Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism

Learning Disability and Autism Training – Update June 2025 

The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a statutory requirement that CQC registered providers must ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role. The full guidance is provided in the following link: 

Training staff to support autistic people and people with a learning disability – Care Quality Commission 

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the standardised training that has been developed for this purpose and meets the requirements for health and social care staff.   

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism | NHS England | Workforce, training and education 

About the training | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)

FAQs – The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism 

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB have commissioned the Expert Training Network to deliver training that meets these requirements on behalf of the system and have allocated General practice staff priority booking access to 40 places each month.  The Training Hub is taking bookings for these places for GP staff, with a cap per practice to help with the logistics of this limited supply.  

The roll-out of training is expected to take several years.

Compliance targets for 2026/2027

100% for Step 1 (e-Learning)
40%  for Step 2

Step 1

Complete the online Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism module, via your organisation’s virtual learning environment or  e-Learning for Healthcare

Step 2

After completing Step1 (e-Learning), staff need to attend an interactive session. These will be advertised through the Training Hub.

Anyone who does not have appointments with patients (i.e. Admin, Clerical and Operational staff) need to attend a 1-hour Tier 1 virtual session.

Or

Anyone who has appointments with patients (i.e. Clinicians, Health Care Support Workers and Personalised Care Workers ) need to attend a full day Tier 2 face to face session .

https://cptraininghub.nhs.uk/events/?keyword=learning-disabilities

Please note this training is delivered by those with lived experience, is mandatory and is certificated and as such we need all delegates to book directly through the website.

In the interests of fair distribution of training places, there is a maximum of 3 places per practice per session. There are limited numbers of places on the training, we will be operating waiting lists and ask that if you cannot attend for any reason you must let us know as there are a large number of people to be trained!

This training needs to be completed every 3 years!

FAQs

Answers to the great questions we’ve been asked so far!