Courses

Free courses for unpaid cares

Take a look through our courses. If you find one that sounds like it’s for you, simply fill out the application form and we’ll be in touch.

Our courses are FREE and all include all materials and travel expenses.

Carers are requested to bring their own lunch but we provide £2.50 towards it.

If you have a specific group that needs training, or the dates or times don’t suit your needs, please let us know.

We can deliver courses on evenings and weekends and can do half-days or combine multiple topics.

Just let us know what you need.

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Caring for carers
(3 day course)

Find tools and resources to improve your wellbeing and quality of life as a carer.

Caring for carers
(1 day course)

Learn to understand yourself and explore strategies for managing and coping in your caring role.

Managing Mental
Illness

Help when you’re caring for someone with mental ill health – and with looking after yourself.

Caring for
Dementia carers

An introduction to understanding yourself and caring for someone with dementia

Dementia Carers:
Preparing for
Change

Emotional and practical help around the option of care for loved-ones with dementia.

Listen, Talk,
be Heard

Learn how to communicate more effectively so that you can listen, talk and be heard.

Managing Stress
in your Caring
Role

Learn to identify stress and anxiety. And manage it more effectively to stay healthy.

Mindfulness
for Carers

Mindfulness helps us find new ways of being with difficulty so we have more choice in how to respond at times of difficulty.

Coping
strategies

Focusing on coping strategies to help you manage your caring role.

Making time for
Art for Carers

Using art to explore your emotions and to relax.

Singing
for carers

Group singing to boost your mood, your social life and your wellbeing.

Creative
Writing

Particpants will enjoy learning various techniques and exercises to improve writing skills.

Nordic
Walking

Walking specially designed to enhance your natural walking experience

Leach
Pottery

Fantastic opportunity to attend an Introductory session to pottery delivered and hosted by Leach pottery.

Citizens Advice
Cornwall

Citizens Advice Cornwall will deliver information and advice to carers through a one-off course delivered through a two hour session

Update
Course

Update sessions for all carers who have previously attended one of our courses.

Zoom
Sessions

Take part in our online courses with Bernie via Zoom

Telephone
Training Service

If you are tired of staring at a screen, Promas CIC are offering a new way of learning. Access support and find answers to questions through free one-to-one telephone guidance.

Devon
Carers

This 1 day course is aimed at unpaid carers to help them manage their caring role and stay well. Carers will discover what type of carer they are and how this impacts on their caring role.

Dorset
Carers

This 1 day course is aimed at unpaid carers to help them manage their caring role and stay well. Carers will discover what type of carer they are and how this impacts on their caring role.

Courses

Free courses for unpaid cares

Caring for carers (3 day course)

Caring for carers (1 day course)

Managing Mental Illness

Caring for Dementia carers

Dementia Carers: Preparing for Change

Listen, Talk, be Heard

Managing Stress in your Caring Role

Mindfulness for Carers

Coping strategies

Making time for Art for Carers

Singing for carers

Creative Writing

Nordic Walking

Leach Pottery

Citizens Advice Cornwall

Update Course

Zoom Sessions

Telephone Training Service

Devon Carers

Dorset Carers

Putting carers first