Training & Events

Birmingham Violence Against Women Board and Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board each run multi-agency domestic violence training and workshops throughout the year. You will also find information on training and events from other providers here. Make sure that you check back regularly as this information is updated frequently.

Violence Against Women Training

Birmingham & Solihull Women’s Aid have a new training programme for January - March 2011. Details and booking form can be downloaded here. Contact BSWAID on 0121 685 8687 or email training@bswaid.org. All BSWAID courses listed here are FREE and in Birmingham unless otherwise specified.

Free Anti Gangs & knife workshops

To register for a free workshop please call the training co-ordinator Raymond Douglas on 0121 440 5444 or email info@antiyouthviolence.com
www.antiyouthviolence.com

Sexual Health Training

The Sexual Health Promotion Service, part of Heart of Birmingham (Teaching) PCT, provides training to build professional knowledge and skills in a range of contemporary sexual health issues. The courses are free of charge and open to anyone working in Birmingham with a professional interest in sexual health (since the courses have been designed for professionals, they are not intended for members of the public or for service users).

The list of courses can be found at www.sexualhealthpromotionbirmingham.info/courses/courses.html - a booking form can be downloaded from this page.

Free Alcohol Training

Birmingham Drug Alcohol Action Team, has commissioned Alcohol Concern, the national agency on alcohol misuse, to deliver Identification and Brief Advice training in the Birmingham area. This evidence-based course will help you to confidently identify and direct a problem drinker to help.
Contact Laura Brown - LBrown@alcoholconcern.org.uk or 0207 265 5964 - for more details.

Date Description Location Contact Details
31 Mar Young People and Violence Against Women and Girls
Book online: www.avaproject.org.uk/book-training-course.aspx?eventId=2795
London 0207 5490 274
31 Mar FREE Female Genital Mutilation Birmingham training@bswaid.org
0121 685 8687
4 Apr Working with Domestic Violence Perpetrators within a Substance Misuse Agency
Book online: www.avaproject.org.uk/book-training-course.aspx?eventId=2437
London 0207 5490 274
15 Apr Safeguarding Children - Living with Parental Substance Misuse and Domestic Violence
Book online: www.avaproject.org.uk/book-training-course.aspx?eventId=1462
London 0207 5490 274
11 May The mental health consequences of childhood sexual abuse: the social/trauma model Birmingham rsvp@fsmail.net
0121 236 5763
11 May Working in Partnership to Tackle Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence London bookings@publicpolicyexchange.co.uk
0845 606 1535
24 May FREE Sexual Health and Alcohol Use
Book online: www.sexualhealthpromotionbirmingham.info
Birmingham 0121 446 1018
25 May Forced Marriages 2011: The Legislation in Practice Birmingham LSBC@birmingham.gov.uk
26 May Home Truths 5
Our national training event showcasing the best ways of working effectively within domestic violence
Book online: www.righthing.co.uk/events.html
Derby office@rightthing.co.uk
01332 780 096
15 Jun FREE Sexual Health and Young Women
Book online: www.sexualhealthpromotionbirmingham.info
Birmingham 0121 446 1018
23 Jun FREE Understanding Female Genital Mutilation
Book online: www.sexualhealthpromotionbirmingham.info
Birmingham 0121 446 1018
30 Jun Mental health - happiness and well-being London info@lemosandcrane.co.uk
020 8348 8263