Listed below are the training courses that we currently run.
All of our training is free for our volunteers and carers.

Course	Description	Mandatory for Carers	Mandatory for FSVs
Induction for Carers and FSVs: Day 1	To provide participants with an understanding of HFBU, its aims, objectives and services. To give an overview of the issues related to disability.
Induction training for FSVs: Day 2	To provide participants with an understanding of the role and responsibilities of an FSV.
Induction Training for Carers: Day 2	To provide participants with an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a short break carer.
Child Protection	To provide participants with an awareness and knowledge that will help you to keep children safe.
Health and Safety	To bring participants up to date with Health and Safety knowledge they will need to have when caring for children.
Autism Awareness	To increase knowledge and understanding of autism to and to understand some of the difficulties autistic people face.
Play Skills	To learn more about adapting play so any child can participate and enjoy themselves and to understand how children learn through play.
First Aid	To bring participants up to date with First Aid knowledge they will need to have when caring for children.
Communication Skills	To develop an understanding of what constitutes "communication" and gain confidence in communicating with children who have little or no spoken language.
Food Hygiene	To bring participants up to date with Food Hygiene knowledge they will need to have when caring for children.
Specific Communication Skills	To learn more about specific methods of communication such as PECS and Makaton, and why they are used.
Moving and Handling	To learn how to move a person safely whilst protecting yourself and to learn about relevant legislation and risk assessments.
Epilepsy	An introduction and overview of epilepsy, its management and treatment.
Child development	An introduction to the main stages of physical, emotional and intellectual development young children typically go through.