OTC – Certificate In Empowerment And Advocacy – 8 weeks

OTC Empowerment & Advocacy -  8 weeks - Online - Starts  April 13th, 2026 - Apply by April 6th.

This 8-week, professional development (OTC accredited) course Certificate in Empowerment and Advocacy, equips the student with the knowledge, skills and competencies to support people with disabilities in empowering themselves on a day-to-day basis, thus facilitating self-defined visions of a desirable future.

This includes guidance and skills in relation to effective facilitation through a number of empowering approaches and in particular, advocacy. Advocacy is one of the most predominant methods of empowerment that has emerged to facilitate people with disabilities. If you are serious about supporting people to achieve what they want, then advocacy is key.

The course is aimed at staff in the disability sector whose role involves:

• Facilitating advocacy/person centred plans with people using the service; and/or
• Performing a supervisory role within an organisation that supports advocacy/PCP

It is ideal for a practitioner with a social studies/care/community development qualification who would like to:

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of this area
• Critically reflect upon their role as a practitioner
• Obtain academic recognition

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The Open Training College

The Open Training College (OTC) offers courses in social care, management and continuing professional development. Courses at the OTC include applied management, professional social care (CORU approved, Level 7), applied social studies/disability service management (Level 8), intellectual disability practice (Level 5) and shorter CPD courses (Levels 5-7 and OTC certification through bespoke training). The College provides accredited training courses and consultancy services to the human services and non-profit sectors.

For more information about courses and programmes at the Open Training College, view our courses in the Nightcourses.com Course Finder.