Training Built from Lived Experience. Grounded in Professional Practice. Designed for Real Events.

Neuroinclusion, mental health and wellbeing training created by event professionals, for event professionals.

At EventWell®, we believe that meaningful inclusion begins with understanding, but real change happens when that understanding becomes action.

Welcome to EventWell Academy, our dedicated training and education platform, bringing together lived experience, professional expertise and 30 years of experience working across the UK events industry.

Our training isn’t simply about understanding neurodivergence or recognising mental health challenges. It’s about knowing how to respond, how to support people safely and how to create event environments where everyone has a better opportunity to feel comfortable, included and understood.

Developed by a neurodivergent led social enterprise with extensive experience delivering professional event wellbeing and support services, our courses reflect the realities of working in busy, unpredictable and often demanding event environments.

Real experience. Practical knowledge. Meaningful change.

Why Train with EventWell Academy?

We’ve Been There. We Understand the Environment. We Know What Works.

EventWell Academy brings together three essential perspectives that shape everything we teach.

Lived Experience

Our NeuroAware™ training has been developed through the lens of lived neurodivergent experience.

We understand that neurodivergence is not simply about how someone thinks, learns or processes information. It’s also about how their nervous system experiences and responds to the environment around them.

Noise, crowds, lighting, uncertainty, communication, transitions and social expectations can all influence someone’s experience of an event.

Our training moves beyond stereotypes and assumptions, helping event professionals understand that every neurodivergent person is different and that inclusion cannot be achieved through a single approach.

Professional Experience

Our Mental & Neuro Health First Aid training draws on EventWell’s direct professional experience supporting people experiencing distress, overwhelm, anxiety, panic and other mental health or neuro health challenges within live event environments.

This includes supporting both neurodivergent and neurotypical attendees, recognising that anyone can experience difficulties with their mental health, emotional wellbeing or nervous system regulation.

We understand what it means to support someone in distress while working within the operational realities of an event.

Our training focuses on practical, compassionate responses, professional boundaries, safeguarding, escalation and knowing when additional support is required.

Events Industry Experience

With 30 years of experience across the UK events industry, EventWell understands that supporting attendees doesn’t happen in isolation.

It happens alongside event operations, crowd management, security, medical provision, safeguarding, customer services, production schedules and the pressures of live delivery.

We’ve worked across festivals, exhibitions, conferences, conventions, sporting events and live experiences.

That means our training is grounded in the real environments, operational challenges and situations event professionals encounter every day.

We don’t just teach people what inclusion should look like. We help them understand how to deliver it.

Explore Our Online Training

NeuroAware™ by EventWell

Understanding Neurodivergence. Supporting Different Nervous Systems. Creating More Inclusive Events.

£49 per learner

NeuroAware™ is our practical, accessible training programme designed to help event professionals better understand neurodivergence and the different ways people experience event environments.

Developed through lived neurodivergent experience and professional event delivery, the course explores how sensory environments, communication, expectations and emotional regulation can influence an attendee’s experience.

Participants learn how to recognise potential signs of overwhelm, reduce unnecessary pressure, communicate with greater understanding and respond in ways that protect dignity, choice and autonomy.

The training also introduces EventWell’s CALM Framework™ and PAUSE™ Questions, providing practical approaches that can be applied in real event situations.

Ideal for: Event organisers, production teams, event managers, venue teams, front of house staff, registration teams, stewards, security personnel, volunteers and anyone interacting with event attendees.

Mental & Neuro Health First Aid by EventWell

Recognise Distress. Respond with Confidence. Support People Safely.

£195 per learner

Mental & Neuro Health First Aid (MNHFA) is our specialist training programme developed from EventWell’s professional experience providing mental health, neuro health and wellbeing support within live event environments.

It recognises that anyone, regardless of neurotype, can experience anxiety, panic, emotional distress, overwhelm or difficulties coping with their environment.

The course focuses on recognising when someone may need support, responding calmly and compassionately, understanding professional boundaries and knowing when to involve medical, safeguarding, welfare or other appropriate services.

Built around real event situations and operational experience, MNHFA helps learners develop the awareness and practical skills needed to support people appropriately while understanding the limits of their role.

Ideal for: Event welfare teams, event managers, senior operational staff, safeguarding personnel, venue teams, attendee support teams and professionals with responsibility for event wellbeing.

Complete Both Courses

The EventWell Academy Training Bundle

£220 per learner

Combine NeuroAware™ and Mental & Neuro Health First Aid to develop a broader understanding of neuroinclusion, mental health, wellbeing and practical attendee support.

An excellent option for event professionals looking to strengthen both their awareness and their ability to respond to people experiencing distress or overwhelm.

Flexible Training That Works Around You

We understand that event professionals don’t always work traditional hours.

That’s why our online training is designed to be flexible, accessible and available on demand.

• Learn online at a time and pace that suits you.
• Access training around busy event schedules and operational commitments.
• Engage with practical content informed by real event experiences.
• Develop knowledge and skills that can be applied directly in your role.
• Receive recognition for successfully completing your training.

Whether you’re an individual looking to develop your professional knowledge or an organisation supporting an entire team, EventWell Academy provides flexible training options to suit your needs.

Community Partner Training

Making Professional Development More Accessible to Our Communities

We believe that access to meaningful training should be encouraged across the events industry.

Our Community Partner Programme allows professional associations, membership organisations, industry networks and established communities to offer their members exclusive discounted access to EventWell Academy training.

Community Partners receive 20% off our standard training prices.

Training	Standard Price	Community Rate
NeuroAware™	£49	£39.20
Mental & Neuro Health First Aid	£195	£156
Combined Training Bundle	£220	£176

Community members enrol individually using their organisation’s exclusive discount code and can access their training online.

There is no requirement for the community organisation to purchase training licences in advance.

Ideal for: Professional membership organisations, industry associations, event communities, networking groups and professional development networks.

Interested in becoming an EventWell Academy Community Partner?

Get in touch to discuss offering exclusive training benefits to your members.

Team Training & Bulk Licences

Equip Your Entire Team with the Knowledge to Support More Inclusive Events

Creating safer, more accessible and neuroinclusive events requires more than individual awareness.

It requires teams who understand how to recognise different needs, communicate effectively and respond appropriately when attendees experience difficulties.

EventWell Academy offers discounted bulk training licences for organisations looking to invest in their staff, event teams, crew and volunteers.

Our online training enables organisations to provide consistent learning across multiple roles, locations and events, without the logistical challenges of bringing everyone together for classroom training.

NeuroAware™ Team Training Rates

Number of Licences	Price Per Learner
5–9	£44
10–24	£39
25–49	£35
50+	£29

Mental & Neuro Health First Aid Team Training Rates

Number of Licences	Price Per Learner
5–9	£175
10–24	£156
25–49	£145
50+	£125

Team training is ideal for:

• Event organisers and production companies
• Exhibition and conference organisers
• Festival and live entertainment teams
• Convention and fan event organisers
• Venues and visitor attractions
• Event staffing agencies
• Security, stewarding and customer experience teams
• Organisations investing in staff wellbeing and neuroinclusive practice

All courses are delivered online and on demand, allowing individual team members to complete their learning at their own pace and in their own time.

For larger organisations or bespoke training requirements, please contact us to discuss available options.

More Than Training. A Commitment to Better Events.

At EventWell®, education is part of our wider commitment to creating event environments that are safer, more inclusive and better equipped to support the people who attend and work within them.

Alongside EventWell Academy, our work includes professional event wellbeing services, SensoryCalm™ Quiet Rooms, neuroinclusive event design guidance and our SensorySafe™ and QSSS™ quality frameworks and pathways.

We understand that training alone doesn’t create inclusion.

Real change comes when knowledge is supported by appropriate environments, clear operational processes, effective supervision and a genuine commitment to understanding people’s different needs.

Our aim is to help the events industry move beyond awareness and towards practical, meaningful and sustainable inclusion.

Because better understanding creates better experiences, and better experiences create better events.

Start Your Learning Journey with EventWell Academy

Whether you’re looking to develop your own professional knowledge, offer discounted training to your community or equip an entire event team, we’re here to help.

Learn individually. Train your team. Empower your community.