About Foster with North East Skills to Foster Training (pre-approval)

When you start your fostering journey, you will be invited to attend Skills to Foster Training which will provide a solid starting point for your fostering journey by introducing you to what it's like to be a foster carer. The training is delivered by our specialist Foster with North East hub team. Skills to Foster Training is mandatory for all prospective foster carers. If you decide to apply, you will complete it during the foster care approval process. 

You'll learn about issues and challenges that might arise and ways to resolve them. You'll also learn about the experiences of children and young people who often come into care due to abuse or neglect. You will also learn how to help and support them. 

Training will go into greater depth about the realities of the role, so you can begin to picture how fostering might fit into your life, and the types of foster care you'd like to be involved with. 

Skills to Foster Training is also a chance for fostering assessors to check on your understanding of the needs of looked after children and how to meet them.