Public speaking skills course Q and A
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We are running this course twice on 23 and 24 November. We are able to offer 15 places per course.
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If you need some guidance on filling in our application form, you can contact our training team who will be available via email: speakerday@nas.org.uk and will be more than happy to help.
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Anyone who is already in our contractor database and is on the autism spectrum will be invited to a separate event where they can receive the same training and certification as those who complete this course. Those contractors should have received an email already, if not please contact our training team via email: speakerday@nas.org.uk.
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We are keeping the process open to all autistic adults in the United Kingdom, and want to receive applications from as diverse a group as possible, so we developed this application process to keep it as open and fair as possible.
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Applications will be reviewed by our training consultants from 11 November.
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All applicants will receive an email no later than 5pm on 16 November to inform them whether they have been allocated a place on the course or not.
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Successful applicants will receive a welcome email no later than 5pm on 16 November.
A welcome pack will be sent within the email on 16 November. This pack will include details on the event, how to join and notes on how to prepare for the day.
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If you can no longer attend, please email us at speakerday@nas.org.uk as we may be able to offer a reserve space to other applicants.
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If funds become available, we may be able to run additional courses in the future. Please continue to check our events page for all available training courses.
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All participants will receive an attendance certificate for the public speaking skills course via email.
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Currently the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Autism and Learning Disability is being developed. This comprises of a trial version being created first. This trial that is currently ongoing is being developed alongside autistic people and people with a learning disability.
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All individuals who complete the public speaking skills course are able to apply to share lived experience in the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Autism and Learning Disability Trial running from 2021.
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The option to apply to share lived experience on our pilot (“trial”) is something that will happen several weeks after the public speaking skills course. Anyone who attends the public speaking skills course will then be able to apply to share lived experience in the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism trial. Details of how and when to apply are not yet available.
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No, this is an application process and will not impact your application to join the public speaking skills course.