Training

The Navajo 5-day course “Understanding Sexuality” is free to all Lancashire Care Foundation Trust staff and LGBT community members who can effect change within their organisations, or community empowerment. There is a charge of £450 for all other organisational representatives.

Participants must attend all five sessions but as the courses always prove to be highly successful as a training tool more and more people are taking part so best to book a place A.S.A.P Part of the course is assessed, for those participants who wish to obtain a City and Guilds certificate. As mentioned though places on the course fill up fast.

To enquire about the next or future courses please contact Clive Taylor on 01772 773568 or clive.taylor@lancashirecare.nhs.uk.

Lancashire Adult Learning LGBT Awareness workshops are designed to support your organisation to achieve or maintain the Navajo Charter Mark. Tailored LGBT workshops cover the legal, business, ethical and social challenges and responsibilities of organisations and individuals, to reduce incidents of unfair treatment and enhance communication, efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace.

Training is designed to explore what is meant by LGBT, looking at stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination both in and out of the workplace enabling your staff to act within the law and to monitor the impact this will have on the organisation.

The workshops are fun and interactive and are suitable for everyone, raising awareness of individuals who are new to LGBT issues or offering knowledge updates for staff who have attended previous training. By the end of this training you should be able to -

• Discuss and explore why stereotyping and assumptions exist
• Be able to identify issues faced by the LGBT community
• Have the ability to challenge homophobia
• Break down stigma and identify direct & indirect discrimination
• Be able to state changes in the law
• Identify ways to deliver best practice

Prices for the training from as little as £20 per person.
 

For more information please contact - Debs Bradshaw on 01257 516548 or debra.bradshaw@lancashire.gov.uk