Booking Procedure

Eligibility:

Places on the listed training courses are open to all colleagues working, volunteering or studying in the Children’s Workforce in Lincolnshire.

Those staff, who work in an Ofsted registered early years private, voluntary or independent setting in Lincolnshire can apply for a username & password in order to get the courses at a reduced cost.  Lincolnshire County Council is committed to ensuring that training is accessible for this sector of the workforce. 

Before booking:

It is essential that you fall within the target audience of the course to ensure it is relevant to you and aimed at the appropriate level.

Managers are asked to please check dates and times of the sessions before booking to ensure that you or your staff will be available to attend the sessions. The calendar that you will be supplied with, is there for you to record training that you have planned for you and your staff – if you make use of this you will be able to see how many staff members you have out training at any one time.

Booking:

Choose the course you would like you / your staff member to attend, click on your chosen date, then add to basket.  When you view your shopping cart you will see what you are planning to purchase - at this point you can delete a course if you change your mind by clicking on the X at the end of the summary or you can change the number of places you would like to book (it automatically books just the one place), just type in the box the number you would like and then click on the refresh button (two arrows at the side) and this will update your order.

If you are eligible for a discount (PVI settings only) then you should have already logged in, if not you should do this now as the price cannot be reduced beyond this point.  If you are a partner organisation within the children's workforce then you should just continue to buy without a log in as you will be buying the course at the price stated on screen.

Pre-course information:

The applicant will receive an email requesting they log in to the system and complete a pre-course information form (approx 5 questions).  This will ensure that learners personal needs are met and learning expectations etc.. are known to the trainer in order that course materials are appropriate.

The day of the training:

Please aim to be there for the start of the course, and it is expected that are able to stay for the full duration of the course.  Be ready to fully participate and take any required materials as stated in your confirmation email.

Remember to take your training passport, the tutor will sign this for you once you have completed the ‘outcomes’ box, at the end of the training you should be able say how the training will impact on your practice.

Post-course evaluation:

The applicant will receive an email after course completion requesting that they log in to the system and complete the post course evaluation (approx 8 questions) in order to provide the Birth to Five Service an overview of your opinion of the course content and delivery.  The trainer will be able to see an anonymous breakdown of comments so that they can adapt materials that have not been beneficial and extend on areas that were of most use during the course.

Certification:

An attendance certificate will be emailed to you on submission of the evaluation form.  This will be a pdf document that you should save and print a copy for your records (and provide a copy to your manager if required for their training records).

Cancellation:

Refer to the cancellation policy