Workplace Training

Would you like to empower your team to communicate confidently using Makaton signing?

Our fun and interactive training introduces you and your colleagues to the internationally recognised Makaton Communication Programme. Using signs and symbols alongside speech, Makaton helps you connect with individuals who have communication difficulties. Makaton has brought positive transformation to millions of lives by giving people a way to express themselves independently, overcoming frustration and promoting inclusion.

Delivered by a licensed Makaton Tutor, the training is tailored to your needs and can be conducted online or face-to-face at your workplace. Learn how to integrate Makaton signing and symbol use seamlessly into your environment for maximum impact.

Training can offer ideas, advice, and guidance to improve your communication, accessibility, and inclusion strategies.

Get started by choosing one of the following:


For Health and Social Care


For Education


For Businesses


For Councils

 

New to Makaton?

The Makaton training journey starts with the Level 1 workshop. This workshop provides a practical and theory-based introduction to the Makaton Communication Programme and teaches around 120 signs and symbols to support communication about a person’s immediate needs.

Continuing your Makaton Journey…

Following the Level 1 workshop, learners can extend and deepen their understanding by attending more advanced workshops. Level 2 – 4 learners will build their confidence in using signs and symbols accurately, develop skills in translation and enhance knowledge learnt in previous workshops.

Vocabulary Topics

Use the wheel below to learn which vocabulary is taught during each workshop level.

Four concentric circles showing Workshop Levels 1 to 4. Level 1 is in the centre, then Level 2, then Level 3, with Level 4 the outside circle

Online or Face-to-Face?


Face-to-Face training is delivered in your workplace in groups of up to 15 learners. Face to face workshops are typically completed within one day.

Up to 8 learners = £1,040
Additional learners up to a maximum of 15 = £130 per person


Online training is delivered in real time over a virtual meeting platform such as Zoom to a group of up to 11 learners.  An online workshop for one level consists of 7-8 learning hours which can be delivered flexibly to meet your needs.

Up to 8 learners = £880

Additional learners up to a maximum of 11 = £110 per person

 

Workplace training is priced the same for any workshop Level and all the Makaton For... workshops.  Prices are inclusive of Participants’ Manuals and certificates of attendance, Tutor fee(s), expenses and admin costs.

To train a larger number of learners, we would split them into groups and arrange either for the same Tutor to deliver more workshops on different days or for multiple Tutors to deliver workshops at the same time.