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
Free care skills training for unpaid carers and PAs
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.
Free exercise classes and equipment
More free exercise classes for Bedfordshire and Luton residents only. We have received new funding to provide free exercise and Yoga classes live online. We can help you with free exercise equipment hire and laptop/tablet hire too.
Employment support programmes
We have 5 programmes providing individually tailored employment support. All delivered for free by our award-winning charity team.
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…