The AAC Research unit offers training in Talking Mats. All courses are open to anyone who has an interest in Talking Mats and their use and courses will be tailored to your service training requirements.

a) Rolling Programme

b) Accredited Trainers Training

b) In-house Training

All training is run by 2 accredited trainers.

Next Training Dates

Rolling Programme: 10 October and 14 November 2008, Stirling Management Centre, University of Stirling. For further information click here.

London Training: Monday 8 December at the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, London. For further information click here.

Talking Mats and Dementia Training: Training specifically for care home staff has been funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. This will take place later in the year at 4 venues around the UK. The courses in England, Ireland and Scotland are now FULL, however further Dementia training will be scheduled for the autumn. If you would like more information, please email: info@talkingmats.com

Dementia Workshops - Wales: Workshops subsidised by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation will take place on 20 October and 10 November at Wales Council for Voluntary Action in Cardiff. For further information, or to apply for places on this course, click here.

Talking Mats and Dementia Training: Full-day training course. No previous Talking Mats experience is required.

29 September London, Alzheimers Society, click here.

21 November Stirling, Stirling Management Centre, click here.

Further information on any training course please contact:

Talking Mats, c/o AAC Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA
Tel: 01786 467645 Email: info@talkingmats.com

We wish to make it clear that Talking Mats may not necessarily be helpful for everyone with a communication difficulty and that its success depends on the skills of the interviewer and the cognitive ability of the interviewee. For More information on the Importance of Comprehension for successful use of Talking Mats click here.