Online Learning

Cumbria Youth Alliance has teamed up with Virtual College to offer a full range of online modules to young people aged 14 -24, volunteers and staff members within Cumbria working with children, young people and families.

Access Virtual College by clicking here

How do I sign up for Virtual College?

There are two ways to sign up for virtual college; for an individuals part of an organisation, we recommend you use the form we set up: https://forms.office.com/e/M7uARHdaFa

Please note sign ups for Virtual College are finalised by CYA on a Friday.

If you are wanting to sign up multiple staff members we do that via a batch upload please download the spreadsheet and fill out the information. Make sure to double check all the information and ensure there are no typos.

Download the batch upload spreadsheet
Once completed send the batch upload spreadsheet to training@cya.org.uk

Keep an eye on your inbox for an email from Virtual College to complete sign up.

Here is the list of courses available:

  • Awareness of Health and Safety at Work
  • Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Employees
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Managers
  • E-Safety
  • First Aid: Primary Survey
  • How to deal with difficult situations
  • Level 1 and Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Level 1 and Level 2 Safeguarding Everyone
  • Level 3 Safeguarding Adults (On Request)
  • Level 3 Safeguarding Children (On Request)
  • Manual Handling in the Workplace
  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Misogyny Awareness: Children and Young People 
  • Radicalisation and Extremism (Prevent)
  • Risk Assessment in the Workplace
  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Employees
  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Managers
  • Supporting Teenagers and Young People
  • The Essentials of GDPR (DP)
  • Cyber Security Awareness