Upcoming Open Courses

Thu 9 Jul 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Professionals and workers can empower their customers/clients to understand what legal tools and powers are available to survivor/victims of domestic abuse. Those supporting should ensure that all actions are survivor-led and part of a coordinated response that includes the specialist domestic abuse services.

Tue 14 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

This training helps participants respond to domestic abuse concerns by sharing information safely, maintaining trust with service users, and challenging gatekeeping by other agencies. It also introduces the use of the DASH Risk Identification Checklist (RIC) with service users experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Wed 15 Jul 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course provides community and neighbourhood teams (eg. housing officers, ASB teams, tenancy support) the knowledge and confidence to identify domestic abuse at the earliest opportunity, increasing early identification

Wed 15 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

This 2 hour course is for frontline professionals looking to improve their confidence in correctly identifying and responding to survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse

Thu 16 Jul 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course aims to enable individuals to identify coercive and controlling behaviours in abusive relationships to increase the early identification of domestic abuse

Thu 16 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours)

To equip professionals with the knowledge, empathy, and practical skills to effectively support women experiencing multiple disadvantage, with a focus on the intersections of domestic abuse, homelessness, substance use, mental health, and the criminal justice system.

Mon 20 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

To support frontline homelessness teams to have the skills and knowledge to write case notes that facilitate a safe response to domestic abuse.

Tue 21 Jul 2026

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

This course will increase managers and team leaders’ confidence when supporting their teams with domestic abuse cases in their services.

5 - 6 Aug 2026

2 Modules, over 2 Days

This course is specifically for homelessness support settings and rough sleeping teams in the charity/voluntary sector

Thu 13 Aug 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Aim: Housing teams have the skills, knowledge and tools to write case notes that support an effective response to domestic abuse.

Tue 25 Aug 2026

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (2 hours)

This two-hour training explores cuckooing through a safeguarding and trauma-informed lens, with a particular focus on how women experiencing multiple disadvantage are targeted. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the links between cuckooing, county lines, domestic abuse, and coercive control, as well as the legal frameworks that apply to these situations.

Wed 9 Sep 2026

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Upskill Contact Centre teams to identify survivors/victims at the earliest opportunity over the phone and meet their needs as part of a safe and coordinated multi-agency response to domestic abuse

Thu 8 Oct 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

This course provides community and neighbourhood teams (eg. housing officers, ASB teams, tenancy support) the knowledge and confidence to identify domestic abuse at the earliest opportunity, increasing early identification

Fri 30 Oct 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Professionals and workers can empower their customers/clients to understand what legal tools and powers are available to survivor/victims of domestic abuse. Those supporting should ensure that all actions are survivor-led and part of a coordinated response that includes the specialist domestic abuse services.

Fri 20 Nov 2026

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM (3 hours 30 minutes)

Aim: Housing teams have the skills, knowledge and tools to write case notes that support an effective response to domestic abuse.