Training
We provide a wide range of workshops and training courses.
Please take a look on this page and send us a message to ask a question or book your space on one of our popular courses.
All of our courses are running and support is available on the phone, email, online courses and virtual meetings.
Here are our current training opportunities
Employment support programmes
We have 5 programmes providing individually tailored employment support. All delivered for free by our award-winning charity team.
Job vacancies in Bedfordshire and Luton
Find a job in Bedfordshire with our new job board featuring job vacancies, free training opportunities and volunteering roles. Sign-up for weekly new job alerts by email and see job vacancies at Disability Confident employers…
Events in Bedfordshire, Luton and surrounding areas
See all the local events and meetups across Bedfordshire, Luton, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire; both online and in-person…
Free care skills training for unpaid carers and PAs
The Disability Resource Centre is pleased to announce a new series of free care skills training workshops and online courses. Since 2017 our Care Academy has helped hundreds of local carers and PAs to learn vital skills, for free…
Money Matters
Improve your financial wellbeing with our free programme of support for people in Luton. Sign-up to join the first group that is starting in January 2022.
Improve your wellbeing with our free programme for Luton residents
We have helped many people improve their overall wellbeing during the pandemic in Luton and will be running a brand new programme in January 2022. Sign-up to book your place today…
Watch our 60 Yoga and exercise videos on YouTube
We’ve now completed this programme but you can still watch the exercise and Yoga videos on YouTube, so please take a look…
Our newsletters…
Read all our latest newsletters and emails full of events, news and all the ways we help disabled people and carers every week of the year…
Employer Academy
Support for Employers of Disabled People. Learn how to transform the culture and skills mix of your business, and how to recruit and retain people with disabilities.
Disability awareness sessions
This course is for employers to further their understanding of the wide-ranging implications of disability. It will also cover attitudes to, and the legal requirements around service provision for people with disabilities
Moving and Handling training
The Disability Resource Centre is pleased to be able to offer courses in Moving and Handling both for care agency staff and for private individuals.
Join our team of superhero volunteers
If you would like to volunteer remotely to help our charity team or as part of a work placement then we would love to hear from you. Our volunteers gain valuable experience and really enjoy helping out in many different departments including marketing, helpdesk, admin, social media and research.
Our Community Champions: Where are they now?
Our CEO, Melanie Hawman, talked to our Community Champions to find out about their progress since they joined our popular training programmes three years ago…