Training


Virtual College Training 

We're proud to offer access to Virtual College training through CYA, giving youth and community organisations across Cumbria a straightforward way to build confident, skilled teams. 

How to log into Virtual College?

Link to Virtual College: https://cya.vc-enable.co.uk/Login/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F

What's included? 

  • Awareness of Health and Safety at Work
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Employees
  • Level 1 and Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
  • How to Deal with Difficult Situations
  • Level 1 and Level 2 Safeguarding Everyone
  • Manual Handling in the Workplace
  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Misogyny Awareness: Children and Young People
  • Radicalisation and Extremism, Prevent
  • Risk Assessment in the Workplace
  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Employees
  • Supporting Teenagers and Young People
  • The Essentials of GDPR
  • Cyber Security Awareness

 Additional courses can also be purchased beyond the essential package for £15 per course per person. 

Why invest in training? 

For individuals, this package builds competence and confidence. For organisations, it reduces risk, improves the quality of your work with young people, promotes a safe and inclusive environment, and ensures compliance with key legal requirements around safeguarding and data protection. It means everyone in your team is working to the same high standards. 

Cost 

Access to the Essential Training Package costs £40 per person for 16 courses. To put that in perspective, the average cost of a single course on Virtual College is £36.22, so this package represents significant value. 

Thanks to our youth services contract with Westmorland and Furness Council, youth sector staff in Westmorland and Furness receive a 40% discount. 

Thanks to Better Tomorrows funding, Better Tomorrows trained youth workers also receive a 40% discount. 

A 15% discount is available to CYA sponsors.

If you would like further information about costs or how to enrol, please get in touch with the CYA team.