The Leeds City Council Prevent team are currently offering a Prevent communities training package at no cost to third sector organisations, community groups and faith establishments to take place over the next year. Prevent is part of the UK’s counter terrorism strategy and supports people vulnerable to radicalisation through providing support and specific interventions.  Preventing radicalisation and noticing the signs that can lead to it is something that all organisations and communities can have a role to play.

The Prevent communities training package is aimed at staff/volunteers and will consist of the following four sessions:

• Prevent Awareness Training – An introduction to Prevent and the radicalisation process including case studies.
• Overview of the Far Right – A briefing session on the Far Right including the threats, risks, tactics and symbols that the Far Right use.
• Current Risks and Concerns – A session developed in partnership with Counter Terrorism Policing colleagues covering an update on the current threat level, risks and concerns including the impact of COVID 19 on radicalisation.
• Online Radicalisation – An introduction to online radicalisation and the apps, websites and platforms where radicalisation can take place.

Dates for the training sessions are flexible. All sessions are currently taking place online.

Organisations interested in availing of this training package should email Prevent Community Engagement Officer, Brendan Tannam at Brendan.tannam@leeds.gov.uk by Friday 23rd April.

Leeds City Council