COURSE CATALOGUE
Every course is built around real practice, not just information — so when it counts, you know how to act, not just what to say. Book a scheduled place, or commission a programme for your organisation.
STATUTORY
OUR FLAGSHIP COURSE
NHS England-approved trainers · led by the founders of Innovations in Care, Outstanding-rated by the CQC
In-depth training for anyone who is patient-facing or makes decisions about someone's care — including directors — co-delivered with people who have lived experience of learning disability and/or autism. A legal requirement for CQC-registered health and social care providers — the course every care team needs first.
Pay for Tier 2 places by card or Klarna
Haven't completed Part 1 yet? It's free e-learning, done independently before your Tier 2 day — see how to access it →
Training a larger team than our dates allow? Request a Group Training Date →
CQC regulates care providers; it does not accredit or endorse this training. Reference is to the CQC rating held by Innovations in Care, the care provider our founders operate.
LIFE-SAVING SKILLS
These courses are hands-on by design — built around real scenarios, so the right response is already there when the moment actually happens.
Recognising ligature risk and responding fast — rehearsed hands-on, because there's no time to think it through from scratch in the moment.
Next date: Wednesday 21 October 2026 · Enquire →
The same life-saving response skills, extended with the oversight and decision-making responsibilities that sit with managers.
Next date: Wednesday 4 – Thursday 5 November 2026 · Enquire →
Meets the HSE standard for the Emergency First Aid at Work course — practised hands-on until the right response is instinctive, not just remembered from a slide.
Next date: Wednesday 11 November 2026 · Enquire →
The same HSE-standard emergency first aid, with extra focus on self-harm and the scenarios most commonly encountered in community mental health settings.
Safe medication administration built around real scenarios, not just paperwork — practising the checks that protect the people you support.
Safe, confident support for people using home oxygen therapy — the practical checks and responses that keep it safe day to day.
UNDERSTANDING & CHANGING BEHAVIOUR
Understanding behaviour as communication and recognising the impact of trauma — building person-centred support plans that hold both together in real practice.
The evidence behind how behaviour actually changes, and how to apply it day to day — not just in theory.
COMING SOON
These courses are in development — get in touch if you'd like to be first to know when they open for booking.
Practice-based safeguarding training for adult social care — recognising risk and knowing how to respond, rehearsed through real scenarios.
The official programme for people who want to become qualified to deliver Oliver McGowan Tier 2 training themselves.
The official programme for autistic people with lived experience who want to become qualified Oliver McGowan Tier 2 co-trainers.
The official programme for people with lived experience of a learning disability who want to become qualified Oliver McGowan Tier 2 co-trainers.
FOR ORGANISATIONS
We work with care providers to design a training pathway across a service or workforce group — built around real practice, not generic slides — scheduled at your site or at Innovations in Care.
Share your team size, roles and current training gaps.
A mix of statutory and specialist courses, sequenced to fit your service.
At Innovations in Care, on-site with you, or a blend of both.
Need a room for your own training? Space at Netherhall House will be available to hire again once building work is complete, expected 2027.
About Netherhall House →