Carers’ Information Service

We offer free one-day training sessions on a regular basis for carers on a range of topics, such as first aid, assertiveness, stress management and moving and handling. The courses are held at a central Croydon venue and are friendly and informal, with around 15 carers in attendance. We offer free lunch and refreshments and each participant will be given a certificate of attendance. Carers are asked to pay a £10 deposit to secure their place on a course, this is fully refundable upon attendance.

Forthcoming courses are:

Grandparents of Disabled Children

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 10 am - 3 pm

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Food For Thought: Nutrition

Wednesday 26 June 2012, 10am - 3 pm

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Book your place now

For booking forms and further details contact Ruth Laws, Volunteer and Training Co-ordinator, on 020 8649 6280 or email ruthlaws@carersinfo.org.uk.

Training for Professionals

We provide training sessions on Carer Awareness as part of Croydon Council’s training and development programme. The aim of these sessions is to ensure that council employees have an understanding of the issues affecting carers and have identified ways of developing good practice for working with and supporting carers in Croydon.

To book a place on one of these sessions please contact Stephanie Cattermole, Learning and Development Executive at Croydon Council, on 020 8604 7214 or email stephanie.cattermole@croydon.gov.uk. Please do not contact the Carers' Information Service to book a place.

There are currently no Carer Awareness sessions scheduled.

Ad-hoc training and information sessions for carer support groups and professionals in the borough can also be delivered on request. For more information contact Helen Thompson, Manager, on 020 8649 6284 or email helenthompson@carersinfo.org.uk.