We offer free safeguarding adults training to people working with adults across Barnsley. This includes online e-learning modules and courses delivered online or in person.

The training is available to those who:

• work in paid roles in health and social care
• are managers of paid workers or volunteers
• work in education
• work in the criminal justice system
• work with those with substance use issues, homelessness, are victims of domestic violence or modern slavery
• are volunteers
• work in small community interest companies, voluntary settings or local groups
• work in service industries and that sometimes come into contact with people with support needs. An example of this could be anyone working in public transport

There are a range of courses on offer. Some explain how abuse and neglect occurs, the signs, and what you can do. Others are for people who already have a good working knowledge of safeguarding adults and wish to advance their practice.

For any queries about courses, or to ask about future courses, please email sabtraining@barnsley.gov.uk.

Read our Safeguarding Adults Board training brochure.

Online e-learning courses

You can complete e-learning courses on POD - our online portal. You don't need to work for us to be able to access this. Anyone working with adults can have access to POD.

If you've not used POD before you need to set up an account. Please email pod@barnsley.gov.uk to get started.

Courses include:

• Safeguarding adults at risk – recognising and sharing safeguarding concerns (Level A)
  This course is for anyone working with adults with care and support needs. It covers who might be at risk of abuse and neglect, what this means, and what we should do about it.
  
  
• Safeguarding adults at risk – safeguarding for workers who will raise concerns (Level B)
  This course is for anyone that may raise safeguarding concerns as a result of abuse and neglect.
  
  
• Self-neglect and hoarding
  This course is for anyone who works with people who are at risk of self-neglect and hoarding. It covers our policy, risk assessing and good practice to support someone.
  
  
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Deprivation of Liberty safeguards (DoLS)
  This course is for anyone that wants to understand more about the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. It includes guidance on helping people to make their own decisions, assessing capacity and making best interest decisions.
  
  

Virtual/in person courses

You can book a place at any of our courses on POD. You don't need to work for Barnsley Council to be able to access this. Anyone working with adults can have access to POD.

If you've not used POD before you need to set up an account. Please email pod@barnsley.gov.uk to get started.

If you don't have a POD account you can book at place by emailing: sabtraining@Barnsley.gov.uk

Cost of courses

There is no charge to register for these courses, however if you fail to attend you'll be liable to pay a £50 fee. You must attend a course you register for, and if you're unable to attend you must unregister within at least 48 hours of the course start time.

More information

• Barnsley safeguarding adults training strategy
• National competency framework for safeguarding adults