Keeping Children Safe
Does your organisation work with children/young people? Are you aware of your legal and moral responsibilities to keep children safe? Do you want to ensure your practice is current and up to standard? Then we have a range of certificated courses designed to meet the child protection training needs of your organisation!
Keeping Safe Awareness Raising training on Child Protection Issues
Keeping Safe Designated Officer training
Keeping Safe Child Protection training for Management Committees
Volunteer Now provides information and training on all areas of child protection through the Our Duty to Care (ODTC) project which is supported by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. The project has 13 years experience in the design and delivery of training, as well as the development of information, guidance and standards. Developed by the ODTC team and delivered by skilled, accredited trainers, Keeping Safe training is a unique programme which gives participants the opportunity to explore the current, relevant issues in child protection including legislation, statistics and good practice. Participants will learn through a variety of methods including presentation, group work, scenarios and case studies.
What previous participants have said about Keeping Safe training:
“Legislation very good, all topics were very relevant and all information given was also relevant”
“Everything explained very well and clearly – everyone given a chance to give their opinions”
“The trainer was excellent and made the whole day very informative and interesting”
“I found all issues/topics addressed that needed to be. The course was excellent, very informative and useful”
“The scenarios were really useful, helped put the theory into practice”
“I found this course very useful and was delivered very, very well. I have a much better understanding and knowledge of child protection and laws surrounding it”
Keeping Safe Initiatives
In addition to Keeping Safe training delivered by the ODTC team, Keeping Safe training is also delivered through a number of Keeping Safe Initiatives. These are partnerships of key voluntary, community, statutory and public sector organisations in a specific geographic area, which all have a remit and responsibility for child protection and training, and which have been set up to meet the increasing demand for training on good practice in safeguarding children and young people.
Within each Keeping Safe Initiative there are teams of trainers who have been trained and assessed by the ODTC team and supported to gain accreditation through Open College Network to deliver Keeping Safe training.
They are managed, supported and quality assured by a Co-ordinator to provide free, accessible Keeping Safe training programmes in their area. There are 3 Keeping Safe Initiatives in Northern Ireland - Belfast Trust, South East Trust and Youthnet. To contact the Keeping Safe Initiative in your area click here.
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