No Knives Better Lives (NKBL) has unveiled a new, free and fully accredited e-learning course aimed at teachers, youth workers, police, and violence-prevention professionals across Scotland.
No Knives Better Lives (NKBL) has unveiled a brand new, free and fully accredited e-learning course aimed at teachers, youth workers, police, and violence prevention professionals across Scotland: Better Lives: Understanding Violence Prevention and Knife Carrying.
Structured as a suite of flexible discussion topics and activities, the course introduces key principles of public-health-style violence prevention, explores underlying causes of knife carrying, and offers hands on strategies for facilitating youth engagement sessions.
Course Content:
Who Its Aimed at:
The course targets any professional involved in youth violence prevention including; teachers, youth workers, peer educators, police officers, and support staff. While UK and particularly Scotland-focused, the skills taught; conflict resolution, dialogue facilitation, and community-based prevention, are applicable to youth facing professionals everywhere.
Why It Matters:
Knife carrying among young people is a persistent concern. NKBL has fifteen years of amassing evidence and knowledge of what works. This course expands that knowledge, offering evidence informed, practical training to frontline educators and prevention specialists.
Next Steps for Interested Professionals:
Learn more and register for free at the NKBL Learning Hub. Together, we can help shape safer, more positive futures for Scotland’s young people.