Training and events

The Hampshire Domestic Abuse Partnership (HDAP) and several trusted partner agencies offer training, learning and professional development opportunities to all professionals working within the Hampshire local authority area, including everyone working with children, families and adults. These are summarised below in chronological order.

HDAP has just published a new Domestic Abuse Learning and Development Guide. This guide provides a shared framework for organisations within the Hampshire Domestic Abuse Partnership to help them deliver high-quality, role-appropriate learning and development on domestic abuse to their staff, complementing statutory safeguarding frameworks and promoting best practice, consistency, and multi-agency collaboration across Hampshire.

Current learning opportunities

Courses hosted by Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) are relevant and available to all practitioners in Hampshire, not just those working with children or families. We actively encourage practitioners working with adults to access this learning.

To book the free HSCP courses, you will need to login using a training account. If you have not already registered, create an account via the Delegate Registration.

All other courses can be booked directly with the provider, via the links below.

September 2026

October 2026

November 2026

December 2026

Free Online E-Learning Courses

Partner-Provided Training

  • Aurora New Dawn – offering tailored and bespoke training packages on a variety of topics.
  • Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) – dedicated to improving knowledge about interpersonal violence and abuse, and professional and societal responses to it, regularly hosting events based on evidenced research.
  • For Baby’s Sake - events, including webinars, panel discussions and training sessions, all focused on breaking cycles of domestic abuse and giving babies the best start in life. You can also catch up on past events through our growing library of recordings – perfect for professionals, partners and anyone wanting to learn more about our trauma-informed work with whole families.
  • Grassroots Suicide Prevention – delivering courses on Suicide Prevention in the Context of Domestic Abuse. There is a suite of courses available including shorter courses focussed on developing a basic understanding of suicidality in the context of domestic abuse and techniques to sustain self-care when supporting victims/survivors and those that cause harm. We are also offering intermediate level courses for professionals who are directly supporting victims/survivors who may be experiencing suicidality and domestic abuse. There is a specific course for professionals who want to learn more about how to work with people using harmful behaviour to prevent suicide.  These courses offer a full day of learning either in person or as online modular courses over two days. Queries to [email protected]
  • Hampton Trust Training and Consultancy Courses include:
    • The DARE toolkit and training - Gain confidence in identifying domestic abuse perpetrators as part of your service and learn how to have those important first conversations with perpetrators to engage and nudge them into specialist services.
    • Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their impact
    • Using motivational interviewing techniques to engage clients in different settings
    • Domestic abuse and sexual violence
    • Domestic abuse and the impact on children and young people
  • Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) The Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership has developed a suite of eLearning modules, webinars and virtual training to allow professionals/practitioners continued access to safeguarding training (many of which are listed above).
    These courses are relevant and available to all practitioners in Hampshire, not just those working with children or families. We actively encourage practitioners working with adults to access this learning. View the full HSCP Training Brochure or browse below for specific domestic abuse related courses.
    In order to book onto these webinars you will need to login using a training account with the Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership. If you have not already registered, create an account via the Delegate Registration. Courses can be accessed for free once registered with a user account.
  • Paragon – Dragonfly Champions: Stalking and Domestic Abuse Awareness Training
    Train to become a Dragonfly Champion, supporting people affected by stalking and domestic abuse in your community.
  • SafeLives – Various courses online and in-person
  • Stop Domestic Abuse – Become a Stop Domestic Abuse Ambassador and join us for our free training. Further information is available at Stop Domestic Abuse Training.
  • Sundial Centre – specialist training for services working with victims/survivors of domestic abuse from ethnically diverse communities.