About the training
The National Autistic Society is delighted to be working with Worcestershire County Council to provide free online training modules for local businesses and organisations within Worcestershire. We hope that learners from Worcestershire will have a better understanding of autism and how they can provide the best support and customer service for autistic customers and colleagues.
Each modules takes between 40-90 minutes to complete and includes a range of interactive features.
How much?
Free to organisations in Worcestershire
Available modules:
Understanding autism
- Describes common difficulties faced by autistic people
- Describes some of the strengths and unique attributes of autistic people
- Challenges common stereotypes
- Provides information on how to makes environments more enabling for autistic people
Autism and communication
- Describes variations in use of language and communication
- Discusses factors that can impact on (successful) communication
- Provides information on how to recognise and respond to the natural communication preferences of autistic people
Autism and sensory experience
- Describes differences in how people on the autism spectrum process information
- Discusses the impact of sensory differences on everyday life for autistic people
- Provides information on how to recognise and respond to sensory needs of people on the autism spectrum
Autism in the workplace
This course is specifically for employers and colleagues of autistic people.
- Describes difficulties autistic people may experience in the workplace and why
- Provides information on potential causes of anxiety for autistic people in the workplace
- Identifies and gives recommendations on implementing reasonable adjustments to support autistic colleagues
CPD Accreditation
- All of our online training modules are accredited by the CPD Certification Service (the leading CPD accreditation institution) as conforming to continuing professional development principles.
- Learners will receive a certificate of completion which can be used as verifiable documentary evidence when submitting CPD recording forms.
- For further information on the CPD Certification service please visit the CPD website.
