Training and Awareness

Training and Awareness

One of our key services is the provision of bespoke training and awareness for organisations on a wide range of Disability Positive issues, such as reasonable adjustments, supporting employees with mental health issues, Mental Health First Aid, neurodiversity awareness, recruiting disabled employees and many more Disability Positive issues.

Training and awareness sessions are available to any organisation, however, Member Organisations can avail of free training hours, with additional hours at a discounted member rate.  The duration of each session can be tailored depending on the organisation’s needs and can be online or face-to-face.

Some of our popular training/awareness sessions include:

  • Mental Health First Aid (12 hours)
  • Disability Positive Training and Accreditation (for employees) (4.5 hours)
  • Managing and supporting colleagues with mental health issues (2 hours)
  • Neurodiversity – General Overview (3 hours)
  • Neurodiversity-specific sessions (choose from Autism, AD(H)D, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia) (1 hour)
  • Hidden/Non-visible disabilities (1.5 hours)
  • Physical disabilities (1 hour)
  • Learning disability (1 hour)
  • Hearing loss (1.5 hours)
  • Sight loss (1.5 hours)
  • Reasonable adjustments (1.5 hours)
  • Recruiting disabled people (1 hour)
  • Managing disability-related absence (1.5 hours)
  • Epilepsy (1.5 hours)
  • Customers/Service Users (1.5 hours)
  • Sleep Better (1.5 hours)
  • Stress Less (2 hours)

Please email info@efdni.org for further details including costings.