Our Independent Advocacy with Children and Young People course can be completed either as an online course or as a Level 4 optional unit. The children’s advocacy training course covers all the understanding required for the current Level 4 national independent advocacy qualification.

If you are an advocate and already qualified at Level 3 or 4, our Independent Advocacy with Children and Young People course continues your development and provides a detailed understanding of the purpose of the Children & Young People’s Independent Advocate role.

For others, our Independent Advocacy with Children and Young People course will provide a detailed understanding of the knowledge required to provide independent advocacy support to children and young people.

You will have access to a range of informative and interesting video content supplemented by comprehensive resources for additional reading and guidance.

Children’s Advocacy Training Course Content:

• Main provisions of legislation that affects children and young people
• United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child
• Children’s settings and services
• Entitlements to advocacy support for children and young people
• National Standards for the Provision of Children’s Advocacy

We offer two options for this training:

1. Online course costing £120 (+VAT) including videos made by us and by selected third parties, with additional materials providing the latest information and short quizzes to check your understanding, or
2. If you are already qualified at Level 3 or 4 and want to do the full assessed unit, please contact us to discuss. Undertaking the assessed Level 4 optional unit (407) without the full qualification costs £795 (+VAT).

If you need the full Level 4 qualification please check here for further information.

The online version of this course is available for purchase here now at a price of £120 (+VAT). Just click on the ‘Enrol Now’ button to buy and access straightaway. Please use the ‘contact us’ form for more details or for the standalone optional unit routes.

You can purchase this course on our website, make payment, and access the course immediately. Or, if you are making a booking for multiple individuals, we can raise an invoice on request.

You will be provided with login details and be able to access the course from anywhere at any time so long as you have internet access.

At the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion which you can use for your CPD requirements. You will have a maximum of 6 months to complete this course if doing the online course only.