Training: Learning & Skills for Health
Building community capacity is a core health improvement function. Our “Learning and Skills for Health” training programme is for everyone; staff, partners and the wider community. Learning and Skills for Health has a specific focus on wellness and what we can all do to help build a culture of health.
Health improvement training equips participants with the knowledge and skills to raise and discuss a health and wellbeing issue, with confidence, so that they can support people to make small changes which cumulatively can make a big difference. Participants come from a variety of organisations including Local Authority, NHS, Third Sector, Volunteers, private individuals.
Our training and capacity building offer reflects the Public Health Priorities. You can expect to find a range of courses including:
- Facilitation skills
- Brief conversations & signposting
- Early years courses to support breastfeeding, nutrition and physical activity
- Child Healthy Weight
- Health Inequalities & Health Literacy
- Mental Health Improvement & Suicide Prevention
- REHIS – Elementary Food & Health
It is our intention to continue to offer a blended approach to ensure our training is inclusive and accessible to everyone. Training sessions can be followed up by face to face practice based sessions in line with Scottish Government public health guidance.
For details of our training schedule contact, health.improvement@borders.scot.nhs.uk
Our Alcohol and Drugs partnership offers a range of courses and opportunties.
For more information about health improvement and the work we do, please contact us at Health.improvement@borders.scot.nhs.uk