Training: Safeguarding

Safeguarding 1

Child Welfare & Protection Basic Awareness Workshop – 3hrs

For: All Coaches, Club Children’s Officers (CCO) and Designated Liaison Persons (DLP)

This is a 3-hour Child Welfare & Protection Basic Awareness Workshop. This workshop educates participants on the implementation of best practice in safeguarding the welfare of children involved in sport.

Safeguarding 1 Online Refresher

1. This learning is designed at those who have previously attended the face to face Safeguarding 1 workshop or equivalent.
2. The learning from this course can be beneficial for all roles with regular responsibility for children, including parents; the content can be useful as a precursor to a face-to-face workshop.
3. Please bookmark this address to your browser, you can then return to the online resource if you do not complete all four modules in one visit or at a later stage to access some of the resources.
4. There are 4 different modules of differing length and detail covering the principles of best practice, an awareness of concerns of abuse and the reporting process.
5. There is a digital test at the end of the four modules that you need to complete to be awarded the certificate. This requires a pass mark of 80% to be successful.
6. You will be given the opportunity to read text and watch information clips and to check your knowledge before completing the digital test
7. You can complete the full learning in one visit or you can return using a bookmark.
8. Once you have completed the learning we encourage you to return to watch the clips and to read and use the supporting material.

To complete the Safeguarding 1 Online Refresher Click Here

Safeguarding 2

Club Children’s Officer – 3hrs

For: Club Children’s Officer

A person appointed to the role of Club Children’s Officer within a club must have firstly completed Sport Ireland’s Safeguarding 1. They should also complete Sport Irelands Club Children’s Officer 3-hour workshop. The aim of this workshop is to help the Club Children’s Officer to carry out their role and support the implementation of best practice in the club. Participants will also receive a Club Children’s Officer Action Planning document as part of the training.

Safeguarding 3

Designated Liaison Person – 3hrs

For: Club Children’s Officers (CCO) Designated Liaison Person (DLP)

Club Children’s Officers (CCO) – Club Children’s Officers should be child centred in focus. Their primary aim is to establish a child centred ethos within the club. The CCO is the link between the children and the adults in the club. They also have responsibility for monitoring and reporting to the Club Management Committee on how club policy impacts on young people and Sports Leaders.