Nuts and Bolts of Sexual Health October 2026

Nuts & Bolts develops knowledge, confidence and skills to provide information and support for young people around respectful relationships, consent and sexual health.

This course has been designed for people who work with young people including youth workers, counsellors, teachers, nurses, health promotions officers, Aboriginal health practitioners, Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers, child protection workers, alcohol and other drug workers and allied professionals.

Participants gain skills to:

• Create a safe space for young people to talk about respectful relationships, consent and sexual health

• Utilise a human rights, strengths based, sex positive approach

• Provide current information about sexual health

• Provide appropriate support and referrals
  

Resources Pack:

At the end of the training, all participants receive a suite of downloadable information and resources.

Day 1:

Young people & their rights, LGBTIQA+ diversity and inclusions, respectful relationships, ethical sex, consent and communication, talking about sex.

Day 2:

Pleasure perspective, young people’s knowledge and behaviour, sexual and reproductive health, contraception, unintended pregnancy and options in WA sexually transmissible infections, safer sex, sexting, porn and how to have the conversations with young people.

Day 3:

Issues and priorities for young people, Guest speakers: contemporary issues in sexual and reproductive health for young people, youth sector panel, resources and referrals to support you in your work.

For more information please visit the course page on the SHQ website.