Jackpot Training Ltd is an established, independent training company that was set up by experienced professionals who are committed to providing a quality, professional service to DAT’s, other agencies and the independent sector.

Our staff have gained extensive knowledge & experience in training; consultation; analysis & report writing; teaching; social work; groupwork; producing & directing; script-writing; acting & film making.
JACKPOT TRAINING CAN PROVIDE:
Alcohol Awareness through TIE/Film 'Smashed'
Consultancy for Drug & Alcohol Action Teams regarding Service Provision
Drug Use Screening Tool Training
Train-the-Trainers in DUST as an in-house training facility
Engagement & Interventions - how to engage with & provide effective interventions for young people
Adult Service User Training - covering many useful topics/therapeutic interventions
Foster Carer Training - how to deal with young people & drug/alcohol issues
Training in Drug/Alcohol issues for those working in Education

Jackpot Training Ltd has been providing services since March 2005 and is the leading provider of DUST (Drug Use Screening Tool) in the UK. This has been achieved through the excellent reputation of the founder and Managing Director, Matt Algar, who prior to setting up the company delivered around 300 DUST training sessions, and provided consultancy and other tailor-made training programmes to DAT’s and other service providers throughout the UK. Many of our current contracts have been secured via recommendations from others who have been so pleased with the service that they have received that they have urged others to follow suit! 

All our training programmes are fully compliant with the DANOS Competencies, and link into the essential current legislation, including the National Drugs Strategy - Tackling Drugs, Changing Lives, Every Child Matters, Youth Matters and the National Service Framework. (see links for details), making them essential products for any professional working with young people.

Within the training programmes provided for the following areas, delegates attending have consisted of professionals/generic workers including: foster carers, Residential Care Home Staff, Link Workers, Substance misusing Family Workers in Child Protection Teams, LAC/Leaving Care various Staff, various Teaching staff including Deputy Head’s, Schools drugs advisers, School Nurses, Pupil Referral Unit Staff, PSHE leads, Learning Mentors, YOT/YOS drug workers, Runaways Teams, Independent Reviewing Officers, CAMHS, Occupational Health workers, Connexions PA’s, First Response Social Services, Arrest referral, Police, Youth & Community Workers, Youth Service Detached & Outreach Workers, Young male and female sex workers support staff, Young Lesbian and Gay support staff, Sports Project staff and many, many more!