DDSCP Training Courses and Events

The Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership provides general and specialist courses to help build staff skills, knowledge, values and confidence when working with children, young people and families.

Courses are provided by a multi-agency pool of specialist trainers.

There are high quality additional training resources that have been developed to help you cover topics in your setting with staff and in some cases children and young people.

The DDSCP also quality assures independent safeguarding training providers so that organisations commissioning specific training packages can be confident that the training is good quality and up to date.

Latest Derby and Derbyshire Training and Development Programme

Following government guidance in relation to COVID-19 all face to face training has been cancelled until the end of September 2020. This will be reviewed as new advice and guidance is available. When future training has been organised it will be available on this page. 

Course Booking

To book on all e-learning and face to face courses register or log in here. 

You will need to register and create a user account. Please use the How to create a training account guide on setting up your account. Once you have done this, you will be able to:

• Manage your own bookings
• Download course materials
• Access course evaluations
• Download your certificate of attendance (a course evaluation must be completed first)
• Access your training history

Please note: delegates must create their own individual account. There is no facility for one person to create an account in their name and book places for multiple members of staff.

Choosing the right course for your role

Please ensure that you have carefully read your Training Pathway before booking a training place.

For agencies who make an annual financial contribution for DDSCP training, places are free. For all other agencies there is a charge of £95 for a full day and £50 for a half-day training session in Derby.

To assist you to choose please follow these steps:

First step

• Consider your specific work role with children, young people and their families and reflect on your learning needs.
• Take a look at the training pathway for your agency.

Second step

• Decide which courses are relevant to your role. Discuss and agree with your line manager which training course is appropriate to attend. 

Third step

• Follow the instructions on how to apply for a course in Derby or Derbyshire.

Training Pathways 

The Training Pathways are being reviewed and updated versions will be available soon.

To find out which training courses which are right for your work role, please use these training pathways:

• Training pathway for child minders 2016
• Derby Hospital Foundation Trust training pathway April 2016
• Training pathway for DHCFT August 2016
• Education Settings Training Pathway (Oct 2016)
• National Probation Service Pathway 2016
• Nursery Training Staff Training Pathway July 2016
• Police training pathway
• Probation Community Rehabilitation Company Pathway
• Ripplez Family Nurse Partnership Pathways 2016
• Training pathway for Derby City Council Staff via iDerby ‌
• Training pathway for Housing staff