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The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 statutory guidance states that public agencies should invest in awareness raising, specialist training and systems change within their services to ensure that victims receive effective and safe responses and that information about their services reaches the range of different communities and protected groups in their areas.
Somerset Council on behalf of the Safer Somerset Partnership organises a range of training courses – from basic awareness to more specialist courses, with the aim for the effective prevention and response to domestic abuse to be a priority for all agencies. All organisations can have a basic awareness of domestic abuse, which can help provide a shared community understanding of the complexity surrounding the problem.
For more information, practitioners can view the Somerset Domestic Abuse Strategic Learning Framework.
For more information on Domestic Abuse Training please email publichealthtraining@somerset.gov.uk.
Level One (Foundation)
Domestic Abuse Foundation training for professionals. It is compulsory to complete this course before attending level two courses.
This training is free for professionals working for an organisation who operate in Somerset. For organisations outside Somerset, a fee applies.
Level Two Courses (to be completed after the foundation e-learning above)
We’re currently reviewing our level two training course calendar and more courses will be available shortly. Please check in with us soon, or email domesticabusetraining@somerset.gov.uk for more information.