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Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

The training is named after Oliver McGowan. Oliver was a young man whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better skills, knowledge and understanding of the needs for autistic people and people with a learning disability.

The training was developed as a result of Right to be Heard the Government’s response to the consultation on mandatory training on learning disability and autism for health and social care staff.

Access elearning on: The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is delivered in two Tiers:

• Tier 1: Tier 1 is for people who require general awareness of the support autistic people or people with a learning disability may need. It is a 1 hour online interactive session co-delivered by experts by experience and a subject matter expert facilitator.
• Tier 2: Tier 2 is for people who may need to provide care and support for autistic people or people with a learning disability. It is a 1 day face to face training session co-delivered by experts by experience and a subject matter expert facilitator.

Tier 1 training is available now, and can be accesed here: The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism.

Tier 2 training will be available in due course.

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