ECPAT UK as a training provider
Since it was established in 1994, ECPAT UK has facilitated learning and development events for a wide range of organisations, including: travel industry partners, e.g. ABTA - The Travel Association; community groups; multi-agency training with partners overseas; non-governmental organisations and local authorities in the UK.

In March 2007, ECPAT UK was granted a DfES/DCSF Strategic Grant to fund a three-year training programme on child trafficking. This coincided with the publication of HM Government’s supplementary guidance to ‘Working Together’, ‘Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked’.

ECPAT UK’s comprehensive training programme has been highly successful, having trained and raised awareness of more than 3,000 multi-agency practitioners. We have reached practitioners across the UK and our programme is held in high regard across the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.

A number of Local Safeguarding Children Boards commission our training on a rolling basis, which endorses the standard and quality of our services.

Testimonials
The ECPAT UK multi-agency training programme is designed to enable practitioners to reach a required standard of practice in safeguarding children who may have been trafficked. It reflects a range of learning styles to enable participants to embed good practice into their usual responses when supporting children who may have been trafficked.

‘The in-depth knowledge of the trainer was paramount to this training. Without this robust knowledge base, the training would not have been so good’
June 2010, Safeguarding Children: An Introduction to Child Trafficking, Gwent

‘I train health staff in the community – so lots to pass on as part of their safeguarding children training’
Health professional, June 2010, Safeguarding Children: An Advanced course on Child Trafficking, Hillingdon

‘ECPAT UK has been providing the training as part of the pilot, (London Safeguarding Children Board Child Trafficking Toolkit), and have an exemplary training programme’
Service Manager and Commissioner for Harrow LSCB, September 2010

‘It has helped raise my awareness of the indicators associated with child trafficking. Prior to this course, I had little/no knowledge’
October 2010, Safeguarding Children: An Introduction to Child Trafficking, Hillingdon

‘Very helpful, very interesting - this course should be made available for all foster carers as a full day’s training’
Foster carer, 0ctober 2010, Safeguarding Children: Caring for a Child who may have been Trafficked, Stirling

‘Loved the style of presentation, it made the day interesting - one of the best courses I’ve been on’
Social Worker, Duty Team, November 2010, Safeguarding Children: An Introduction to Child Trafficking, Cheshire

‘I can advise that the training that was commissioned as part of Operation Norman [Metropolitan Police operation] was very thorough, in-depth and provided a framework of understanding that will enhance practice. The training covered the legal and safeguarding spectrum. The use of the Assessment tool is particularly valuable and could certainly be translated into practice. I can certainly recommend the calibre and ease in understanding, therefore the benefit to practice’
Head of Targeted Health Services & Service Development, December 2010, Ilford

‘Quality information, excellent training, full of relevant examples and signposting to resources’
January 2011, Safeguarding Children: An Introduction to Child Trafficking, Kent