The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose preventable death highlighted the urgent need for better training across health and social care.

Under the Health and Care Act 2022, all CQC-registered providers must ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training that is appropriate to their role. Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT)
is the government’s preferred and recommended autism and learning disability training for healthcare staff.

Which tier of training you need to attend will depend on the nature of your role and how much you interact
with patients. Ultimately your employer is responsible for confirming which tier is appropriate for your role.
Both tiers are required to undertake two parts to complete this training, the parts are outlined below;

Tier 1

This applies to staff with indirect or occasional contact with patients, i.e. non-patient facing roles.
Part 1: eLearning module which is live on elfh or NWL Learning Hub.
Part 2: A 1-hour online interactive session co-delivered by a person with a learning disability, an autistic
person, and a facilitator.
Tier 1, Part 2 —various dates and times from 31st March book here £7 per person*

Tier 2

This applies to staff with regular or direct contact with patients, i.e. patient facing roles. This include all
staff who provide care, support or make decisions, this is not limited to clinical roles.

Part 1:

eLearning module which is live on elfh or NWL Learning Hub.

Part 2:

A 1-day face to face training co-delivered by a person with a learning disability, an autistic person and a facilitating trainer Tier 2, Part 2 —various dates from 23rd April, in person book here £40 per person*

*We are delivering this training using a cost-sharing approach. This enables us to support wider staff participation across the system, maintain a high standard of training delivery, and ensure can meet national requirements.
This year, the Training Hub is able to cover 50% of the training cost to widen access.
Please note that future funding from NHSE/ICB is not guaranteed, so employers may need to fully fund places in subsequent years.