What training is there to become a foster carer?
Before you’re even approved, most councils or fostering agencies run training courses. This can involve a short course taken over a few sessions or weekends. It’s very practical. There is nothing exam-like, and it walks you through what fostering is really like. It answers why children come into care, how trauma can affect their behaviour, safer caring in your home, and how you work alongside social workers and birth families. It’s also a chance to ask questions and hear from experienced foster carers, which people often say is the most useful bit.
