Frontline Training in your workplace

Frontline Training, where clear communication is accessible to all. Our tailored training programs are designed to equip frontline workers, from all backgrounds and industries, with the essential skills to effectively communicate with individuals facing learning and communication difficulties.

Why choose Makaton?

Makaton is a communication program that combines, speech, signs and symbols to empower anyone living with learning or communication difficulties to understand and be understood. With a dual vocabulary approach – combining everyday vocabulary and bespoke concepts, relevant to your service and sector, our Frontline training meets your specific workplace needs. 

Key features & learning outcomes

  • 3-hour workshops specifically developed for your sector and workplace settings. 
  • Flexibility: Delivered as a comprehensive course or three one-hour sessions. 
  • Interactive training available face-to-face or online. 
  • Maximise your time and resources by learning signs and symbols relevant to your working environment. 
  • Participant manuals provide ongoing support. 

    Our workshops, part of The Makaton Charity's standardised training, ensure an enhanced inclusive and diverse environment, improving the services you provide. Ready to empower your workplace? Contact us today to start your Frontline journey, let's build a more connected, compassionate community.

Get started by choosing one of the following:


Emergency Services


Learning Disability Team


Nursing


Dentistry


General Wellbeing

 

Online or Face-to-Face?


Face-to-Face training is delivered in your workplace in groups of up to 12-15 learners. Face-to-face workshops are delivered in one half-day session, 3-3.5 hours.

Up to 8 learners = £960
Additional learners up to a maximum of 15 = £120 per person


Online training is delivered in real time over a virtual meeting platform such as Zoom to a group of up to 11 learners.  An online workshop consists of 3 learning hours* that can be delivered flexibly to meet your needs.

Up to 8 learners = £816
Additional learners up to a maximum of 11 = £102 per person

 

Prices are inclusive of Participants’ Manuals and certificates of attendance, Tutor fee(s), expenses and admin costs.

To train a larger number of learners, we would split them into groups and arrange either for the same Tutor to deliver more workshops on different days or for multiple Tutors to deliver workshops at the same time.

*If workshop delivered over multiple sessions extra time is needed for settling in, recapping and comfort breaks in each session.