Training for Practitioners
Training for Practitioners
Training for Practitioners
We offer training for those working with children or young people in early years settings, childminders, schools, FE colleges and other specialist provisions.
All our courses are evidence-based and teach strategies listed on the What Works database. Most of our courses are now available as blended e-learning, giving you the best of both worlds: an opportunity to learn key information via our e-learning platform AND weekly one-hour webinars providing support and interaction from an Elklan tutor and other colleagues. Face-to-face training is also available.
When you attend one of our practitioner courses, you will receive everything you need to complete the course successfully:
Training from a licenced Elklan tutor
A resource book from our Language Builders series, packed full of information, strategies and ideas to help you as you develop your children's communication and oral language skills
Access to the Learner's Area of our website, containing a wealth of information to support you on your Elklan journey
The opportunity to complete our bespoke e-Learning Log, enabling you to submit your work online, and have it marked and returned by your Elklan Tutor
Support from your tutor and the Elklan team whilst completing your Elklan training
Courses we offer
All our courses are designed to help you support the communication skills of all children and young people - as well as those with identified speech, language and communication needs.
Some courses are tailored for practitioners working with certain age groups, while others are for those supporting children and young people with specific learning challenges.
Core courses
A wide range of eight- and ten-session courses accredited at Levels 2-3.
Choose an option for more information and to apply online:
Elklan Let's Talk Tutor Training
Elklan trains a range of professional staff to deliver our Let's Talk courses, which are specifically designed for parents and carers.
If you are an SaLT assistant, Early Years practitioner, Teaching Assistant, teacher, or in fact any professional supporting parents, you can become an Elklan Let's Talk Tutor.
You will receive:
Training from a highly specialist and experienced Elklan tutor
Support to assess and mark learners' work
Access to the Let's Talk Tutors' Area on our website and training on how to manage and run Elklan accredited training programmes
Ongoing support from the Elklan team, before, during and after you deliver Elklan training
How to become an Elklan Let's Talk Tutor
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Choose the Let's Talk course you wish to deliver
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Complete the corresponding accredited Elklan core course for practitioners at Level 3
(e.g. complete Speech and Language Support for 5-11s to deliver Let's Talk with 5-11s) -
Apply for the Let's Talk Training Pack (LTTP) for the course you wish to deliver
Choose an option for full details and to apply now:
Communication Friendly Home-Based Settings (CFHBS) NEW
An opportunity for childminders and foster carers.
As part of the Department of Education’s Early Years Recovery Programme, certain Stronger Practice Hubs (SPHs) and the EEF are working together to fund childminders' access to Elklan’s Communication Friendly Home-Based Settings programme.
