Are the TD Micro Training Hub courses free?

Yes. The initial micro-courses are free and do not require registration to begin.

Do course completions provide an accredited qualification?

No. A completion summary records your local quiz result but is not an accredited qualification or independently verified certificate.

Will professional course certificates be available?

Optional professional certificates may be introduced later. No certificate payment is taken in the current release.

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TD Micro Training Hub

Short, practical learning for frontline practice.

Free evidence-led micro-training for professionals working with alcohol, drugs, health, safeguarding and complex needs.

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15–20 min courses6 learning stagesNo sign-up

Course library

Choose a practical learning route

Built around common frontline decisions, not passive reading.

Scientific learning illustration linking ethanol measurement with liver, brain and nervous-system pathways

15–20 min6 stagesFrontline practice

Alcohol

Units, dependence, withdrawal, health, brief intervention and safe referral.

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15–20 min6 stagesFrontline practice

Ketamine

Dissociation, urinary harms, dependence, safeguarding and proportionate response.

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Scientific illustration of cardiovascular load, neural signalling and disrupted sleep in stimulant use

15–20 min6 stagesFrontline practice

Cocaine & Crack Cocaine

Stimulant load, physical and mental health, the crash, harm reduction and engagement.

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Scientific illustration of cannabinoid receptor signalling and memory, mood and perception pathways

15–20 min6 stagesFrontline practice

Cannabis

THC, CBD, the endocannabinoid system, dependence, mental health and UK practice.

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How it works

Learn. Check. Apply.

Each course moves from essential knowledge into the kind of judgement a frontline role actually demands.

Learn

Short explanations connect substance knowledge with brain, body and context.

Test your understanding

Knowledge checks explain the reasoning, including when an answer is wrong.

Apply it to practice

Work through a realistic scenario, prioritise risk and choose proportionate next steps.

Built for frontline practice

Drug knowledge is only one part of the picture.

The courses connect what a substance does with the decisions that follow: engagement, mental and physical health, safeguarding, harm reduction, treatment and communication.

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Brain + bodyMechanism, acute effects and longer-term health

Mental healthDistress, cognition, sleep, mood and presentation

Harm reductionUseful conversations and proportionate risk reduction

SafeguardingContext, vulnerability, exploitation and family impact

TreatmentAssessment, referral, engagement and recovery

CommunicationLanguage that builds a working alliance rather than stigma

Go deeper

When 20 minutes is only the beginning.

Free learning stays useful in its own right. These are the next routes when you need more depth.

Practitioner manuals

Complete professional reference material

Deeper evidence, assessment tools, practice prompts, worksheets and reference material for use beyond the micro-course.

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Live team training

Interactive Zoom & Microsoft Teams sessions

Discussion, scenarios, questions and application to your service context with an experienced trainer. Alcohol is covered within the broader two-session Drug and Alcohol Awareness programme.

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Professional trust

Built from frontline practice, training and evidence.

TD Consultancy was established in 2008 by Tony D’Agostino and provides UK-wide drug and alcohol training and consultancy. Tony brings more than 20 years’ experience spanning frontline services, workforce development and academic teaching.

These micro-courses support awareness and professional development. They do not qualify someone to practise outside their role or replace clinical assessment, safeguarding procedures, local policy or medical advice.

About the learning approach

Connected TD resources

One professional learning ecosystem

TD ConsultancyLive training & consultancy TD Drug Awareness HubDrug information & harm reduction UK Drug Trends IntelligenceMarkets, harms & emerging threats Publications & manualsProfessional reference material

Will course certificates be available?

Optional professional certificates may be introduced later. This release does not collect payment or issue verified certificate numbers. Course completion summaries are not accredited qualifications.