Train the Facilitating Trainer

This course is for professionals who want to become a facilitator, delivering the 1-day Tier 2 Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training to other professionals in this sector.

Delivered by qualified trainers from Skills Provider and co-delivered with an autistic co-trainer and a co-trainer with a learning disability.

Only lead trainers can train Facilitating Trainers and co-trainers with lived experience to deliver the Tier Two one-day training. As experienced individuals in the field of learning disability and autism and through their experience in delivering tier two training for NHS England.

Please note that attending the Train the Facilitating Traner training course does not guarantee certification. During the course participants will need to demonstrate their knowledge and confidence in learning disability and autism and actively participate in discussions and activities.  Participants will also need to complete quality assessments to demonstrate competence at the end of the learning disability and autism sessions and on completing the training.

Aims And Objectives

The aim of becoming a facilitating trainer is to enhance the understanding of learning disabilities and autism, by delivering The Oliver McGowan Training to others.

The training will enable facilitating trainers to do the following:

• Familiarise themselves with the content of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Tier 2.
• Enhance their own knowledge of learning disabilities and autism.
• Acknowledge and understand the value of co-production and teamwork.
• Develop skills in delivering part two of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Tier 2.

Course Outline

Day 1: Learning about the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Tier 2.

• Learning disability session
• Autism session

Day 2: Learning about delivering The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Tier 2.

• Discussing the content of the learning disability session.
• Discussing the content of the autism session.
• Co-facilitating the sessions.
• Answering questions.