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This qualification is aimed at teachers seeking to improve their understanding and awareness of suicide and self-harm prevention.
The free courses is fully-funded by HM Government.
No fee, no card details and no trial periods.
The certificate is a record of achievement and your reward for completing a nationally recognised qualification.
The free online course takes on average 6 weeks to complete.
This is based on 4-5 hours of weekly study.
The free course is 100% online.
Learn from the security of your home, office or wherever you feel comfortable.
You will complete assessment questions based on the skills and knowledge you have gained from the manageable course units.
A tutor will be allocated who will support you throughout the free course and provide valuable feedback against your assessments.
Our free training is centred around continued professional development.
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The knowledge teachers will gain in the free online self-harm and suicide awareness and prevention training can be applied to a broad range of personal and professional situations.
You will explore many issues and topics and investigate the triggers which might cause someone to self-harm or attempt suicide, how to approach someone who may be self-harming or considering suicide, and the role of conversation in the prevention of self-harm and suicide as well as much more.
There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification.
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Your free course is split into manageable units.
Section 1: Understand what is meant by self-harm and suicide
Section 2: Understand the triggers which might cause someone to self-harm or attempt suicide
Section 3: Understand media and societal attitudes to self-harm and suicide
Section 1: Signs, thoughts, feelings and behaviour
Section 2: Understand how to initially approach someone who may be self-harming or considering suicide
Section 1: Understand the role of conversation in the prevention of self-harm and suicide
Section 2: Understand the importance of family and friend support in the prevention of self-harm and suicide
Section 3: Know support and treatment options available to individuals and families in relation to self-harm and suicide
Section 1: Understand the role of suicide prevention campaigns
Section 2: Understand the importance of encouraging healthy coping strategies
Section 3: Understanding grief following suicide and the impact it can have on individuals
Section 4: Understand the reach of grief following suicide
Section 5: Understand the importance of support for those affected by grief following suicide
This free course is brilliant for career progression and can open doors to many personal opportunities, but we believe it offers even more potential – the skills needed to make a genuine difference in other people’s lives…
Receive an accredited certificate – your certificate is a record of achievement and your reward for completing the nationally recognised qualification.
Your certificate is proof you have new knowledge, skills and understanding.
Your qualification ensures you possess the skills necessary to meet the demands of the modern-day classroom.
We connect you with training providers that use the UK Government’s Adult Education Budget to fund this free online course.
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We connect you with learning providers that use government funding, in the form of the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and the Adult Educational Budget (AEB).
Self-harm and Suicide Prevention is a level 2 qualification.
The qualification is accredited by TQUK and regulated by Ofqual.
All of our courses are accredited by UK government-recognised awarding bodies. These include NCFE CACHE and TQUK, with whom we work closely to ensure our existing courses, and all new ones, meet approved standards of excellence and are certified as such. NCFE CACHE and TQUK are national awarding organisations that design, develops and certifies nationally recognised qualifications and awards.
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You can only take one course at a time but you can take up to 7 in one academic year.
No, there are no exams, all courses require you to complete assessment questions based on the knowledge you have just gained from the units.
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