Free online training sessions from Answer Cancer, the Greater Manchester Screening Engagement Service. Different dates and times available to suit you.
Cancer awareness saves lives. Every year thousands of people are diagnosed with Cancer. We know that the earlier a cancer is detected, the better the outcome for the people involved. Early detection saves lives. Cancer screening saves lives. Why not top up your knowledge and confidence so that you can help yourself, your family members, community leaders and staff.
Register in advance to attend the sessions. You can join as many as you like. Click on the links to register and find out more.
All sessions are fun, interactive, and informative.
* Additional Training Opportunity: Anyone completing either the Whole Works or NHS Cancer Screening training course will be given the opportunity to apply for the ‘Answer Cancer – Train the Facilitator’ sessions, as long as they are willing to use the training to facilitate a cancer awareness session within their local community and share learning with others (more details to follow).
NHS Cancer Screening Programmes
This session will super charge your knowledge and understanding of the 3 NHS Cancer Screening Programmes and why they are so important. You will learn who is eligible, what’s involved, and what messages and approaches can help others to take up their encourage screening invite.
Mon 3rd Aug 1:30pm: CLICK HERE
Mon 10th Aug 1:00pm: CLICK HERE
Tues 11th Aug 11:00am: CLICK HERE
The Whole Works – Cancer Champion Training Session
This training combines all the 3 short online sessions: Facts & Myths, Signs & Symptoms and NHS Cancer Screening Programmes into one longer session, which is ideal for anyone wanting to learn about cancer awareness in one session.
This session will equip participants with knowledge around early Signs & Symptoms, common Facts & Myths, 3x NHS Cancer Screening Programmes and give people key messages about cancer and cancer screening that they can share with family, friends and the wider community. This training is a 2-and-a-half-hour interactive session incorporating all three screening programmes.
Tues 18th Aug 1:00pm: CLICK HERE
Thurs 20th Aug 10:00am: CLICK HERE
Please sure to register BEFORE each session – It’s essential you do this to be able attend (You need to register for a Zoom account first. Then register for the training – Zoom will generate a link for you to use to join each session registered for – the links below will NOT enable you to attend, they are for registration ONLY!)
If you’re unsure how to access Zoom please take a look at this quick start guide for support here.