Training for social care professionals

Here you will find our training and professional development opportunities for social care professionals wanting to be better able to support people with sight loss. 

UK Practice and Development Team: Specialist training and consultancy

RNIB's award-winning UK Practice and Development Team (UKPDT) offers specialist training and consultancy to support professionals to understand living with sight loss and co morbid conditions -  specifically learning disability, autism, dementia, and stroke - and the impact that this can have on everyday life.

UKPDT offers a range of training which will raise awareness of potential barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment, signs of sight loss and provide resources to support access to eye care services. Training will provide you with skills to implement practical strategies for independent daily living by making simple changes to communication, guiding and the environment.

Download the Introducing VILD guide:

• Introducing VILD: Specialist training and consultancy for professionals working with people who have complex support needs such as  learning disability, autism, dementia, and stroke (PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Introducing VILD: Specialist training and consultancy for professionals working in learning disability or dementia, (Word, 81 KB)

You can also contact UKPDT by calling 0141 772 5588 or email [email protected]

Visual awareness training

We run visual awareness training that will help you understand the needs of blind and partially sighted people and improve the services you offer. The training can be delivered in workshop format (full or half day), available in-house or as an open training course at venues throughout the UK. This training can also be delivered through e-learning.

For more information visit RNIB Business. 

Vision Champion Training 

• offers the opportunity of proactive support for sight loss rather than reactive
• ensures that people with complex needs have any potential sight loss identified, assessed and treated
• builds capacity and sustainability in the workforce by providing the tools to inform practice, sharing this across services, which extends reach to many more people with potential sight loss
• has been developed to be an integral part of everyday care and support
• helps develop the skills to support those with sight loss; and provide support and information to colleagues and carers.