Oliver McGowan (Tier 2) 1 Day Mandatory Training reviews

4.8 (3,125 reviews)
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Attendees particularly value the involvement of autistic people and people with learning disabilities, whose lived experience brings the subject to life and deepens understanding. They describe knowledgeable, approachable trainers who explain complex ideas clearly, welcome questions and encourage participation through discussion, videos and group activities. The course broadens confidence in communication, person-centred care and reasonable adjustments, with learning that attendees can apply in their work and daily support.

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Useful but a bit slow paced

Alex C · 02 Oct 2026
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Enjoyed the training

London
KWABENA Y · 28 Sep 2026
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I did find the course interesting but as I have an autistic adult child, I was already aware of a lot of the things that were presented. The Venue was not ideal, it was cold, too big and the screen used to display the slides was too small for the room and some of us struggled to follow what was happening due to lack of visibility and difficulty understanding what was being said by the trainer and colleagues. The location was not great as it was far away and incurred an hours travel each way which ended up costing me extra childcare fees. As nice as an hour break for lunch is, as a lot of us were unfamiliar with the area we were left wondering about not knowing where to go locally for food and drink that wouldn't make us late getting back. we were advised that the afternoon session was starting at 1pm however it did not start until 1.30pm so more sitting around for what was already a long day. most of us were tired by the afternoon and found it difficult to stay engaged however I did enjoy the second half much more though as I found the gentleman very knowledgeable and interesting

Manchester
Carole H · 24 Sep 2026
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Interesting contact. I was more interested in hearing the experiences of the experts than them reading the slides. I would have like to here more the the man with learning disabilities about his life and experience.

Exeter
Donna H · 22 Sep 2026
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Felt there was allot of gargon.

Rosy G · 17 Sep 2026
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Too long

Leeds
Shaifahna H · 19 Aug 2026
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I feel like there should be more practical parts about how it can be managed on a day to day. Practical skills. I enjoy relating it to people's experiences but need hands on teaching that can be implemented.

Zoe S · 31 Jul 2026
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Poor organisation from the company Really poor communicating Trainer that meant to visit and we were sent photo off did not arrive and was replaced by someone else Receive last minute email about course time change Trainer that arrived said they were only contacted about the course night before Trainer arrived with the dog without checking if that's OK Slides are out of date 2016 data on the slides Trainer said that they pointed out mistakes in the slides but they have not been updated Videos in the slides were skippe and Trainer said they were awful so we did not see them, what the point of putting them in the slides Lack of resources ie I've been emailedd night before to say that Trainer has no projector

Ania D · 31 Jul 2026
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I felt i already had the k owledge skills and experience

Mickey M · 31 Jul 2026
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Satisfied

London
Gloria A · 31 Jul 2026
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