Training

Children & Young People – Financial Support (Dangos)

This half-day session covers:

• Children & young people – who are they and why it matters
• Financial help during pregnancy
• Financial help after the baby is born
• Childcare and support for working parents
• Help while children are at school
• Support after age 16
• Support for young people in non-advanced education
• Support while working or looking for work
• Support for students
• Support for young people in care and leaving care
• Benefits for families
• In-work financial support
• Other financial support in Wales
• Where to find help, information and support

Aims of the session:

• To help you feel more confident about recognising the issues around money, children and young people
• To be better at sharing your awareness with them
• Not to turn you into an adviser

19/01/2026, 10:00–13:00 (Virtual Training)

Older People and their Finances (Dangos)

This half-day session covers:

• Age – when are you treated as old and why it matters
• State, private and occupational pensions – what are they, and when and how you can access them
• Pension freedoms and how to best use them
• Tax and benefits – understanding their impact
• Overview of benefits and related support
• Means-tested benefits for older people
• Help for disabled people and their carers
• Other financial support in Wales
• Housing help
• Bereavement
• Financial abuse
• Longevity and future issues
• Where to find help, information and support

Aims of the session:

• To help you feel more confident about recognising the issues and choices around money and older people
• To be better at sharing your awareness with them
• Not to turn you into an adviser

06/02/2026, 10:00–13:00 (Virtual Training)

Introduction to Suicide Awareness

Suicide is a complex and deeply personal issue that affects individuals, families, and communities.

This introductory course is designed to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and empower participants with the knowledge and confidence to support those who may be struggling.

Objectives:

• Feel more confident in recognising signs of suicidal thoughts or behaviours
• Understand how to respond with empathy and care
• Know how to access appropriate support services

Please note – This course does not train participants to be mental health professionals, but it does provide essential awareness and tools to help make a difference.

28/01/2026, 10:00–12:00 (Virtual Training)

Assessment and Eligibility for Care and Support Overview

This session aims to give an overview of the needs assessment process and how eligibility for care and support is determined.

Objectives:

• The law underpinning service users’ rights
• How eligibility is determined
• The local picture

20/11/2025, 09:30–11:30 (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

19/11/2025 & 20/11/2025, 09:15–16:00

02/12/2025 & 03/12/2025, 09:15–16:00

06/01/2026 & 07/01/2026, 09:15–16:00

03/02/2026 & 04/02/2026, 09:15–16:00

03/03/2026 & 04/02/2026, 09:15–16:00

Manual Handling Update Training

18/11/2025, 09:15–16:00

20/01/2026, 09:15–16:00

17/03/2026, 09:15–16:00

Releasing Time to Care Training 

25/02/2026, 09:15–16:00

Manual Handling Risk Assessments (The Essentials) Training

12/02/2026, 09:15–16:00

Inanimate Load Handling Training

14/01/2026, 09:15–12:30

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

14/01/2026, 13:00–16:00

For more information about the courses, including the fees, please click 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. 

25/11/2025, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

21/01/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

27/02/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

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.

15/12/2025 & 16/12/2025, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

22/01/2026 & 23/01/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

18/02/2026 & 19/02/2026, 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.

26/11/2025, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

20/01/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

25/02/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

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.

08/12/2025 & 09/12/2025, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training, Welsh Medium)

15/01/2026 & 16/01/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

16/02/2026 & 17/02/2026, 09:30–15:30 (Virtual Training)

LGBT Awareness – Voices of Difference

LGBT Awareness – From School Age to Older Age – Providing Through Age Care and Support.

Objectives:

• To raise awareness of the needs of the LGBT community and issues from school age though to older age and how you can help meet each persons’ needs
• To raise awareness of society’s historical negative treatment of LBGT people and the impact that has on the individual person and how LGBT people have been excluded from society
• Understand Equality legislation and to have an awareness of hate crime

05/12/2025, 09:30–13:00 (Virtual Training)

Understanding Hate Crime

An introduction to hate crime, the protected characteristics, the impact on individuals and communities, reporting routes and the practical and emotional support available.

Objectives:

• Understand what hate crime is and the protected groups
• Understand who hate crime impacts on and type of impacts that take place
• Know what support is available for people affected by hate crime

02/12/2025, 10:00–12:00 (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

27/01/2026, 10:00–12:30, Teifi Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

12/02/2026, 10:00–12:30, Ystwyth 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  

27/01/2026, 13:30–16:00, Teifi Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

12/02/2026, 13:30–16:00, Ystwyth 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?

30/01/2026, 10:00–13:00, Teifi Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

24/02/2026, 10:00–13:00, Ystwyth 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

29/01/2026, 10:00–16:00, Teifi 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

17/11/2025, 10:00–16:00, Ystwyth 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

03/02/2026, 09:30–12:30, Ystwyth Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

05/03/2026, 09:30–12:30, Ystwyth Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

Epilepsy Awareness

The course is aimed at anyone who supports an individual with epilepsy who wants to know more about the condition and best practice in managing epilepsy.

Objectives:

• Explain the psychological impact of epilepsy on the individual and the family
• Understand how it is diagnosed and the causes
• Describe the management of different types of seizure
• Explain risk assessment in relation to epilepsy  

01/12/2025, 09:30–12:30 (Virtual Training)

06/03/2026, 09:30–12:30 (Virtual Training)

Essential Autism Awareness

A course for meeting needs of autistic individuals, families and support services.

Objectives:

• Key characteristics of autism
• Strengths and needs of people on the autism spectrum
• Sensory needs
• Common co-occurring conditions
• How to get help and information about the autism spectrum

01/12/2025, 13:30–17:00 (Virtual Training)

16/12/2025, 13:30–17:00 (Virtual Training)

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

04/12/2025, 10:30–13:30, Ystwyth Room – Penmorfa, Aberaeron

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

05/02/2026, 09:30–13:30 (Virtual Training)

Adolescent Brain Development and Substance Use

12/03/2026, 09:30–13:30 (Virtual Training)

Alcohol and Screening

14/01/2026, 09:30–12:30 (Virtual Training)

Cannabis and Screening

19/11/2025, 13:30–16:30 (Virtual Training)