Free Training for Surrey Professionals
At Action for Carers Surrey, we offer free training sessions to help professionals better identify, support and refer unpaid carers.
Our sessions are open to any professional in Surrey working directly or indirectly with adults, families or young people across education, health, social care, voluntary or community sectors.
We have been running these courses for over 20 years, providing a thought-provoking insight into the difficulties unpaid family carers face in looking after an elderly, disabled, or unwell relative or friend.
Why Carer Awareness Training Matters
Although the Care Act 2014 strengthened local and health authority responsibilities towards carers, many remain unrecognised and unsupported.
Carers often face huge pressures affecting their mental and physical wellbeing, finances and daily lives. Our training helps ensure your organisation is carer-aware, Care Act-compliant, and confident in connecting carers with the help available in Surrey.
Quality of presentations high and well thought out workshops.
Training for Professionals:
We run two main courses for professionals.
- Because Carers Count runs regularly online and is open to all professionals in Surrey. You’ll gain practical knowledge, legal insight, and strategies for effective carer support.
- Carer Rights in Action runs online, again open to all professionals, and offers a more in depth look at carers’ need and rights, looking more closely and statutory obligations and legislation.
Find out more and see full course content
Please note we can also provide tailored training on request, for example for GP Practice staff.
A really useful, informative, thought provoking and emotional day.
Training for Surrey Schools and Colleges
If you work in education, we offer specialist training to help staff identify and support young carers.
Our free online sessions include:
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Young Carer Awareness Training
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Bitesize refreshers
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Network meetings
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Angel Award focus sessions
View all school training sessions and book
Contact 0303 040 1234 or email us at [email protected] to find out more.
You can also find out more about the support we offer to schools here.
For colleges and universities
We work with colleges and universities to support students who are carers. Additionally, we present to key groups, including medical and nursing students, about the role of the carer at the University of Surrey. Please get in touch to find out more.
