Training
Essential training for your staff, volunteers and trustees
Today, understanding and responding to the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people is no longer a case of good practice. It’s an essential requirement for organisations providing services, whether in the private, public or voluntary sectors. New legal protections and changes in society mean that LGBT people are more visible in all walks of life and are more likely to expect treatment that is relevant and doesn’t discriminate or exclude.
Q:alliance offers a number of affordable standard and tailored training modules and an organisational advice service to help you meet the needs of your diverse clients, customers, staff and volunteers. You can have confidence in knowing that your organisation is meeting its legal and social responsibilities.
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Our standard training modules
Our standard modules were developed in response to the types of training we’re often asked to provide and they start from as little as £50 (for full prices . They’re held throughout the year and organisations can send one or more people to these mixed group sessions. We offer a 20% discount when you send 3 or more people at the same time. Refreshments are provided at all training sessions and lunch is provided on full-day courses.
Foundation ½ day
What everyone needs to know about the experience and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
This module is aimed at individuals who have limited knowledge or experience of LGBT issues and those who require refresher training. It’s suitable for staff, trustees and volunteers with a wide range of responsibilities.
The training explores with individuals what their understanding of sexuality and gender identities is and how this knowledge is constructed through a range of institutional experiences; the family, the law, the church and the media. It explains how LGBT people and wider society respond to these powerful messages. In the second half, the emphasis shifts to modern understandings of sexuality and gender identity and the role that gay communities serve today. It ends with a quiz to test the learning and a certificate presentation.
[18/09/09, 13/01/10] • [book online] • [email enquiry]
Legal ½ day
What everyone needs to know about legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
This module is aimed at individuals who want to gain an intermediate level of understanding in the legal protections for LGBT people. It’s essential training for managers and policy officers in a wide range of private, public and voluntary sector organisations, as well as staff with specialist responsibilities, such as HR managers, compliance and equality officers.
The training gives delegates a good understanding of the provisions of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations, the Gender Recognition Act, the Equality Act, the Civil Partnerships Act and other legal protections advanced in the past decade. It also explains when discrimination can be lawful and uses legal case studies to demonstrate how individuals and institutions are using the new laws. It ends with a quiz to test the learning and a certificate presentation.
[04/12/09] • [book online] • [email enquiry]
Inclusion 1 day
How to develop and deliver inclusive services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
This module is for staff working in public bodies; police, fire and paramedic officers, community support officers, housing officers, health and community care workers, GP’s, social services staff and for staff in voluntary and private sector organisations delivering services to the public. It’s relevant to customer facing staff as well as well as managers and policy developers.
The training will support delegates in providing services which are open and accessible to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Delegates will gain an understanding of how their personal and organisational language, imagery, policy, practice and behaviour can result in inclusive or excluding service delivery. The programme allows delegates to assess their personal and organisational competency at key points and includes an action planning element to transform the learning into positive action.
[11/11/09, 17/03/10] • [book online] • [email enquiry]
Youth 1 day
How to support and empower lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people.
This module is for staff and volunteers who work with youth people in a variety of settings including; teachers, teaching assistants and school staff, youth workers, careers advisors, youth offending teams, children’s services staff, counsellors and voluntary agencies delivering services or advocacy for young people. It’s relevant to those who work directly with young people and managers and policy developers.
The training will give delegates an understanding of the importance of gender and sexuality in the formation of youth and adult identities and how coming out to self and others can act as a significant barrier or a force for liberation. Delegates will learn about the specific risks for young gay people, what to look out for and how to meet different needs and challenge inappropriate behaviours. The programme allows delegates to assess their personal and organisational competency at key points and includes an action planning element to transform the learning into positive action.
[14/10/09, 17/02/10] • [book online] • [email enquiry]
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Why you should choose us
Q:alliance is a voluntary sector organisation established in 2005 and is a merger of several projects, including Lesbian and Gay Link, established first as the lesbian and gay helpline in 1975 and the award winning charity, Youthline, established in 1985. We are a professional organisation with high standards and we manage a number of support, advocacy and advice services to communities in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and further afield.
Importantly, we are managed and run by local people, who have detailed knowledge of the issues and challenges that organisations face locally and the issues that are important to local gay people. Our training associates, all of whom are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, have many years experience developing and delivering training days to a wide range of organisations.
What delegates can expect
On all our training modules, we provide a safe, comfortable, welcoming and fully accessible space at Acorn House, the hub of the voluntary sector in Milton Keynes. Q:alliance training is participative, and experiential and delegates are treated with dignity and respect. All modules come with handouts and certificates of attendance and plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits with lunch included on the full day modules. Full days also include an action planning element to ensure that learning is transferred into positive action. Delegates leave our training days having had an enjoyable experience and having significantly developed their knowledge and awareness of LGBT issues.
Contact us for more information
Contact us by email or post and one of our training associates will get back to you.
By email: training {at} qalliance.org(.)uk By post: Q:alliance, Training & Advice Service, The David Baxter Centre, 63 North Seventh Street, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 2DPQ:alliance is a volunteer-run organisation and as such there may be a delay in answering your emails. We aim to reply to all emails within 7 days.
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