Among the topics for study at the academy is an anti-youth violence course in "gangology", designed to empower practitioners working with young people affected by gun and knife crime as well as the use of acid in attacks.
The facility has been set up to provide up-to-date training for youth work professionals, with the first course launching next month called "Child Criminal Exploitation, Violence and County Lines", to be run in St Austell, Leicester and York during April.
Another aims to improve youth workers' skills in communicating with young people, and learning how cognitive behavioural therapy can be used in youth work.
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