Training and development
Welcome to the training section of the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board.
Safeguarding is the responsibility of all, not just those agencies/individuals who work within the adult protection field or with vulnerable adults as a part of their work. The training programme we offer aims to increase participants’ knowledge and skills in the field of Adult Safeguarding.
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Safeguarding vulnerable adults
The course is designed to help care workers in both residential and domiciliary settings to expand their understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults by recognising who is a vulnerable adult, and how to deal with them, if the situation arises. There is extensive use of case studies to illustrate the main principles (approx: 1 hour e-learning)
Mental Capacity Act
The training competency framework
Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board Training Competency Framework is a guide to identify the training requirements for all levels of staff working with vulnerable adults in Oxfordshire.
Click here to view the Training Competency Framework
OSAB training courses
Alerter level training
This is the responsibility of individual agencies to develop against the framework and deliver in line with legislative and organisational requirements.
In order to support providers an alerter level training package is available for appropriately trained staff to deliver.
To support safeguarding trainers quarterly standardisation meetings for all trainers are held as a CPD event to keep knowledge and skills up to date.
Oxfordshire County Councils learning and development department provide free alerter level training to care providers. This is available on-site for 8 or more staff or scheduled courses can be accessed at various venues around the county.
For more details and to book go to http://learning.myoxfordshire.gov.uk
Multi-agency training
This is a half day event and is delivered around the county by trainers from various partner agencies.
It is aimed at staff with management or supervisory responsibilities.
The course examines the roles and responsibilities of different agencies and the importance of multi agency working in relation to adults at risk of harm from abuse
To book on the course or for more details contact Kathy Norman
Tel: 01865 797535
katherine.norman@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Care Providers- supervisors/managers
This course is for provider services supervisory and management staff who are responsible for responding to concerns raised that indicate an adult may be at risk of harm as a result of suspected or actual abuse.
For more details and to book go to http://learning.myoxfordshire.gov.uk
This workshop is aimed at provider/managers and aims to examine dignity in relation to care provision, to acknowledge the links between dignity and safeguarding and to identify resources to support staff training to aid understanding of dignity
For more details and to book go to http://learning.myoxfordshire.gov.uk
Domestic abuse online training
The council is pleased to be able to offer a free domestic abuse online training module which is aimed at all professionals across the county, and is hosted by the Oxfordshire Children Safeguarding Board (OSCB).
Practitioners taking the course will cover the following:
- Defining and identifying domestic abuse
- How to support someone experiencing domestic abuse
- Advice on sign-posting to the local helpline
- Details of the specialist services that are available
To access the module go to http://domestic.oscb.org.uk/home.
The training only takes 30 minutes and on completion you are provided with a certificate. This module should be completed by any practitioner who has face-to-face contact with the general public.
Supporting people with dementia - Free workshops
Skills for Health and Skills for Care have been commissioned by the Department of Health to deliver a series of one day workshops to provide an introduction to the Common Core Principles for Dementia. The principles provide a framework for learning and development and form the foundation for good practice for staff working with people with dementia. These integrated 'train the trainer' workshops are aimed at workforce and training leads from health and social care. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis so to be sure of your place, register below.
To sign up for your place on this free training click here.
Useful Resources
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Training Toolkit - Presentations, factsheets, poster and postcard
These training resources are available to help facilitate discussion and promote local policies among your team
