Trainer Conversion Course (Childhood)

Course Outcomes

This course is worth 10 CPD points to Thrive Licensed Trainers.

Completing this course will enable you to deliver childhood-phase training to adults supporting the social and emotional development of children between the ages of 3 to 11 years.

Who is it for?

This course is suitable for Thrive Licensed Trainers who deliver Early Years or Adolescence Licensed Practitioner training, and who now wish to deliver training to practitioners working with primary-school-aged children.

Please note, prices are for courses starting on or after January 1st 2026.

What you'll learn

This course builds your existing knowledge and skills as a Thrive Licensed Trainer. It will deepen your understanding of child development and equip you to successfully deliver Thrive Licensed Practitioner training to Childhood practitioners.

You will explore:

• How the brain and body develop during the primary years and why these changes are essential for building strong stress-regulation systems and emotional resilience.
  
  
• The concepts of right time, key times and reparative needs, and how these principles help practitioners connect with and support primary-aged children effectively.
  
  
• How to apply cognitive strategies such as lending your thinking brain, Captain Thinking, and shining a light to promote development.
  
  
• Ways to use play, creativity and the arts to strengthen emotional resilience within childhood practice.
  
  
• How to use Thrive-Online to enhance work with primary-aged children, including access to a wide range of strategies and activities tailored to this age group.

Course structure

The e-learning should take around 2 hours to complete.  

The course is made up of 9 e-learning modules: 

Module 1: The neuroscience and theory during childhood

Module 2: Practicing Thrive at childhood

Module 3: The developmental model at childhood

Module 4: Supporting children reparatively during childhood

Module 5: How play creativity and the arts support social and emotional development at childhood

Module 6 Understanding the core emotions at childhood

Module 7: Key strategies to support development

Module 8: Supporting staff, parents and carers

Module 9: Using thrive online at childhood

Each module is completed independently meaning you can work at your own pace. You will work through the 9 interactive e-learning modules and then complete a quiz at the end. You will need to score an 80% pass mark and have a developmental conversation to successfully achieve Childhood Licensed Trainer status.

The developmental conversion session is led by one of our senior trainers and is designed to help you understand the different delivery approaches used at the childhood phase. It will support you in guiding practitioners on how to apply their knowledge within a childhood practice context. You will also have dedicated time to ask any questions related to delivering training at this stage.