Mandatory courses


Dorset Council's mandatory courses depend on the type of care you provide. See below for details.

Mainstream carers


  1. Allegations
  2. Safeguarding and safer care
  3. Keeping data safe
  4. Diversity and equality 
  5. Foster carer records
  6. Attachments
  7. Therapeutic parenting with PACE
  8. Disclosures
  9. The UK court system
  10. Secure base Model
  11. Administering medicine to children in care
  12. Positive parenting 

Kinship carers


  1. Allegations
  2. Safeguarding and safer care
  3. Keeping data safe
  4. Diversity and Equality 
  5. Foster carer records
  6. Attachments
  7. PACE
  8. Disclosures
  9. The UK court system
  10. Secure base Model

Supported Lodgings providers


  1. Allegations
  2. Safeguarding and safer care
  3. Keeping data safe
  4. Diversity and equality
  5. Administering medicine to children in care
  6. Food safety
  7. Online safety
  8. Caring for teenagers in care
  9. Extremism, radicalisation and terrorism
  10. County lines
  11. Self-harm awareness
  12. Drug awareness
  13. Alcohol awareness
  14. Compassion fatigue