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Training

"ECPAT UK helped me view life from the victim's perspective, making the reality of our job worthy." Social worker, London

ECPAT UK’s multidisciplinary team provides a wide range of training programmes in relation to modern slavery, trafficking and exploitation for individuals and organisations. As well as the training programmes offered below, we can provide bespoke training to your organisation to ensure it is tailored and relevant to your work.

Our comprehensive training programme has been created in line with National Occupational Standards and many of our courses are CPD accredited. ECPAT UK has delivered training courses for more than 20 years to build frontline workers' capacity and help improve responses to child trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation across the UK.  

Please note the course dates listed are subject to change in 2020. Please contact Phil on 0207 607 2136 or [email protected] for more information on course dates or to discuss your organisation's needs.

Child Trafficking, Exploitation and Modern Slavery Training - ECPAT UK

An Introduction to Child Trafficking, Exploitation and Modern Slavery

Our full-day face-to-face training will support participants to develop a clear understanding of how to recognise child trafficking, exploitation and modern slavery, as well as provide up-to-date skills to respond to these abuses and better support trafficked children. Read more

Start: 30th January, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 30th January, 2020 at 4:00pm

Published: 13th December, 2019

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Location: ECPAT UK , 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK 81A Endell Street London WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK , 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX

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ECPAT UK Child Criminal Exploitation and Trafficking

Child Criminal Exploitation and Trafficking

In this full-day training course, participants will gain an understanding of the causes and dynamics of forced criminality amongst children in the UK. This course will build participants' capacity to identify the various forms of forced criminality and provide best practice guidance and tools to support participants to respond appropriately and safeguard children in their work. A more specific and specialist version of this course can be provided for those working in the Youth Justice System. Read more

Start: 10th February, 2020 at 2:00pm

End: 10th February, 2020 at 5:00pm

Published: 12th December, 2019

Updated: 13th December, 2019

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Location: ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK 81A Endell Street London WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX

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ECPAT UK Acccommodating trafficked children missing from care

Accommodating trafficking victims: Missing from care

After providing an overview of trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation this course focuses on the specific challenges of accommodating victims of trafficking and separated children seeking asylum. This course will give participants an understanding of the pervasive problem of vulnerable children going missing from care and will support participants with the best practice guidance and practical tools to care for trafficking victims and prevent them from going missing and being re-trafficked. Read more

Start: 11th February, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 11th February, 2020 at 1:00pm

Published: 11th December, 2019

Updated: 13th December, 2019

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Location: ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK 81A Endell Street London WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX

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Child trafficking through ritual and spiritual abuse

After giving an overview of the issue of trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation this course focuses on the particular issue of ritual and spiritual abuse and its relationship to trafficking and modern slavery. Read more

Start: 25th March, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 25th March, 2020 at 1:00pm

Published: 10th December, 2019

Updated: 13th December, 2019

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Location: ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK 81A Endell Street London WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX

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ECPAT UK Child Trafficking and Exploitation in Tourism

Child Trafficking and Exploitation in Tourism

This training is designed for those working across the tourism industry and aims to give participants an understanding of the relationship between tourism and trafficking, as well as equip them with policies and best practice to protect children from exploitation. Training is available to hotels, tour operators, travel agents and others interested in ethical and sustainable tourism. We're the UK representative of The Code - an international initiative supporting travel and tourism companies to Read more

Start: 2nd March, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 2nd March, 2020 at 5:00pm

Published: 9th December, 2019

Updated: 13th December, 2019

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Location: ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK 81A Endell Street London WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX

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ECPAT UK Bespoke training

Events for individual professionals

We deliver bespoke training courses across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (or even further afield). Each course is tailored to your organisation’s needs. Read more

Start: 1st January, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 31st December, 2015 at 5:00pm

Published: 18th January, 2019

Updated: 13th December, 2019

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Location: TBC TBC TBC

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Child trafficking prevention

Register now for our FREE child trafficking webinars!

Calling all lawyers, advocates, social workers and more! ECPAT UK, as part of the European Commission funded ReACT Project, is offering two free online tutorials for those working with trafficked children. Read more

Start: 26th September, 2017 at 12:00am

End: 30th September, 2018 at 12:00am

Published: 24th October, 2017

Updated: 4th January, 2019

Author: Sinead Geoghegan

Location: Thomas Clarkson House, The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road, London, SW9 9TL Thomas Clarkson House, The Stableyard Broomgrove Road London SW9 9TL Thomas Clarkson House, The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road, London, SW9 9TL

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The Modern Slavery Act 2015

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 makes provisions for the protection of child victims of trafficking. This course assists frontline professionals to understand their responsibility under the Act and use it to improve identification, responses and care of child victims of trafficking. In this course other key legislation relevant to frontline workers will also be covered. Read more

Start: 24th February, 2020 at 10:00am

End: 24th February, 2020 at 1:00pm

Published: 2nd June, 2017

Updated: 13th December, 2019

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Location: ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK 81A Endell Street London WC2H 9DX ECPAT UK, 81A Endell Street, London, WC2H 9DX

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E-learning

ECPAT UK hosts online training courses to supplement our face-to-face training for those who may work with children who have been victims of exploitation. Read more

Start: 1st August, 2017 at 12:00am

End: 4th May, 2020 at 12:00am

Published: 25th May, 2017

Updated: 19th January, 2018

Author: Ryan Mahan

Location: Online Online Online

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Hire a speaker

We are keen to share our experience and expertise in promoting the rights of children. In addition to providing training, we can also offer expert speakers for events and activities, tailored to your organisation’s needs and events. Read more

Start: 8th December, 2019 at 9:00am

End: 7th February, 2020 at 5:00pm

Published: 23rd May, 2017

Updated: 13th December, 2019

Author: Ryan Mahan

Location: United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom

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  • Child Trafficking, Exploitation and Modern Slavery Training - ECPAT UK

    An Introduction to Child Trafficking, Exploitation and Modern Slavery

    Our full-day face-to-face training will support participants to develop a clear understanding of how to recognise child trafficking, exploitation and modern slavery, as well as provide up-to-date skills to respond to these abuses and better support trafficked children.

  • ECPAT UK Child Criminal Exploitation and Trafficking

    Child Criminal Exploitation and Trafficking

    In this full-day training course, participants will gain an understanding of the causes and dynamics of forced criminality amongst children in the UK. This course will build participants' capacity to identify the various forms of forced criminality and provide best practice guidance and tools to support participants to respond appropriately and safeguard children in their work. A more specific and specialist version of this course can be provided for those working in the Youth Justice System.

  • ECPAT UK Acccommodating trafficked children missing from care

    Accommodating trafficking victims: Missing from care

    After providing an overview of trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation this course focuses on the specific challenges of accommodating victims of trafficking and separated children seeking asylum. This course will give participants an understanding of the pervasive problem of vulnerable children going missing from care and will support participants with the best practice guidance and practical tools to care for trafficking victims and prevent them from going missing and being re-trafficked.

  • ECPAT UK Interact handbook

    Practical guidance on preventing and responding to trafficking and disappearances of children in migration

    As part of our Safeguarding Migrant Children Across Europe (AMINA) project, ECPAT UK and partner Missing Children Europe have produced a handbook for professionals in Europe on best practice for cooperating across borders to protect unaccompanied and separated children from trafficking and exploitation.

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    The Secret Gardeners aims to inform professionals about the plight of children who are forced by organised crime gangs to grow drugs in houses across the UK but who often face criminalisation and prison.

  • ECPAT UK NRM

    The National Referral Mechanism

    The National Referral Mechanism is a process set up by the Government to identify and support victims of trafficking in the UK. It was born out of the Government's obligation to identify victims under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Human Trafficking, which came into force on 1 February 2008.

  • Demand specialist support for trafficked children

    In 2018 we worked with Care2 to call on the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid MP, to overhaul the current system of identification and support for victims of trafficking – the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).

  • ECAPT UK Urgent action for children

    Urgent action needed: Independent guardianship for all trafficked, unaccompanied and separated children

    Last October, an incredible 120,535 supporters called for specialist support for all trafficked children. However, the fight is not finished. Make sure your voice is heard by contacting the Home Secretary asking him to provide guardianship for all trafficked, separated and unaccompanied children

  • Volunteer

    ECPAT UK relies on committed volunteers to support the work that we do. Without their help, we would not be able to campaign as effectively against child exploitation.

  • ECPAT UK ATMG report

    Before the Harm is Done: Examining the UK's response to the prevention of trafficking

    The UK Government is failing to protect thousands of children from exploitation by lacking a plan to prevent child trafficking, according to a new report by the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG), a coalition of twelve UK-based charities, including ECPAT UK. The report Before the Harm is Done, stresses that the UK has no specific strategy in relation to preventing trafficking in children, putting thousands of children at risk.

  • Child trafficking statistics

  • Heading back to harm: A study on trafficked and unaccompanied children going missing from care in the UK

    Trafficked and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are going missing from UK care at an “alarmingly high” rate, according to a new study by leading charities ECPAT UK and Missing People.

  • Our team

    ECPAT UK's team has more than 30 years' experience working on issues of child trafficking, child protection, child sexual exploitation, unaccompanied children, modern slavery and more.

  • ECPAT UK training

    ECPAT UK offers a comprehensive training programme, in line with National Occupational Standards, delivering courses for more than 20 years to help improve responses to child trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation.

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Report immediate concerns about a child's welfare

If you have an immediate concern about a child's welfare, please contact your local council's social care department, who are available 24 hours a day. You can find their contact details on the Directgov website or in the phone book.

You can also contact the Modern Slavery Helpline on 0800 0121 700 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If your concern is urgent, please call the police in your area or 999.

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