Bystander 'Train the Trainer' (2 day course at Pydar House)

Delivered on Thursday 6th June & Friday 7th June, across two days 09:00 to 16:30

This training is FREE to attend for professionals in Cornwall, such as college and university staff, youth workers and people working in the evening and night-time economy.

The training will equip you with the skills and knowledge to deliver future 90-minute sessions on what it is to be an active bystander and how to safely intervene to call out negative behaviour.

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

• Recognise the definitions and manifestation of gender based and sexual violence.

• Know the impact of personal leadership in preventing gender based and sexual violence.

• Be able to confidently refute the myths that contribute to victim blaming.

• Understand the role of bystanders in the prevention of sexual violence as well as the barriers to bystander intervention.

• Teach a range of safe bystander intervention strategies that could be deployed in different scenarios.

• Understand how to support a friend/colleague who has been affected by gender based or sexual violence.

• Deliver 90-minute active bystander training sessions.

The sessions will be delivered by trainers from Safer Cornwall and Safer Futures and content will focus on how to use the ‘active bystander’ approach to help prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG).

The active bystander approach can also be applied to help prevent, domestic abuse and sexual violence (DASV), sexual harassment, bullying and hate crime.

The training will be delivered in person in Truro and will leave a lasting legacy for preventing VAWG and DASV in our communities.

The bystander effect refers to the phenomenon in which the more people there are present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress or at risk.

For example, a couple are arguing in the street and one person looks to be in extreme distress. It appears that one person has more power than another.

Because there are other people around, people assume that someone else will deal with it and the result is that no-one does anything. The situation may escalate resulting in a violent or harmful crime, and harm to a person.

The overall crime rate in Cornwall in 2022 was 40 crimes per 1000 people, with the most common crimes relating to violence and sexual offences.

You, as an active bystander, could play a role in the prevention of violence and sexual offences occurring in the Cornish community by responding when you see or hear inappropriate behaviour.

What we can offer you:

• Certification for yourself
• Certification for your organisation
• Padlet - online resource platform for you to refer to at any time
• Entry into a quarterly prize draw for a £25 local business voucher

People affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence exist in all areas of society. We provide training for all professionals across all sectors.

Booking Conditions

This training is funded only for individuals who work and/or reside in Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. If you are booking with an address outside of Cornwall, please contact us via email in advance to ensure your booking is not cancelled. Out of county bookings will be cancelled without warning. If you would like this training for your team, we would be happy to discuss your requirements.

Training will start promptly at the time specified, with a safety and caution briefing. Therefore, late attendees will not be admitted, and you will be marked as a non-attendee. This is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all attendees.

Cancellations can be made through your Eventbrite account, or via 'Manage my booking' on the original booking confirmation. Non attendance and failure to cancel your booking will result in an email sent to your line manager with details of the missed session, and the commissioning team will be made aware of repeat non-attendance.

By booking a space on training, you understand that your booking information will be shared with Cornwall Council, commissioners, and funding providers as part of funding requirements.

Please read through course descriptions prior to booking to ensure your professional experience, responsibility and previous training will support the level of learning of each session. We offer several types and levels of training.

All enquiries: healthyrelationshipscornwall@barnardos.org.u