Public Health Training Offer
For training offered through Blackpool Council's Organisation & Workforce Development (OWD) Team
If you are a council employee without access to Employee Self Service, or are joining our training from an affiliated company or school, your manager can submit bookings using the ITrent Manager Self Service Log In
For all external places for Public Health training, please book on via the link: Training Booking Request Form
Please note: from April 2025, charges will be incurred for non-attendance. The charges will be £25 for a half-day course and £40 for a full day course. Cancellations can be made up to the start time on the day of the course taking place and should be done through the iTrent system or you can email HR Organisation & Workforce Development at owd@blackpool.gov.uk.
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For training offered through the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Assurance (MASA)
From November 2024, some of the training delivered by the Public Health Trainer team will be advertised through the MASA. Where it indicates the course is being advertised via the MASA, please access the following Eventbrite Link to book on to attend.
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OWD - Alcohol Awareness
This training offer intends to provide attendees with knowledge relating to the use of alcohol, the risk that binge drinking or becoming addicted to alcohol can pose to the individual, as well as inviting learners to consider what this means for wider society and Blackpool as a town.
Thursday 17th July 2025, 13:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Tuesday 14th October 2025, 13:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Friday 16th January 2026, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - Anxiety Awareness
This session is designed to provide practitioners with knowledge on anxiety and how it can manifest differently for individuals. With greater awareness of what anxiety is and how it can affect people differently, it can support practitioners to tailor their approaches when working with those struggling with anxiety.
Tuesday 21st October 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - Bet You Can Help Now! - Tackling Gambling Harms
This session is delivered by our North West Treatment provider Beacon Counselling Trust and gives an overview of how practitioners can spot signs of harmful gambling and explores signposting opportunities to support services.
Thursday 22nd May 2025, 14:00 - 15:30 - Online
Tuesday 17th June 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 - Bickerstaffe House, Room 3B
Tuesday 15th July 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 - Online
Wednesday 13th August 2025, 14:00-15:30 - Online
Tuesday 9th September 2025, 14:15 - 15:45 - Bickerstaffe House, Room 2A
Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 10:00-11:30 - Online
Wednesday 5th November 2025, 14:00-15:30 - Online
Thursday 11th December 2025, 10:15-11:45 - Bickerstaffe House, Room 3B
OWD - Gambling Related Harms - Level 2 (one-day course)
*Completion of the Tackling Gambling Harms training is mandatory before booking on to the Level 2 one-day course.*
Future dates to be confirmed.
OWD - Bystander Green Dot
This skill-based workshop aims to support attendees to understand how Green Dot is a Primary Prevention Strategy that has been adopted to make Blackpool a safer town for all. This interactive session encourages participants to consider how they can be an active bystander.
Tuesday 3rd June 2025, 10:00 - 12:00 - Bickerstaffe House
Tuesday 15th July 2025, 13:30 - 15:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Monday 29th September 2025, 10:00 - 12:00 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - Cannabis Awareness
This session aims to educate attendees on the different types of cannabis as well as the impact on adolescents and adults, as well as how cannabis is purchased by individuals. This session aims to give attendees enough knowledge and the skills to feel confident to be able to offer a brief intervention and be clear on harm reduction messaging relating to cannabis.
Friday 30th May 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Monday 15th September 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Monday 15th September 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Tuesday 20th January 2026, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
MASA - DASH Risk Checklist Training
The aim of this session is to introduce practitioners to the Domestic Abuse, Stalking and ‘Honour’ based (DASH) Risk checklist and provide confidence to use the tool to assess the risk of harm to a family experiencing Domestic Abuse and be able to signpost to appropriate services dependent on the level of risk identified.
Wednesday 11th June 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - @TheGrange
Wednesday 9th July 2025 - 09:30 - 12:30 - @TheGrange
Tuesday 30th September 2025 - 09:30 - 12:30 - @TheGrange
Wednesday 5th November 2025 - 09:30 - 12:30 - @TheGrange
OWD - Emotional Health and Wellbeing
This session explores what we mean by our emotional health and our wellbeing and why it is important. Looking at factors that can contribute but also impact upon Emotional Health and Wellbeing. Understanding the importance of emodiversity & being able to name and tame. Additionally, the session looks at evidence-based research into supporting our Emotional Health and Wellbeing.
Tuesday 16th September 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - General Drug Awareness
This session provides a comprehensive overview of different drugs, their classification, addiction and signs of dependency, as well as the physical and mental impact different drugs can have on an individual, as well as considering the wider costs to society and the healthcare system. The aim of this session is to upskill attendees to feel comfortable to spot signs that someone may be under the influence of a drug and to feel confident to offer harm reduction/brief intervention messaging.
Wednesday 18th June 2025, 09:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Monday 6th October 2025, 09:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Monday 9th March 2026, 09:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - Mental Health First-Aid (Two Day Course)
This session offers attendees the opportunity to gain: A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing – Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues – The confidence to step in and support someone to recover their health by guiding them to appropriate support, as well as access to exclusive resources, ongoing learning opportunities, and the benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained Mental Health First-Aiders.
Tuesday 13th & Wednesday 14th May 2025, 09:30 - 17:00 - @TheGrange *Attendance is required on both dates*
Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th September 2025, 09:30 - 17:00 - @TheGrange *Attendance is required on both dates*
Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th November 2025, 09:30 - 17:00 - @TheGrange *Attendance is required on both dates*
Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th February 2026, 09:30 - 17:00 - @TheGrange *Attendance is required on both dates*
OWD - Nicotine Awareness Training
This session seeks to raise awareness of the impact of nicotine addiction and the impact that can have on individuals, wider society and offers advice on supportive conversations rooted in harm reduction, as well as highlighting smoking cessation and nicotine replacement support for Blackpool residents.
Tuesday 2nd September 2025, 13:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Wednesday 21st January 2026, 13:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - Sex, The Law & The impact of Pornography
his session focuses on ensuring practitioners supporting children and young people understand the law around sex and consent, the law around creating/distributing explicit images and the impact of using pornography from a young age. The aim of this 3-hour course is for practitioners to develop their knowledge and skills to feel comfortable to have harm reduction conversations with children and young people.
Monday 16th June 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - Suicide First-Aid (Full-day) & Suicide First-Aid Lite (Half-day)
Suicide First-Aid and the Suicide First-Aid Lite (half-day) aim to upskill attendees to understand the complexities of suicide, consider the use of the correct language and to understand and become comfortable with utilising a 3-stage model to support someone who is thinking about engaging in suicidal behaviour.
Tuesday 20th May 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House (Suicide First-Aid Lite)
Monday 15th September 2025, 13:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House (Suicide First-Aid Lite)
Wednesday 5th November 2025, 09:30 - 16:30 - Bickerstaffe House (Full Day)
Tuesday 9th December 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House (Suicide First-Aid Lite)
OWD - Understanding Self Harm
This session is designed to ensure that attendees leave with an increased understanding of the drivers of self-harm and how individuals engaging in self-harm can be supported to manage triggers and keep themselves safe.
Wednesday 11th June 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
Thursday 16th October 2025, 09:30 - 12:30 - Bickerstaffe House
OWD - Wellbeing in Sexual Health
This full-day session provides learners with an opportunity to consider how we support young people in making informed sexual health and relationship choices.
The aim of this session is for practitioners to develop their knowledge around sex and the law, consent, impact of pornography, and the various forms of contraception’s and STI’s and to have the skills to have more meaningful conversations to support young people to engage in safe and healthy sexual relationships.
Wednesday 17th September 2025, 09:30- 16:3o - Bickerstaffe House
