Free Level 2 Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences Course. Study online. You can work through the course at your own pace, fitting study around your other commitments. Over 10 weeks, you'll explore how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect children's development, mental health, and long-term life chances. Topics include how personal circumstances such as bereavement or family breakdown shape outcomes for children and young people. This free understanding adverse childhood experiences course for adults is fully funded for eligible learners aged 19 and over.
Who this course is for
Our Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences free online course will support you to understand that children and young people are amongst the most vulnerable in our society when it comes to the impact of adverse circumstances on their lives. Adverse childhood experiences can impact on the development and mental health of children and young people that may persist into adulthood and affect their life chances. These might be personal circumstances such as the death or divorce of parents or domestic violence, for example, or national and international disasters. Children and young people affected by such events need support to strengthen their resilience and empower them to overcome their fears and the challenges they face.
Entry requirements
Aged 19+ as of 31st August 2024. Lived in the EU for 3 years. Available fully funded. Do not hold the same qualification.
What you will learn
You'll understand what adverse childhood experiences are and how they are defined.
You'll explore how ACEs affect children's emotional and mental health development.
You'll learn how the impact of ACEs can persist into adulthood.
You'll examine the range of circumstances that can constitute adverse experiences, including bereavement, family breakdown, and domestic situations.
You'll develop awareness of how ACEs affect life chances and long-term outcomes.
You'll build knowledge to better recognise and respond to vulnerability in children and young people.
How you will learn
The course is delivered fully online. You'll study through written learning materials and activities at your own pace. Assessment is through written assignments or knowledge-based questions completed online. You submit your work digitally, and it is marked against the requirements of the NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences.
What you will need to bring
CT Skills will confirm anything you need before you start. As an online course, you'll need access to a device with an internet connection.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Support worker: helping vulnerable children and families in community settings.
Family support worker: working with families affected by difficult circumstances.
Teaching assistant: supporting pupils with additional emotional or social needs.
Early years practitioner: working in nursery or childcare settings with young children.
Youth worker: supporting young people facing challenging personal situations.
School pastoral staff: providing welfare support within a school environment.
Children's residential care worker: supporting children in care placements.
What you could study next
Level 3 Award in Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People: deepens your safeguarding knowledge and is relevant to roles working directly with children.
Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health: builds on ACEs knowledge with a focus on mental health support.
Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator: the qualification recognised in statutory staffing ratios for nursery and early years work.
