"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 courses relating to modern slavery, trafficking and exploitation for individuals and organisations. As well as the training courses offered below, we can provide bespoke training to your organisation to ensure it is tailored and relevant to your work.
ECPAT UK has delivered training courses for more than 20 years to build frontline workers' capacity and improve responses to child trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation across the UK. Our comprehensive training programme has been created in line with National Occupational Standards and many of our courses are CPD accredited.
We've adapted our training courses so that you can continue learning online until we are able to hold training sessions in person once more. We've been working to ensure our courses remain of the highest quality and to maintain the interactive nature of our training.
Most courses now consist of half-day two modules which are completed over Zoom. We are pleased to offer discounts for multiple team member bookings - simply get in touch with Phil by emailing [email protected] to discuss your organisation's needs.
Join us for a free, one hour webinar on child victims of trafficking in the UK's immigration system, which is a complex issue that has enormous consequences for trafficked children. We'll look at the challenges child victims of trafficking face in the UK’s immigration system and how they can cause precarity for children, the immigration avenues available to children as well as why and how practitioners should support young people to secure their immigration status. Read more
Join us for a free, one hour webinar on focusing practice on the best interests of child victims of trafficking. Trafficked children often find themselves in a complex system of safeguarding, asylum and criminal justice. We'll explore the common areas of practice where we lose sight of the best interests of the child, and how we can ensure children's best interests are fully embedded in all aspects of practice. Read more
This online training course supports participants to develop a clear understanding of how to recognise and respond to child trafficking, exploitation and modern slavery. Split into two half-day modules, the course will equip you with updated knowledge and skills to better support trafficked children. Read more
This online training course gives participants an understanding of the causes and dynamics of forced criminality among children in the UK. Split into two half-day modules, the course will equip practitioners with knowledge and skills on CCE, safeguarding best practice and the youth justice system, to improve support for child victims. Read more
This online training course focuses on the specific challenges of accommodating victims of trafficking and separated children seeking asylum. Split into two half-day modules, this course will give participants an understanding of the issue and will support you with practical tools to prevent and respond to missing incidents in line with best practice guidance. Read more
This online, half-day course examines the particular relationship between spiritual abuse and child trafficking. Participants will gain an understanding of the interlinkages between the two, their dynamics and effective responses to this particular issue. Read more
Dates coming soon: 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. Read more
Dates coming soon: 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
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. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we're pleased to be able to offer online, interactive training to your team until we are able to safely deliver training in person once more. Read more
Calling all lawyers, advocates, social workers and professionals working with potential victims of child trafficking: as part of the European Commission funded ReACT Project, ECPAT UK delivered two free online tutorials for those working with trafficked or at risk children. View them here. Read more
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. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we're pleased to be able to offer this service for online events and conferences. Read more