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BSol ICS Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

This site gives additional information about the training being rolled out across Birmingham and Solihull for Learning Disability and Autism.

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Part 1

To complete The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disabilities and Autism, all staff in a CQC registered organisation must complete Part 1 (The e-Learning) followed by Part 2 (as per the requirements of their job role)

The e-Learning

Part 1 of the Oliver McGowan mandatory training on learning disability and autism is mandatory for ALL NHS and social care staff.

ALL colleagues, including those in non-clinical/non-patient/public facing roles, are required to complete the e-learning module.

After completing Part 1, colleagues should follow the links below to determine which elements of Part 2 they should complete, based on the requirements of their job role.

You can access the e-learning via your organisation's Learning Management System (LMS) or Learning Campus (e.g. Moodle). Alternatively, you can self certify by registering with E-Learning for Health (ELfH) and completing the e-learning module using the link above.

Part 2

Part 2 of the training is also for ALL employees, however, it is divided into Tier 1 (one-hour online learning) or Tier 2 (one day’s face to face training).

Tier 1

Tier 1 (60 minute online interactive session) is for those who require general awareness of the support autistic people or those with a learning disability may need. e.g. non patient-facing colleagues.

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Tier 2

Tier 2 (one day’s face to face training) - part of mandatory learning requirements for those who need to provide care and support for autistic people or those with a learning disability e.g. clinicians / professionals / citizen & patient-facing colleagues. Venues and times are on the booking form.

Access to this training is available to staff employed by Birmingham and Solihull; NHS Trusts, Primary Care Providers and the Birmingham and Solihull Councils, and is available via their employer’s systems. If this applies to you, please contact your organisation’s Training Team directly.

For all enquiries relating to the purchasing and invoicing of our services please get in touch via the following email address:

ommt-bookings@bsol-ics.net

For cancellations of existing bookings, please take note of our Cancellation Policy

THE ROLLOUT

So far we have been making training available across the Birmingham and Solihull to all prioviders of Health and Social Care across the system. The uptake has been great and we continue to ramp up capacity to make the training available to those who need it.

The training is split into two Tiers, with Tier 1 being delivered virtually via MS Teams and Tier 2 being delivered face to face in locations across Birmingham and Solihull. Take a look at our numbers so far...

ACHIEVEMENTS

We are very proud of our team and the experts that we work with. Recently, we were honoured to be named the winners of the ‘Partnership in Co-Produced Training’ award at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards 2025.