Training courses
Our training is bespoke - commissioned by organisations to meet their needs of their staff teams, users and volunteers. We do not have an open access programme. We offer a number of training packages, all very adaptable. Previous courses include:
- Drug and alcohol awareness. *
- Advanced drugs. *
- Training the trainer.
- Young people and drug use. *
- Working with parents
- Child protection and drug use. *
- Drugs in the workplace.
- Developing drug policies - Various courses.
- Parental drug use
- Improving services - working with LGBT people - We are interested in developing a range of courses to help drug agencies support service users in changing their smoking related behaviour. As a special incentive, we are currently offering a 50% discount on the course price. Please contact us for more information.
- Drugs refresher - 3 hours course, with content negotiated with commissioner and course participants.
- Drugs and licensed premises - Various courses.
- Stop smoking and drug agencies - We are interested in developing a range of courses to help drug agencies support service users (and workers) in changing their smoking related behaviour. As a special incentive, we are currently offering a 50% discount on the course price. Please contact us for more information.
- Alcohol training - various courses, e.g. aimed at managers, parents, social workers, human resources staff. We can help with your Alcohol Ready Reckoner.
- Sexual health courses - Various courses.
- Hepatitis ABC.
- Infection control.
Listed below are examples of some of the HIV training courses that we can offer:
- HIV awareness
- Working with positive people
- Coming to terms with an HIV Diagnosis
- Managing a Chronic Condition & Living with HIV
- Current health needs of people with HIV
- Gay Men & HIV
- Sex and living with HIV: To tell or not to tell
- Domiciliary Care & HIV
- Parenting Issues & HIV
- Working with Children & Young People Affected by HIV
- Working with Families Affected by HIV
- 'To Test Or Not To Test - that is the Question' (HIV Testing)
- Training the Trainers
- HIV & the Workplace
- Workplace Employment Policy & Practice
- 'Leading the way: being HIV proactive' - course for managers and unions reps.
* Our drug courses are underpinned by DANOS.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements. If you don't see a course listed that meets your needs, please contact us. If we have the skills and expertise, we will develop an intervention for you.
All our courses are currently offered to local areas only. You book the course, arrange the venue, refreshments, publicity etc. The courses are usually commissioned or booked by those responsible for training in their organisation. The courses are not centrally provided by drugsandstuff, and individuals are not able to book places directly with drugsandstuff.
We can, if you need us to, arrange the whole training package (venue, publicity, booking places, confirmations etc). There would be a charge for this service.
Guidance on costs
John Mosley offers top quality training, at competitive prices. My aim is to make course affordable and accessible to a wide range of organisations. These training rates are for guidance, and are negotiable. Higher rates may apply if external trainers are required, or large amounts of preparation needed. A full quote can be provided on a no-obligation basis.
1 day trainer rate voluntary/charity: £500
1 day NHS/local authority etc: £600
1 day commercial (business) rate: £700
Discounts may be available for larger contracts.
The course purchaser will be expected to reimburse travel expenses and an overnight stay, if required.
All courses are tailored to individual organisations. A full discussion of training requirements is part of the training package.
The rates are for trainer cost only, and do not include venue, catering, delegate packs or other additional costs.
A number of our courses include a cd-rom handout for each participant.
For smaller organisations, it may be useful and economic to arrange training with other agencies, often in partnership with the local Drug and Alcohol Action Team.
If needed, I can provide support and guidance for organisations wishing to explore this avenue.
If you are interested, you will need to know that our daily rate for one trainer is at least £ 600 for NHS/local authority, plus any travel and accommodation costs. Days usually run from 9.30am to 4.30pm. The courses can be for up to 16 participants (per trainer), so for a day long course, relatively near one of our trainers, will cost you less than £40.00 per person (for a course of 16). This is lot less than the cost of sending people on a standard external course organised training organisations, so if you have a number of people to train, this is a more economical option for you. You also get the course that you need, not just a standard off-the-shelf course.
To discuss your training needs, please contact John Mosley at drugsandstuff.co.uk
Designed to deliver results
There are other training providers out there doing what I do and offering 'added value'. But, have any of them ever specifically asked what represents added value for you?
The added value benefits of tailored in-house training are considerable and John Mosley has been successfully providing a training service to one main corporate client and over twenty public sector and voluntary sector clients for over fifteen years.
personalisation: The degree of personalisation that I can bring will ensure retention of the core issues whilst covering local/organisational issues. I also involve the stakeholders, when requested, to identify and design the best possible solutions.
customer service: I pride myself on the customer service I provide to clients. I work with a small number of clients, allowing to build up a real partnership with clients.
reliability: How often have other providers let you down? Arrived late? Not up to the job?
diversity: I can help services develop by developing their diversity approach, taking account, for example, the obligations placed by the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
communication: I can work with all levels of employees / volunteers and help design policies, carry out audits, communicate information effectively and train staff, volunteers and service users.
high quality materials: All materials are either devised or adapted for local use. It is possible to develop web based handouts and support material - interactive exercises, quizzes, reference material, access to key documents.
A local CD resource could be included as part of the training package.
activity based learning which is relevant and memorable: Experience is provided through discussion groups, exercises, role-plays and case studies. I can help participants identify the 'real world' issues around the subject and so relate training content to work practice.
summary sessions: Small groups and plenary session provide the opportunity for participants to form their own conclusions and to come up with their local approach to various situations.
Delivering benefits, leading to results
For the purchaser
- Majority of training provided by one person: consistency of approach.
- Relevance to local need.
- Experience of working with a wide range of organisations, so training is matched with various organisational cultures and ethos
- Maximisation of training budget, especially compared with sending individuals to external courses.
- External provider allows a temporary increase in capacity.
- Very reliable - how often have other providers let you down?
- Training can contribute to employee retention and motivation.
- Designed to your specification, or 'off-the-shelf' approaches, depending on your availability to be involved in the process.
- Can be delivered to suit the needs of partner agencies.
- Reliability and professionalism.
- Training can be mapped to Drug and Alcohol Occupational Standards (DANOS).
For individual employees/participants
- Enhanced sense of value to the organisation.
- Meeting personal development needs - training can be mapped to Drug and Alcohol Occupational Standards.
- Increased job satisfaction.
- Improved personal performance.
- More able to respond to issues in the workplace and at home.