the phone and meet their needs as part of a safe and coordinated multi-agency response to domestic abuse

Thu 11 Jun 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to support frontline professionals in developing the knowledge and skills needed to effectively identify risk and create SMART safety plans that support the needs of a victim/survivor.

Wed 24 Jun 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to equip managers with the confidence, knowledge, and practical skills to support staff experiencing domestic abuse, ensure safe workplace practices, and respond to team members raising concerns about their customers. The training promotes a survivor-led, intersectional, and legally informed approach.

Thu 2 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Through understanding the stages of change and recognising the intersecting barriers faced by victim-survivors, this course aims to teach delegates how to tailor support effectively. Equipping delegates with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to understand what and how to apply the key principles of motivational interviewing.

Thu 9 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)

Professionals and workers can empower their customers/clients to understand what legal tools and powers are available to survivor/victims of domestic abuse. Those supporting should ensure that all actions are survivor-led and part of a coordinated response that includes the specialist domestic abuse services.

Wed 15 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)

This course provides community and neighbourhood teams (eg. housing officers, ASB teams, tenancy support) the knowledge and confidence to identify domestic abuse at the earliest opportunity, increasing early identification

Thu 16 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to enable individuals to identify coercive and controlling behaviours in abusive relationships to increase the early identification of domestic abuse

Wed 5 Aug 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to deepen your understanding of domestic abuse, coercive control, and early identification of abusive behaviours, while also addressing the homicide timeline and how to support after disclosure from patients facing multiple disadvantages.

Thu 13 Aug 2026

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)

Aim: Housing teams have the skills, knowledge and tools to write case notes that support an effective response to domestic abuse.

Wed 26 Aug 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Equipping teams and individuals with the skills, knowledge and tools to share information confidently and proportionately in a way that increases victim/survivor safety and holds perpetrators to account.

Wed 9 Sep 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Upskill Contact Centre teams to identify survivors/victims at the earliest opportunity over the phone and meet their needs as part of a safe and coordinated multi-agency response to domestic abuse

Thu 10 Sep 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to support frontline professionals in developing the knowledge and skills needed to effectively identify risk and create SMART safety plans that support the needs of a victim/survivor.

Thu 24 Sep 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to equip managers with the confidence, knowledge, and practical skills to support staff experiencing domestic abuse, ensure safe workplace practices, and respond to team members raising concerns about their customers. The training promotes a survivor-led, intersectional, and legally informed approach.