Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Misuse Awareness for Staff

This course has been assured by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) qualifications

School staff have a significant role to play in reducing substance misuse in schools and colleges around the UK. Their unique position means that they can spot the earliest signs of drug or alcohol misuse in others. Leaders must have structures in place to minimise the damage to a person's health and social relationships, their staff members, and the whole setting.

This drugs and alcohol abuse training course for schools and colleges provides the core content you need to raise your awareness and develop strategies and guidance to support staff, colleagues or young people who have substance misuse problems. Split into bite-size modules, the training has been designed to provide maximum learning potential in the leanest, most cost effective and time-efficient manner. It has been produced in high quality remote video CPD format, which is accessible on any device, anytime, anywhere.

Please note: The course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives from the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process and complete all relevant activities to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own setting

Designed in line with the following policies:

• Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

Important note for non-UK learners: Although this drug and alcohol awareness course for schools reflects best practice principles and might be useful for learners outside the UK, please note that it is based solely on UK guidance and legislation. Please make sure you also adhere to relevant legislation applicable in your own country.