Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
DAD are proud to be an approved NHS England training provider to deliver Oliver's Training with over two years of experience delivering this training to hundreds of staff across Darlington and the Tees Valley.
This training supports organisations to meet CQC requirements and build confidence across your workforce.
Upcoming Tier 2 Training Dates:
Darlington Stockton Middlesbrough Redcar Hartlepool
Thursday 3rd December 2026 Thursday 11th February 2027 Thursday 4th February 2027 Tuesday 16th February 2027 Thursday 25th February 2027
Thursday 28th January 2027
Tuesday 2nd February 2027
Monday 15th February 2027
Tuesday 23rd February 2027
More dates to come...
To book a place or if you would prefer a session at a venue of your choice for up to 30 learners contact us now Oliver McGowan Training or 01325 489999 (ask for Hayley)
We can deliver Tier 1 - 1 hour online interactive webinar, Tier 2 - full day of face to face training. and train Trainers to be able to deliver the training themselves.
What our learners say about DAD delivering Oliver's Training:
‘Great training, good mixture of taught and group work to keep it interactive, supporting all work styles.’
‘I absolutely loved this session. I gave me a real insight into the barriers & experiences of people with a learning disability & autistic people. It was really helpful & the facilitators were fantastic.’
‘Very enlightening and would recommend it for everyone.’
This is the NHS preferred training that meets the Code of Practice and was named after Oliver McGowan, whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training including improving access and reasonable adjustments. To find out more about Oliver's story click here The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism
The training is co-delivered with trainers who are autistic and/or have a learning disability. The trainers use their own experience and answer learner questions to assist participants to get a greater understanding of what it is like to have a learning disability or be autistic, some of the barriers they face and importantly what helps them get good health and social care support.
We work across the North East North Cumbria in partnership with five other local independent organisations with the common aim of improving the lives of people with a learning disability and autistic people. This partnership is called the Good Life Collaborative - click here to find out more - Helping people with a learning disability, autistic people and their families to stay healthy, connected and safe.
Together we can prevent the many avoidable deaths like Oliver’s from happening again.
DAD can provide additional follow on training to support your staff teams to embed their learning in everyday practice, co-production facilitation, travel training, Disability Equality Training, Person Centred Planning and much more. Contact us for any of your training needs.
How you can support us
As a local organisation we very much rely on the support of our local community. We support over 2,000 people every year to have greater choice and control and remove the barriers that disabled adults and children experience in their everyday lives. But we need YOUR help.