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Marac Chairs Training

A full day course that equips Marac Chairs, Deputies and Representatives with the essential skills to run an efficient and effective Marac

Key course features

Our Marac Chairs Training will equip you with the essential skills needed to:

  • Implement and sustain an effective Marac, ensuring that all appropriate agencies are engaged, that they are identifying high-risk victims and producing robust action plans.
  • Reflect on local circumstances influencing your Marac and address these with the assistance of SafeLives.
  • Increase the support available to high-risk victims.

Course overview

The four aims of Marac are to safeguard victims of domestic abuse, manage perpetrators’ behaviour, safeguard professionals and make links with all other safeguarding processes.

The role of the chair (or deputy chair) is central to the efficiency and effectiveness of a Marac. This full day, open course will give you the skills and knowledge to act decisively and effectively when chairing a Marac.

This Marac Chairs Training course is designed for those who hold the position of Marac chair, deputy, or Marac representative.

On our Marac Chairs Training you’ll learn how to:

  • Understand and apply the 10 principles of an effective Marac
  • Understand the Marac review process in order to improve the effectiveness of the Marac and drive improvement
  • Understand the Marac ‘peer review’ process
  • Build transferable skills and apply them to other areas of public protection, such as Mappa and child protection.

We will only accept a maximum of four applications maximum per organisation. For bookings of more than 4 attendees we would be pleased to come to you and tailor this training to meet your needs. You can commission a training for your organisation by emailing our training team.

Email the team

You can learn more about the costings of a commissioned course in the price section

Although not new to Marac, I am new to chairing. This has definitely given me confidence and knowledge to carry out the role effectively

Previous learner

Available training

Marac Chairs open training

Date: 3rd February 2025

Time: 09:30 – 16:30

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Time commitment

This is a full day course.

The open training is delivered in group sessions online via Zoom.

For bookings of more than 4 attendees we would be pleased to come to you and tailor this training face-to-face, in-house at your chosen venue. Please see information on the costs below.

Eligibility

This training is designed for those who hold the position of Marac chair, deputy, or Marac representative.

Price

£150 per learner for the full day course.

The cost of running a commissioned course is as follows:

  • Online delivery for up to 25 delegates – £1,800 inc VAT (delivery on Teams incurs an additional fee of £100)
  • Face to Face delivery – £2,500 inc VAT *

Contact our team to commission a course

Please note that the fee does not cover inclusion of training venue costs, refreshments or lunch, nor does it include the provision of projector and training equipment e.g. flipchart stands or projector screens.

It gave up to date knowledge, was survivor-focused and helped us feel more confident as professionals

Previous learner

How to apply

Applications for the next open Marac chair training are open now through the link above.

If you are unable to make the next training, you can register your interest in future training

Accessibility

We welcome learners of all backgrounds and abilities. We encourage you to share with us any details on accessibility and diversity needs so we can ensure the right support is in place. You can also contact us if you have any queries via training@safelives.org.uk.

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