Training

Working with Fathers

This course has been designed to support and inform social workers, social work assistants and support workers to work with fathers. There will be an opportunity to consider and share good practice and reflect on contextual issues influencing our consideration of father’s. This will include reflection on the research findings in relation to Safeguarding Children.

Objectives:

• Understand father’s experiences
• Understand the needs and rights of fathers
• To learn how best to provide care and support to father’s, in the best interest of the child

14/04/2026, 09:30–12:30 (Virtual Training)

How to Complete a Multi-Agency Referral form (MARF)

This half day multiagency training/information session has been developed to support practitioners in a variety of roles and setting to increase understanding of safeguarding responsibilities when working with children and families. The session will provide information on how to complete a MARF building an understanding of the purpose of a MARF and increased awareness of information sharing and multiagency collaborative working. The session will include links to the updated CYSUR Threshold and Eligibility Support Document “The Right Help at the Right Time” and will consider themes from practice.

The session is aimed at the sharing of information in relation completing a MARF and will include some individual and group work to allow practitioners to explore themes and develop their understanding, building confidence and competence.

Objectives:

• Develop a shared understanding of what a MARF is and the key purpose and principles.
•  Consider how and when to complete a MARF, what information is needed and what needs to record and best practice in doing this.
•  Build an understanding of roles and responsibility and links to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act, Wales Safeguarding Procedure and the CYSUR Threshold Document. Improve understanding of information sharing, including key principles of collaborative working.

28/04/2026, 09:30–12:30 (Virtual Training)

Manual Handling Training

The courses will be held in the manual handling training suite at Penmorfa, Aberaeron, and will be delivered in line with the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) All Wales Manual Handling Passport Scheme (AWMHPS).

Training available:

2-day Manual Handling Passport Training

22/04/2026 & 23/04/2026, 09:15–16:00

05/05/2026 & 06/05/2026, 09:15–16:00

02/06/2026 & 03/06/2026, 09:15–16:00

28/07/2026 & 29/07/2026, 09:15–16:00

12/08/2026 & 13/08/2026, 09:15–16:00

09/09/2026 & 10/09/2026, 09:15–16:00

Manual Handling Update Training

29/04/2026, 09:15–16:00

19/05/2026, 09:15–16:00

16/06/2026, 09:15–16:00

30/07/2026, 09:15–16:00

18/08/2026, 09:15–16:00

29/09/2026, 09:15–16:00

Releasing Time to Care Training 

21/05/2026, 09:15–16:00

23/07/2026, 09:15–16:00

30/09/2026, 09:15–16:00

Manual Handling Risk Assessments (The Essentials) Training

01/05/2026, 09:15–16:00

27/07/2026, 09:15–16:00

22/09/2026, 09:15–16:00

Inanimate Load Handling Training

28/04/2026, 09:15–12:30

10/06/2026, 09:15–12:30

20/08/2026, 09:15–12:30

Manual Handling Continuous Professional Development Workshops
Free for individuals who have completed the 2-day Manual Handling Passport training with Ceredigion Council.

30/04/2026, 13:00–16:00

18/06/2026, 13:00–16:00

17/08/2026, 13:00–16:00

More information about the courses and fees is available here. Fees must be paid in advance to secure a place and are non-refundable.

Safeguarding Adults Group B

The session aims to expand on Safeguarding Group A eLearning for all staff working with adults with care and support needs that have a duty to safeguard them.

All Group B practitioners have regular contact with members of the public in their roles. This includes practitioners who are or aren’t registered or regulated and volunteers. Group B practitioners are those who spend time with people in a group setting or on a one-to-one basis. They will have a particular responsibility in relation to the people they work with and will need a higher level of knowledge than those in Group A because of their direct involvement with people. The people they work with may or may not have safeguarding concerns.

Objectives:

• Develop your understanding of Safeguarding and be able to describe how to work in ways that safeguard people from abuse, harm and neglect
• Develop an understanding of Person-Centred working
• Explain factors, situations and actions that could lead or contribute to abuse, harm and neglect
• Understand legislation, national policies, codes of conduct and professional practice in safeguarding
• Understand your legal responsibilities
• Know how to recognise and report different types of abuse, harm and neglect
• Know who to contact for advice and support

Please note that attendees will be required to refresh this training every 3 years. 

22/04/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

30/04/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

12/05/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

02/06/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

02/07/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

14/07/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

09/09/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

15/09/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

Safeguarding Adults Group C for Senior Practitioners and Designated Persons

Aimed at those who have direct responsibility for safeguarding people including organisation’s designated safeguarding person and people who take a more prominent role in safeguarding decisions, including those with an active role in core groups and protection planning activities who contribute to or are fully engaged in assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of people where there are safeguarding concerns.

This 2-day advanced level course aims to ensure participants are able to make decisions about keeping adults safe and know when they need to put protection processes in place.

Objectives:

• I understand that giving people voice and control is an essential part of decision making – person centred practice
• I understand everyone’s roles and responsibilities in the safeguarding process
• I have the ability to make clear and proportionate decisions

Please note that attendees will be required to refresh this training every 3 years. Completion of Group C training means you do not need to renew Group B training.

13/05/2026 & 14/05/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

Safeguarding Children Group B

All Group B practitioners have regular contact with children and members of the public in their roles. This includes practitioners who are or aren’t registered or regulated and volunteers. Group B practitioners are those who spend time with people in a group setting or on a one-to-one basis. They will have a particular responsibility in relation to the people they work with and will need a higher level of knowledge than those in Group A because of their direct involvement with people. The people they work with may or may not have safeguarding concerns.

Objectives:

• Understand legislation, national policies, codes of conduct and professional practice in safeguarding and your legal responsibilities
• Know how to recognise and report different types of abuse and neglect
• To learn about our duties in relation to safeguarding and the referral process
• Develop your understanding of safeguarding and be able to describe how to work in ways that safeguard children and young people from abuse, harm and neglect

Please note that attendees will be required to refresh this training every 3 years.

17/04/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

29/04/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

05/05/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

05/06/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

12/06/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

13/07/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

08/09/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

14/09/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

Safeguarding Children Group C for Senior Practitioners & Designated Persons

This training has a vital role to ensure safeguards are in place and effective actions taken when concerns for a child arise. It is relevant to various settings, i.e. schools, childcare, voluntary and private services providing activities, learning & support to children and families.

Objectives:

• Understand the purpose, importance & role of the ‘Designated Lead’ and what it means in your setting
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance on safeguarding children and young people within the Welsh and UK context
• Identify barriers and consider solutions to information sharing
• Good record and confidentiality keeping

Please note that attendees will be required to refresh this training every 3 years. Completion of Group C training means you do not need to renew Group B training.

07/05/2026 & 08/05/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

Basic Welsh for Social Care Providers

Taught in a conversational style, this course comprises of 3 sessions of 2 hours tuition each. These sessions will provide you with basic Welsh phrases, greetings, and terminology.

The course will also refer directly to the National Centre’s online self-study course, ‘Care and Comfort in Welsh’. This can be completed in accordance with one’s own timetable, and will provide further specialist terms and phrases for the Social Care sector.

Each session is designed to enable you to do things and communicate in the language. By the end of the course, you will be able to form simple day-to-day sentences, discuss common professional and recreational topics, and have access to sector specific terms and phrases.

Objectives:

• Give you the basics in Welsh
• Get you talking and using the language and start you on your journey towards fluency
• Introduce key terms to the Social Care sector

The course will be delivered online on the dates below. You will need to attend all 3 sessions.

17/07/2026, 10:00–12:00

24/07/2026, 10:00–12:00

31/07/2026, 10:00–12:00

Understanding Independent Professional Advocacy 

If you are supporting people who face barriers to speaking up for themselves and who are going through social care and support assessment, planning, review, safeguarding processes (as adults or parents) or recent complaint about any of these, you need to have an understanding of the 3 County Independent Professional Advocacy Service.

By attending this information session, you will find out more about this free and confidential service, what is independent advocacy, how it can assist the people you support, and how to refer into the service.

20/05/2026, 09:30–10:30 (Virtual Training)

13/07/2026, 09:30–10:30 (Virtual Training)

13/07/2026, 09:30–10:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

LGBTQ+ – How to Provide Appropriate Services and Support

Examining and the understanding of the needs of older LGBT individuals with regards to meeting care needs in the community, residential homes and in interactions of authority staff. Examining the social and legal history and the effects of them on older LGBT individuals.

Objectives:

• Understanding the past legal and social history for LGBT persons in the UK
• Understand how we as local authority employees can meet the needs of the LGBT community
• Meeting legal obligations with regards to equality legislation 

06/05/2026, 09:30–13:00 (Virtual Training)

Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences using Virtual Reality

This training is aimed at frontline staff working with members of the community that may have experienced ACEs.

The immersive nature of Virtual Reality enabled training will allow you to experience the impact of ACEs through the eyes of the child in order to better meet their needs.

This training aims to:

• Help you understand what ACEs are
• Understand the impact of ACEs on an unborn child, child, young adult and on into adulthood
• Consider how this should affect your practice

19/05/2026, 10:00–12:30, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

16/07/2026, 10:00–12:30, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

17/09/2026, 10:00–12:30, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Trauma Informed Practice using Virtual Reality

Prior to attendance at this training you must have completed the Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences using Virtual Reality course.

This training is aimed at frontline staff working with members of the community that may have experienced trauma.

The immersive nature of Virtual Reality enabled training will allow you to experience the impact of trauma through the eyes of the child and young person in order to better meet their needs and use Trauma Informed Practice in your role.

This training covers:

• Understanding what Trauma Informed Practice is
• The impact it has on children and adults
• How to incorporate it into practice  

19/05/2026, 13:30–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

16/07/2026, 13:30–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

17/09/2026, 13:30–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Working with Adults with Unresolved Childhood Trauma using Virtual Reality

Prior to attendance at this training you must have completed the Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences using Virtual Reality and Trauma Informed Practice using Virtual Reality courses.

In our work with families, we often work with trauma experienced parents alongside their children who too have experienced trauma. In adult work with service users in mental health services, addiction, and criminal justice services, many of these vulnerable adults have unresolved trauma issues from childhood.

Objectives:

• How do early experience affects later emotions, behaviour and relationships?
• How do we become more trauma responsive?
• How can we apply this trauma knowledge to our daily work with adults?

24/04/2026, 10:00–13:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

25/06/2026, 10:00–13:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Social Media, Children & Young People using Virtual Reality

Increase our understanding of the problems children and young people face online;

• Cyberbullying
• Feeling overwhelmed
• Seeing distressing and hurtful content
• Being influenced by negative attitudes
• Gaming addiction and gambling
• Explore how we can best support our children and young people

21/05/2026, 10:00–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

17/07/2026, 10:00–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

03/09/2026, 10:00–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Knife Crime Awareness using Virtual Reality

This training uses immersive virtual reality experiences to support a deeper understanding of the challenges young people face in their communities.

Objectives:

• Explore what we know about knife crime, who carries knives and why
• Understanding the underlying causes and risk factors associated with knife crime, as this will be crucial for any effective intervention
• How young men are being radicalised by social media
• Explore effective prevention strategies that can help in reducing knife crime and promoting community safety
• Building connections with young people to support them in building emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and trust in their instincts, empowering them to navigate conflict and make safe, informed choices
• Look at successful community initiatives that have been implemented to reduce knife crime and foster a safer environment for all

23/04/2026, 10:00–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

16/06/2026, 10:00–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Dementia Awareness using Virtual Reality

This course has been designed to support and inform carers, social workers and support staff in caring for an adult with Dementia. Using Virtual Reality headsets, the session will explore the person’s experience of Dementia, and its impact, as well as the implication for their care and support needs. There will also be an opportunity to consider and share good practice and reflect on contextual issues for people living in Ceredigion and in Wales.

Objectives:

• Understand the nature of Dementia and its impact on the person and on their families
• Understand the experiences of people with Dementia using Virtual Reality
•  Reflect on how best to provide care and support to individuals, their carer’s and their families

20/05/2026, 10:00–13:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

26/06/2026, 10:00–13:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

15/07/2026, 10:00–13:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

02/09/2026, 10:00–13:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Dementia Interpreter

Sensory equipment will be used during the course to help you understand how it feels to have communication difficulties and aims to:

• Give insight into how it feels to have dementia
• Help you understand the importance of communication barriers and their impact on the individual
• Give you the tools to work towards overcoming communication difficulties, improve the quality of care and build positive working relationships with people living with dementia

14/04/2026, 09:30–12:30, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Heart Start / Emergency First Aid

Training to enable staff to deliver emergency first aid and use a defibrillator.

Objectives:

• Responding to a first aid situation
• Administer first aid to an injured person in a safe manner including CPR and using a defibrillator
• State the need for recording incidents

13/04/2026, 09:30–12:30, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

08/06/2026, 09:30–12:30, HCT – Llanbadarn Learning Centre, Aberystwyth

03/07/2026, 13:00–16:00, Caron Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

18/09/2026, 09:30–12:30, HCT – Llanbadarn Learning Centre, Aberystwyth

Substance Misuse

Barod is offering a series of Substance Misuse training courses for all professionals to help them to identify substance use and misuse, to refer into services and to provide basic support and information to people around their substance use. You need to attend the Basic Substance Misuse Awareness course prior to attending the Adolescent Brain Development and Substance Use course.

Basic Substance Misuse Awareness

20/05/2026, 09:30–16:00 (Virtual Training)

16/09/2026, 09:30–16:00 (Virtual Training)

Adolescent Brain Development and Substance Use

06/05/2026, 09:30–16:00 (Virtual Training)

Alcohol and Screening

16/07/2026, 09:30–13:30 (Virtual Training)

Cannabis and Screening

18/06/2026, 12:30–16:30 (Virtual Training)

Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs

09/07/2026, 09:30–13:30 (Virtual Training)