Accredited Training

A Variety of Advocacy Training

Our NYAS Learning and Development team offers a selection of accredited training options to suit the needs of professionals working in the advocacy and wider care sector.

We offer training routes pitched at different levels, providing professional development, whatever stage you are at in your career. Our online qualifications are designed to ensure you can deliver the best service possible to the children, young people and adults you work with.

Our online advocacy training sessions are designed to convey the essential knowledge of the topic clearly and concisely, to support the completion of your qualification and your practice.

Our qualifications are accredited by the AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group.

What is Accredited Training?

Accredited training courses are regulated by independent awarding bodies. This means that they result in recognisable qualifications to support your career development.

Our training courses include a mixture of instructor-led learning alongside independent study. As these courses offer a formal professional qualification, they can take several weeks to complete.

If you are interested in bespoke training for your organisation, please contact the NYAS Learning and Development team via [email protected] to discuss your requirements.

Our Qualifications

Peer Advocacy for Practitioners and Parents (PAPP)

Level 2

£350 plus VAT / Discounts available for new customers

24 guided learning hours

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Advocating on Behalf of Children and Young People

Level 3

£695 + VAT

42 guided learning hours / Completion in 12 weeks

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High Quality Training

All of our accredited courses are:

I have genuinely enjoyed and valued the experience of the course. I found the trainer's kind, assured (occasionally patient!) approach really helpful, and I feel I have good foundations for my future learning.

Mark, Advocate, Off the Record

An excellent insight into advocacy, from understanding the child's journey through the care system to the models, underlying principles, and roles of the advocate. As an external learner, this course met all my expectations in terms of what I wanted to learn.

Helen, Education Professional, St Katherine's School

I thoroughly enjoyed the course. It has kept me engaged throughout with a mixture of paired and group work. Although some aspects have been hard to grasp - especially trying to think in the mindset of an advocate and not in my current role - I feel so much more confident now that I understand the fundamental process.

Laura, Self-Employed Contractor, NYAS

I found the actual training very informative and done in such a way I was able to quickly pick up the concepts. The trainer was excellent, and I felt very confident to ask her anything I did not quite understand.

Anne, Family Meeting Coordinator, Central Bedfordshire Local Authority

Excellent training, I still learned a lot despite being in the role for a few years. I enjoyed the group discussions and the training was well-paced and interesting, despite being virtual. The instructor was excellent, clearly very well-informed, and provided plenty of support. I wish I had taken this course when I first started the role.

Joshua, UASC Lead Worker and Children's Rights Advocate for Cheshire, The Children's Society

Not Sure What Help You Need?

If you have further questions about training opportunities, please do get in touch and our NYAS Learning and Development team will be happy to advise you.

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