An Introduction to Safeguarding

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 30 minutes.

APEX - Theme pages

This course will help you to get the most out of the Theme pages within APEX.  It will introduce you to the look and feel of the pages, as well as some of the functionality within the system.

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 10 minutes.

Key Course Information about Adult Community Education Service courses.

Asbestos Awareness for Property Maintenance & Construction Operatives

The role of the Property Maintenance & Construction Operative entails an extensive understanding of the mechanism of buildings, with a view to optimising the condition of each property and ensuring a safe working condition is maintained. It can also involve carrying out repairs to the fabric of a building.

With this in mind, it’s essential that every Property Maintenance & Construction Operative is aware of asbestos.

This is an Elearning course

This course should take around 20 minutes.



Asbestos Management

This module is suitable for asbestos duty holders, premises managers and employees who deal with asbestos.  The module provides information and guidance on how to manage the risk from asbestos containing materials within Derbyshire County Council, to ensure legal compliance, identify responsibilities and key personnel and to ensure a safe and healthy environment.

This is an Elearning course.

 This course should take around 30 minutes.

Assertive Communication

This module will help you examine issues around assertiveness, work in a more assertive way to get your point across and find compromises more easily.

Assertiveness is the word that describes a range of skills giving the following benefits:

• Being honest with yourself and others
• Saying what you want and feel; but not at the expense of others
• Showing confidence and positive behaviour
• Being prepared to move towards a workable compromise
• Respecting the rights and needs of others
• Looking for 'I win, you win' opportunities

This is an Elearning module.

 This course should take around 20 minutes.

Assertiveness

Assertiveness is much more than a set of techniques, it is about the way that you think, feel and behave. This workshop helps participants to practice assertiveness techniques within a safe and supportive environment leaving them more confident to deal with others in their everyday lives.

Autism Awareness. 

This module will provide you with all the facts about autism, including the impact that it can have on individuals. We'll look at the difficulties faced by autistic people, the key characteristics of the condition and the additional health conditions that can commonly accompany autism.

This is a E-learning course.

This course should take around 20 minutes.

Becoming a new Ofsted registered Childminder CBS Part 1

This course  will guide you through some key information and implications of becoming a Childminder.

This is an Elearning course.

 This course should take around 20 minutes.

Bed rails bed sticks bed levers

This e-learning package aims to support you to make individual decisions around the provision of bed rails, bed sticks and bed levers.

 This is an Elearning course.

 This course should take around 20 minutes.

Business Maths

This module is aimed at helping those who lack confidence in using mathematics for business and within Excel.

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 20 minutes.

This guidance takes you through the change process step by step

Child Sexual Exploitation - An Introduction.

This e-Learning course is for all Derbyshire employees, Carers and Stakeholders working with Children.

The course will take 40 minutes to complete.

Community Safety Introduction (Classroom)

This free two and a half hour workshop aims to introduce you to community safety issues in a practical and interactive way. 

It covers the changing national perspective, will help you understand how community safety is addressed in Derbyshire and gives you chance to think about how your role fits in to the agenda.

This course is open to new staff from any agency in Derbyshire wishing to learn more about what community safety is and how to refer in to local services.

For more information, please contact communitysafety.training@derbyshire.gov.uk

This module is suitable for managers or employees who need to have a detailed overview of the CDM Regulations.  It covers all aspects of the type of work covered by CDM, legislation and roles and responsibilities.

Coping with Stress

This workshop is designed to support delegates in dealing with personal stress both inside and outside of work.

COSHH

This module is suitable for managers and employees who work with hazardous substances.  The module gives a comprehensive outline of the legislation, identifying what are hazardous substances, the risks and how hazardous substances can get into the body, ways to reduce the risk and compliance with the regulations.

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 30 minutes.

Cybercrime and Online Safety

This course provides a brief overview of what cybercrime is and how to keep yourself and the people you work with safe online. It also includes how to report cybercrime and access support for victims.

 This is an Elearning course.

 This course should take around 60 minutes.

For more information, please contact communitysafety.training@derbyshire.gov.uk

This course covers learner induction for all Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service (DACES) courses, it outlines the learner entitlement, what you can expect from us and what we expect from you.

This course will help you to identify, prevent & manage delirium in people with dementia and is aimed at all health and social care sectors, voluntary services and carers to improve awareness of the impact of delirium on people with dementia.

It takes approx. 30 minutes to complete.

Dementia Awareness

This is an Elearning course.

Allow approximately 25 minutes to complete this module.

Dementia Friends Information Session

These one hour briefings are delivered by Dementia Friends Champions to help you understand what it’s like to live with dementia and the actions you can take – anyone of any age can be a Dementia Friend. You will learn more about dementia and how you can help to create dementia friendly communities and make Derbyshire County Council more dementia friendly.

Display Screen Equipment

This module is suitable for managers or any employee who uses DSE for a significant part of their work. The module gives an overview of good practice at work, possible health problems, how to set up your workstation, improve your immediate working environment and minimise any risks.

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 20 minutes.



Domestic Abuse Awareness (Classroom)

This free half day course is for practitioners who have little or no knowledge about domestic abuse and the services available in Derbyshire.

It will help you identify the different forms of domestic abuse, why it occurs and explore facts and myths, including leaving abusive relationships.

This course is open to anyone from any agency in Derbyshire wishing to learn more about domestic abuse and how to refer in to local services.

For more information, please contact communitysafety.training@derbyshire.gov.uk

This module is suitable for managers, or employees who drive for their work.  The module gives an overview of the different types of drivers, occupational road risk responsibilities, assessing the risks and possible control measures to reduce the risk.

Effective Minute Writing

Learning to develop skills needed to provide high quality support to meetings.

This is an Elearning course.

This course should take around 20 minutes.

This workshop is designed to develop participants facilitation skills and their confidence in facilitating groups. You will come away with an increased understanding of how and why groups work and recognize the importance of your role as a facilitator in managing the group dynamics.