Workplace Training

These interactive sessions will qualify participants as a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®), equipping them to:

• Spot signs of poor mental health and provide first-level support
• Guide people toward professional help and resources
• Engage in stigma-free conversations with empathy and active listening
• Understand boundaries, confidentiality, and self-care as an MHFAider®

Course Highlights:

• MHFAider® qualification – valid for 3 years
• Access to the MHFAider Support App® for 24/7 text support and ongoing learning

Length of session? Four 4-hour sessions, offered online or in-person
Recommended for: Suitable for anyone 18+ for personal or professional growth
Suggested maximum attendees: 16, available publicly or in-house

The Mental Health First Aid Refresher course is designed for those who completed an Adult MHFA® or MHFA Champion course 2-3 years ago. This training helps your qualification stay up to date by:

• Refreshing your knowledge of mental health and its influencing factors
• Enhancing your awareness of current support strategies and best practices
• Offering time to practice using the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• Providing access to new course resources, ongoing learning, and 24/7 support through the MHFAider Support App®

Length of session? Half day, offered online or in-person
Recommended for: Suitable for anyone 18+
Suggested maximum attendees: 16, available publicly or in-house

The Mental Health Aware course is an introductory program designed to raise awareness of mental health. It covers:

• What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
• A basic understanding of common mental health issues
• An introduction to self-care and maintaining your own wellbeing
• Building confidence to support someone in distress or facing a mental health challenge

Length of session? Half day, offered online or in-person
Recommended for: Suitable for anyone 18+
Suggested maximum attendees: 16, available publicly or in-house

Developed in partnership with the internationally recognised City & Guilds Approved Centre, our Suicide First Aid course offers a unique learning experience for anyone looking to deepen their understanding and confidently support those at risk of suicide.

In this course, you’ll gain essential skills to:

• Understand the personal and professional impact of suicide and how to respond effectively
• Recognise barriers that prevent people from seeking help and how to overcome them
• Identify the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviours
• Spot the warning signs of suicide and use the Suicide-Safety Guide for intervention
• Collaborate with community resources and partners to provide ongoing support

By completing Suicide First Aid, you are on the path to achieving the UK’s only national Suicide Prevention qualification. After the course, you will have the opportunity to attain 6 QCF credits at level 4 by completing an additional assessment.

Length of session? One day, offered online or in-person
Recommended for: Suitable for anyone 18+ 
Suggested maximum attendees: 16, available publicly or in-house

Suicide First Aid Lite is a concise, 3-hour version of our full-day Suicide First Aid course, designed to equip you with essential suicide intervention skills that can be applied in both personal and professional settings.

In this interactive session, you’ll learn to:

• Build awareness of suicide prevention strategies
• Understand the fundamentals of suicide and key intervention theories
• Recognise the signs of someone at risk and confidently listen and respond

This streamlined course offers practical tools for anyone looking to make a positive impact in suicide prevention, even with limited time.

Length of session? Half day, offered online or in-person
Recommended for: Suitable for anyone 18+
Suggested maximum attendees: 16, available publicly or in-house

Mental Health for Managers equips managers with the tools and confidence to support their team’s mental health and wellbeing.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify when an employee may be struggling with mental health issues
• Confidently hold open, supportive conversations with your team about mental health
• Signpost employees to appropriate resources and know where to seek guidance for yourself
• Role model self-care practices, encouraging your team to prioritize their own wellbeing

Course Highlights:

• 30 minutes of pre-course reflective work
• Group activities and discussions to practice skills and share best practices

Length of session? Four hours, offered online or in-person
Recommended for: Suitable for anyone with line management responsibilities or those in leadership roles
Suggested maximum attendees: 16, available publicly or in-house

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity…the terminology in the Inclusivity space can sometimes feel overwhelming with many buzzwords that need demystifying. In this webinar, you will be introduced to key terms relating to EDIE and gain an understanding of the practical application of these concepts within society.

Topics covered will include:

• The difference between equality and equity
• How a diverse workforce can foster inclusivity
• Understanding what marginalised communities are

Length of session? 1 hour
Recommended for: All staff including full teams, managers, directors, small businesses and HR professionals.
Suggested maximum attendees: 25

Cultivating an inclusive workplace is fundamental to attracting and retaining staff as well as well as fostering a culture of care and belonging. Throughout this session, we will discuss why it is important for your businesses or organisation to promote diversity, and why it should be a priority including:

• The legal landscape and legal obligations for employers contained in the Equality Act 2010
• The commercial advantage of a diverse workforce
• The social and moral case for diversity and inclusion

Length of session? 1 hour
Recommended for: All staff, particularly managers, HR and small businesses, Directors.
Suggested maximum attendees: 25

Working with your HR professional(s), small business or director, this session is tailored to the needs of your organisation or businesses, and will enable you to identify gaps in your EDIE provision. You will come away from the session with specific and actionable outcomes to improve the inclusivity and inaccessibility within the organisation.

The audit will cover:

• Creating and advising on the creation of an EDIE policy
• Clear priorities
• Best practice guidance going forward.
• You will also receive a report from the session outlining the key findings.

Length of session? 1 hour
Recommended for: CEO, Directors, HR professionals, and small businesses.
Suggested maximum attendees: 5

This interactive session will equip hiring managers and those part of the recruitment process with the skills and confidence to approach recruitment inclusivity. We will explore the reason and importance for approaching recruitment inclusively, and how a diverse team benefits service delivery and overall organisational culture.

It will also cover:

• Understanding protected characteristics and discuss how stereotypes can be formed around some of these marginalised identities.
• Identifying and mitigating bias, including unconscious bias, during recruitment and selection.
• The important of diversity in the workplace

Length of session? 2 hours
Recommended for: Hiring managers, deputy managers, directors, HR, small businesses and anyone otherwise involved with the hiring process.
Suggested maximum attendees: 15

This session will introduce the importance of reasonable adjustments in supporting colleagues to create a culture of inclusivity. We will cover the legal obligations for employers to make reasonable adjustments for their employees as covered by the Equality Act 2010, and how they relate to the following:

• Physical disabilities
• Neurodiversity
• Mental health
• Menopause and menstruation

Length of session? 1.5 hours
Recommended for: HR, small businesses, and managers.
Suggested maximum attendees: 20

This will discuss what bias is and the impact on isolating those from marginalised communities and impacting their sense of belonging.

Length of session? 1 hour
Recommended for: Managers, directors, HR, full teams and small businesses
Suggested maximum attendees: 25

This session will focus on equipping managers and team members with the knowledge to support neurodivergent staff, and to empower staff to know what reasonable adjustments can be made to support them.

We will cover:

• The importance of neuro-inclusion
• How to support neurodivergent staff with reasonable adjustments
• Understanding mental health and neurodiversity

Length of session? 1 hour
Recommended for: All staff, particularly managers, HR and small businesses.
Suggested maximum attendees: 25

This session will equip you will the skills and knowledge to support Trans and Non-binary colleagues in the workplace.

• Terminology and definitions
• Mental health impacts of the LGBQ+ community, specifically Trans and non-binary individuals
• Understanding the legal landscape of legal protections for trans people, including the Equality Act 2010 and Gender Recognition Act 2004
• The importance of a trans-inclusion policy in supporting transition at work

Length of session? 1 hour
Recommended for: All staff, particularly managers, HR and small businesses.
Suggested maximum attendees: 25