Our high-quality training will equip you to deliver our popular and accessible range of Time Out for Parents courses.
Being a parent can be both rewarding and challenging, and all parents at times will benefit from others coming alongside them as they bring up their children. Our high-quality Time Out for Parents courses, are evidence-based, practical and accessible, and will equip and support parents through the various stages of parenthood.
Our Time Out for Parents Facilitator training will licence you to deliver these courses and will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to work effectively in groups with parents.
'The courses are user-friendly and have clear and helpful content, with amazing feedback from parents and huge impact shown positively on the pre and post-data.'
Facilitator training
Our practical and interactive Facilitator training has been delivered to more than 1,300 people, from schools, community groups, local authorities and other statutory agencies. We are pleased to say that it is now CPD accredited. The training is a combination of online learning, on our Care for the Family Learning Hub, and live group sessions with our trainers.
'The trainers brought a wealth of knowledge, woven with personal examples and illustrations that ‘earthed’ the content and made it relevant, interesting and valuable.'
Training content
Completing Part One and Part Two will give you a license to deliver all of our core courses.
Part One
This training focuses on the skills to run a group well by giving you the knowledge, skills and confidence to work with groups of parents.
What does it cover?
- Key underpinning theory and knowledge about group dynamics and the facilitator role
- An understanding of different learning styles and their place in delivering course material
- An opportunity to practise facilitating in a small group
Part Two
In this training we focus on equipping you to work in partnership with parents.
What does it cover?
- Giving you an opportunity to reflect on your own beliefs, values and attitudes
- Providing underpinning knowledge of key theories on the parent-child relationship
- Exploring practical and positive parenting strategies
'Excellent training by informative, confident trainers. Superb range of delivery styles keeping the group engaged.'
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Face to face training
If you would like to express interest in attending a face-to-face training, please email learning@cff.org.uk.
CPD
Care for the Family is an accredited CPD provider with CPDSO. CPD helps equip you to do your work to recognised standards and maintain them. Once you have completed the Part One and Part Two training you will qualify for a nationally recognised CPD certificate for 15 hours.
More information
If you are an organisation and would like your team to attend our facilitator training as a group, please contact us to discuss online and face-to-face in-house training options.
If you have completed appropriate prior training with a recognised provider, it may not be necessary for you to attend Part One and/or Part Two of the training in order to gain a core facilitator licence.
Our trainers are widely experienced with a range of backgrounds in education, health and social care. They are qualified to the equivalent of the Level 3 Award in Education and Training, and Work with Parents, and have practical experience of working with groups, supporting parents and running parenting courses.
