Please find details below of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Courses delivered by the Trade Union Education Unit at the Manchester College which you may want to share with your members who may find them useful in a professional capacity. Time off and costs should be covered by the employer as CPD.
- Youth Two Day MHFA course 8th-9th October (the course covers working with young people aged 8-18)
- Adult MHFA Two Day Course 10th-11th October (for those working with people over 18)
Either of these courses can also be delivered at the workplace, there is a minimum of 8 people and a maximum of 16 people allowed on the course by MHFA. This includes the Higher Education Mental Health Champion one day course if any HEIs would be interested in this https://mhfaengland.org/individuals/higher-education/
There are also still some places left of the forthcoming UCU Mental health is a trade union issue course on 23rd October. This one day course is designed for reps who want to develop an understanding of why mental health is a trade union issue and to seek to ensure working practices support equality. Any queries to henorthwest@ucu.org.uk
If you need any more information on the MHFA courses then please contact Di Warren, Trade Union Education Coordinator: dwarren@tmc.ac.uk