Managing challenging behaviour within skills provision for unemployed adults

[Background] [Training Aim] [Outcomes]  [Audience] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions]

Background

This one day CPD training has been developed in response to a Survey of providers delivering skills provision for unemployed adults (NIACE, 2011) in which eight in ten providers surveyed said they found it difficult to support learners exhibiting challenging behaviour. 

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Training Aim

To introduce managers, practitioners and support staff to vital behaviour management and support approaches that can be applied within provision for unemployed adults

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Outcomes

For participants to be able to:

• be familiar with the common types and underlying causes of challenging behaviour as expressed by unemployed adults
• structure provision, design learner intake processes and develop learner induction approaches to minimise the risk of challenging behaviour
• draw upon a set of principles arising from behaviour control theories to manage instances of challenging behaviour
• become familiar with individual approaches to support individuals exhibiting more serious forms of challenging behaviour or repeated instances of challenging behaviour

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Audience

This training is relevant to managers and practitioners of classroom based delivery within programmes involving unemployed adults including:

• The Adult Skills Budget funded Unit Offer for the Unemployed
• Sector based work academies
• ESF programmes for unemployed adults such as Skills Support for Redundancy and Skills Support for the Unemployed
• Adult Skills Budget funded mainstream basic skills provision
• Work Programme employability skills, basic skills and vocational skills provision and;
• Any other programme in which a significant number of learners are unemployed adults

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Programme

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Event Information

Arrival, registration is at 9.30 for a 10:00am start. The event will end at 4:00pm

Event fee per person: £185 NIACE members & Voluntary organisations fee
Event fee per person: £225 Non NIACE members fee
(includes sandwich lunch, tea/coffee)

NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference or course fees.

Only online application forms with the payments section completed will be processed.

NB: If you wish us to invoice your employer we require a copy of the Purchase Order before the form is processed.

Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed applications (one online application per person)

Video cameras may be in use at this event. If you do not wish to be photographed or appear on the video outputs please indicate this on the application form and make yourself known at registration

Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there may not be handouts for all sessions

If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Event: Thursday 19th September 2013
Closing Date: Thursday 5th September 2013

The full fee is payable prior to the event

Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event

Cancellations are non-refundable

A 15 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille

Places are to be reserved online - scroll up and click on Apply Now

Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted

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