A Variety of Youth 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 a range of training routes that are pitched at a variety of levels, providing professional development whatever stage you’re at in your career. Our online advocacy training is designed to ensure that you can deliver the best service possible to the young people you work with.
All of our online advocacy training sessions are designed to convey the essential knowledge of the topic in a clear and concise way. You are then given the opportunity to apply this knowledge to practical case studies and to share your ideas with other professionals.
At the moment, we offer qualifications accredited by the AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group and City & Guilds
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. Both online and offline activities are incorporated in each programme. 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 training@nyas.net to discuss your requirements.
Peer Advocacy
Level 2
£POA - Please email training@nyas.net for a quote
24 guided learning hours/ Completion in 3 - 6 weeks
Advocating on Behalf of Children and Young People
Level 3
£695 + VAT
42 guided learning hours / Completion in 8 weeks
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
High Quality Training
All of our accredited courses are:
