Children's Centre Outreach Training

We have been commissioned by the Children's Workforce Development Council to deliver training for practitioners engaged in outreach from children's centres. The training is designed to build on and develop the skills and capacity of outreach practitioners to provide an effective outreach service which meets the needs of diverse families and communities.

We shall be delivering the "Families Going Forward" training course in six local authority areas. The training is free to qualifying participants.

The course has been developed specifically for outreach practitioners by CWDC in partnership with the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners. It is based on unit 300 of the Work with Parents qualification. Practitioners could undertake further units (not funded) to gain a full Level 3 qualification.

Course dates and application form

Click here for details of course dates and to download the application form.

Eligibility criteria

Practitioners eligible for funding will be working (in a paid or voluntary capacity) to promote and ensure the health, safety and welfare of children through at least one of the following outreach roles and functions from children’s centres:

1. Providing early intervention and family support (either group based or one-to-one), to mothers, fathers and carers in the home, children’s centre or non- children’s centre based venue, to improve outcomes for children over a sustained period of time.
2. Engaging and building trust with all parents, carers and families, who are at risk of being marginalised, through consultation, support, information sharing and raising awareness of services offered by children’s centres and other organisations/ agencies.
3. Developing networks and partnerships with other services/ organisations – to support parents and families to access a wider network of services.
4. Working with families in the context of their community and promoting community cohesion.

Priority will be given to those practitioners who do not have a level three qualification in Work with Parents.

Geographical areas covered

We will be delivering training in the following Local Authority areas. Those from other areas should refer to the CWDC web-site.

• Central Bedfordshire
• Bedford Borough
• Milton Keynes
• Luton
• Cambridgeshire
• Hertfordshire

Further questions?

More information about the context and content of the training can be found on the CWDC web-site