Training
About our Training
Helplines Partnership offers specialist training support and promotes best practice in helpline skills and in managing services, for any service offering information, advice and support via the telephone, web-chat, email, video and other channels.
Open Training Courses
Our training courses are designed for those who are new to helplines, helpline managers, service coordinators and those with helpline experience
CPD Accredited Training Courses
Confidence and skills in call handling from the outset are the building blocks for an effective helpline in terms of delivery, staff retention and service user satisfaction
Bespoke Helpline Training
We can develop and deliver specialist helpline training courses tailored to your needs
Inhouse and Virtual Inhouse Training
Inhouse Training provides a great opportunity for your team to learn together in a face to face environment
We have many years’ experience in designing and delivering training to charities, local authorities, public sector organisations, voluntary sector organisations and the private sector.
All our courses can be accessed online or face to face. We can train your whole team together (our Inhouse service) or individuals can book onto our Open courses. Join Helplines Partnership as a member and receive a 40% discount on all our courses
To chat with us or book a place onto one of our training courses please call us on
(0) 300 330 7777 or email training@helplines.org
Testimonials
“Really good quality training. Was really interactive and felt engaged all day. Learnt so much and enjoyed doing exercises with colleagues I haven't seen for over a year!”
“I found the collaborative elements particularly good, because it's quite re-assuring to hear from other people with your job and share concerns and tips”.
“Really valuable resource and chance to get together with colleagues and discuss the relevant themes in our role”.
“Content allowed group sharing and learning on strategy from colleagues on different aspects of call handling”.
Discounts and Rewards
10% Open Training Discount:
We offer organisations (member and non-member) booking 3 or more open training courses on the same day a 10% discount on your booking.
Terms and Conditions of Discount: The discount can be used once within a 12 month rolling period. The discount can be applied to a maximum of 3 bookings made on the same day.
10% Member Inhouse Training Reward:
We offer a 10% discount to members, when 3 or more Virtual Inhouse or Inhouse training sessions are booked within the same arrangement.
15% Member Loyalty Reward (Year 3) :
We offer a 15% discount to members (exclusively) on training or consultancy in year 3 of membership.
Terms and Conditions of Discount: The discount can be applied within one training agreement and within year 3 of membership. One time discount.