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Level 1 Award in Awareness of Safeguarding

On 30th June 2020   /   Business Skills, Care, Care Courses, Childcare, Childcare Courses, Construction, Fitness, Marketing, Safeguarding Courses, Schools, Yoga, Yoga Courses  

Level 1 Award in Awareness of Safeguarding

This course is suitable for all persons and will provide an understanding of safeguarding which can be used in a workplace, activity group or any instance where a person comes into contact with children or adults at risk.

The course provides learners with the knowledge to identify a safeguarding concern, listen and appropriately record a disclosure, and report to the appropriate person.

Who should attend

  • Anyone who works or volunteers in an activity where they might come in to contact with children or adults at risk

Course syllabus

  • Safeguarding legislation and guidance
  • Key safeguarding roles
  • Different types of abuse
  • Signs and indicators of abuse and neglect
  • Actions to take if a safeguarding concern arises

Course duration

  • Four hours excluding breaks
  • Courses are normally run over a half day, five hour session to allow for breaks and delegate registration

Course dates

  • Closed courses can be held at your site for your group of up to 12 students at times and date to suit you.
  • Individual places available on courses at our various Training Centres.  Please visit our Book Here page for courses close to your location.

Assessment

  • The qualification is assessed through written paper
  • Delegates are recommended to have a minimum of level 2 literacy to cope with the course and assessment
  • Delegates must be fourteen years of age, and above, to take the assessment

Certificate

  • On successful completion, students will be awarded a First Aid Awards certificate through one of our carefully chosen training suppliers

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Level 3 Award in Principle of Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults Course

On 15th July 2019   /   Care, Care Courses, Childcare, Childcare Courses, Courses, Safeguarding Courses  

Level 3 Award in Principle of Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults Course

Safeguarding is how we can protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect by the actions, or lack of actions, of another person. In order to safeguard and protect persons from abuse or neglect we need to learn how to identify vulnerable individuals and
take necessary steps to stop abuse and neglect.

Everyone has the right to be safe and live without the fear of abuse, neglect or exploitation and this course aims to teach you how to recognise the signs of abuse and neglect and what actions you can take to stop this from happening and occurring again in the future. Abuse, neglect and exploitation can occur anywhere and by anyone, quite often being a person of trust.

Who should attend

  • Child Care Professionals
  • Professional Carers
  • Volunteers working with vulnerable children, young people or adults
  • This course is designed for all persons, no matter the field that they are directly involved in, to give them the tools and knowledge to make a difference to a vulnerable person’s life. It will also let the practitioner reporting the abuse know how they can safeguard themselves in every day work, while seeking help and reporting the incident identified.

Course syllabus

  • Safeguarding legislation and guidance
  • Indicators of abuse or neglect
  • Making judgements
  • Communication
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Sharing information
  • Dealing with and reporting of allegations and complaints

Course duration

  • Seven hours excluding breaks
  • Courses are normally run over a one eight-hour day but other combinations are available, such as three, three-hour evenings etc.
  • Weekend courses are available for your group

Course dates

  • Closed courses can be held at your site for your group of up to 12 students at times and date to suit you.
  • Individual places available on courses at our various Training Centres.  Please visit our Book Here page for courses close to your location.

Assessment

  • A ten question multi-choice assessment paper conducted in 30 minutes (may be conducted orally)
  • Candidates must achieve seven or more correct answers to be awarded the certificate
  • Delegates will require sufficient fluency in written and spoken English at national literacy level 2 to cope with the course
  • On successful completion, students will be awarded a First Aid Awards certificate titled Level 3 Award in Principle of Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults.  First Aid Awards are an OFQUAL approved awarding organisation.
  • Due to the content of this course, delegates must be over eighteen years of age

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Safeguarding Adults e-Learning

On 9th October 2016   /   Care, Care e-Learning, e-Learning, Safeguarding Courses  
Safeguarding Adults

Safeguarding Adults e-Learning

This course is aimed at anyone who has a duty of care for, or comes into contact with, adults in need of care and support, either as a paid professional or a volunteer. This includes, but isn’t limited to, those that work in domiciliary care, the NHS, community centres, prisons or with a family member at home, and sets out the roles and responsibilities everyone must undertake to protect an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect. You and the organisation you work for must take appropriate and proportional measures necessary for the protection of adults in your care, while still ensuring they are supported and empowered to have control over how they want to live their lives and this course can bring you one step closer to being able to do this.buy-now

This means that whatever the circumstance, you and the organisation you work for must take appropriate and proportional measures necessary for the protection of adults in your care, while still ensuring they are supported and empowered to have control over how they want to live their lives.

During this course you will hear many facts, figures and details surrounding the risk to adults in need of care and support, the types of abuse suffered and key safeguarding legislation put in place to minimise the abuse of adults with care and support needs. By the end of this course, you will have learned a better understanding of safeguarding principles and be able to apply them to your role.

This includes being able to define the key terminology in relation to safeguarding; identify the principle laws that relate to safeguarding and why they have been put in place to minimise abuse; recognise and respond to the ten types of abuse suffered by vulnerable adults; identify and report concerns of abuse or neglect; describe your role, responsibilities and boundaries; ensure people are supported and encouraged to make their own decisions and give informed consent, and finally manage the environment to minimise the risk of abuse.

Who should complete this course

  • Those who work in domiciliary care, the NHS, community centres, prisons or the Care Sector
  • Those seeking employment in the Care Sector who wish to show potential employers that they have extra qualifications
  • Those volunteering where adults need care

Course syllabus

  • Introduction and Definitions
  • Types of Abuse and the Rights of Vulnerable Adults
  • Recognising the Signs of Abuse
  • What to Do if you Suspect Abuse
  • Safeguarding Legislation

Course duration

  • With this on-line course you can stop and restart your learning to suit your time constraints
  • 75 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
  • Please note you will need a 3Mb+ internet enabled device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone) to study this course, which is Windows7 or MAC OSX10.8+ with Flash Player 10+

Course costs

Assessment

  • The course consists of five modules with questions at the end. 
  • You are given the chance to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will be given 3 attempts at each module to achieve a pass
  • On successful completion of the course, you will be able to download your certificate to print immediately
  • This course is approved by CPD 
    (Our CPD approved courses are owned by VideoTile Learning Ltd and are distributed under licence)
  • This course is 3 CPD units

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Safeguarding Children e-Learning

On 9th October 2016   /   Care, Care e-Learning, Childcare, Childcare e-Learning, e-Learning, Fitness, Safeguarding Courses, Schools, Schools e-Learning, Yoga  
Safeguarding Children

Safeguarding Children e-Learning

These courses have been created because, first and foremost, each and every one of us has basic human rights. Chief among these is the right to be healthy, happy and treated well, regardless of race, age, gender or location. When these rights are abused in some way it’s wrong, and it is therefore vital that guidelines, policies and procedures are followed to enable everyone, without exception to live a life in which these basic values and rights are maintained and upheld.

buy-nowEveryone, regardless of their age, gender, religion, ethnicity or background has the right to a healthy, happy life. Safeguarding is about minimising and managing the risks to vulnerable individuals.

This course, ‘Safeguarding Children’, is aimed at anyone who has a duty of care for, or comes into contact with children in their chosen profession.

Although most children are brought up in loving, nurturing environments and grow up to lead happy lives, the subject has to be discussed in order to better protect those children that need it most.

During this course you will hear many facts, figures and details surrounding the risk to children, the types of abuse suffered, how to recognise the signs of abuse and key safeguarding legislations put in place to minimise the abuse of children.

Once you are able to recognise the signs of possible abuse, and know the steps you should take if you suspect it you will be better able to protect the children in your care.

Who should complete this course

  • Employees working in the Childcare Sector
  • Those seeking employment in the Childcare Sector who wish to show potential employers that they have extra qualifications
  • Those volunteering where children are present

Course syllabus

  • Introduction to Safeguarding Children
  • Types of Abuse, who may carry it out and why children may not tell
  • How to Recognise the Signs of Abuse
  • What to do if you suspect a child is being abused
  • Safeguarding Legislation

Course duration

  • With this on-line course you can stop and restart your learning to suit your time constraints
  • 75 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
  • Please note you will need a 3Mb+ internet enabled device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone) to study this course, which is Windows7 or MAC OSX10.8+ with Flash Player 10+

Course costs

Assessment

  • The course consists of five modules with questions at the end. 
  • You are given the chance to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will be given 3 attempts at each module to achieve a pass
  • On successful completion of the course, you will be able to download your certificate to print immediately
  • This course is approved by CPD 
    (Our CPD approved courses are owned by VideoTile Learning Ltd and are distributed under licence)
  • This course is 3 CPD units

Please click here for further information and advice

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