Drug & Alcohol Training Course Dates
Connect (Wiltshire’s Drug and Alcohol Service) are running drug and alcohol training with course dates throughout 2026.
This training has been designed to strengthen your confidence, knowledge, and practical skills when supporting young people affected by substance use. Whether you work in education, health, social care, youth work, early help, or a community setting, this session will offer valuable insights and tools you can apply immediately in your practice.
How to book
Please book using the individual links for each course below:
Ketamine bitesize Training – 30 minutes
Ketamine use has increased significantly over the last few years amongst young people and adults. This bitesize training gives an overview of ketamine covering:
What is Ketamine, how it affects you, risks of using ketamine and support available
Click here to book on to Ketamine bitesize Wednesday 4th March at 4pm
Click here to book on Ketamine bitesize Thursday 19th March at 9:30am
Drug Awareness (Young People) – 2.5 hours
An interactive course with information on young people’s drug use locally & nationally, highlighting emerging trends. Also includes information on: street names, appearance, how taken, effects, risks, signs to look out for and changes in drug supply (social media, county lines).
Click here to book on to Drug Awareness on Thursday 5th March at 10am
Click here to book on to Drug Awareness on Wednesday 30th September at 1:30pm
Alcohol Awareness (Young People) – 2 hours
As well as giving a background to young alcohol use, these sessions teach professionals how to best work with young people when issues occur. The session looks at DHI’s The Wrap and Drink Think tools, along with others
Click here to book on to Alcohol Awareness on Thursday 7th May at 10am
Click here to book on to Alcohol Awareness on Wednesday 9th December at 2pm
Parental Substance Misuse Training – 2 hours
Parental substance misuse’ is the long-term misuse of drugs and/or alcohol by a parent or carer. This course looks at:
- Understanding the prevalence of parental substance misuse locally and nationally
- Understanding the correlation of parental substance misuse and children in need referrals
- How substance misuse can have negative effects on children at different stages in their lives
Click here to book on to Parental Substance Misuse Wednesday 8th April at 2pm
Click here to book on to Parental Substance Misuse Wednesday 14th October at 10am
We look forward to welcoming you and working together to improve the support available to young people in 2026.