July 24, 2018
PLEASE NOTE: Safeguarding training will resume in Autumn 2018. Please keep in contact with our website from September onward for more details.
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Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness Training, Monday 30th April 2018 FULLY BOOKED
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Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness Training: Monday 14th May 2018 FULLY BOOKED
Sligo Sport and Recreation will be hosting a ‘Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness course on Child Welfare and Protection in Sport’ on Monday 14th May next. This 3 hour course has been devised by and is certified by Sport Ireland and aims to effectively educate participants on the implementation of best practice in protecting the welfare of children involved in sport.
Limited places are available on the course and pre-booking is essential as it is on a first come first served basis. Each individual must fill out an application form and return with fee to the address below by Fri 27th April 2018. Participants must be 18 years of age to do this course. For more information contact Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership at 071–91 61511 or info@sligosportandrecreation.ie
NOTE: PARTICIPANTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE TO COMPLETE THIS COURSE. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis on receipt of completed form and fee.
Venue: Sligo Education Centre (IT Sligo Campus, Ballinode)
Date: Mon 14th May 2018
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Cost: €15 per person
Download form NA– FULLY BOOKED
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Safeguarding 2 Club Children’s Officer Course: Monday 21st May 2018 FULLY BOOKED
Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership will be hosting a Club Children’s Officer Course on Monday 21st May next, as part of club training on the ‘Child Welfare and Protection in Sport’. This Club Children’s Officer’s course presents a great opportunity for sports clubs to lead the way in terms of models of good practice for children’s sport. The training will provide information and resources on how to put in place effective Child Protection measures in your sports club. Recommendations from Sport Ireland are that every club involved with children and young people should appoint a Children’s Officer. This person should be child centred in focus and should have as their primary aim the establishment of a child centred ethos within the club. They are the link between the children and the adults in the club and also take responsibility for monitoring and reporting to the Club Management Committee on how club policy etc, impacts on children and their Sports Leaders.
NOTE: Those who wish to attend the training have first completed Sport Ireland’s Safeguarding 1 Basic Awareness Course. Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis on receipt of completed form and fee. Each individual must fill out an application form and return with fee to the address below by Fri 4th May 2018.
Venue: Sligo Education Centre (IT Sligo Campus, Ballinode)
Date: Mon 21st May 2018
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Cost: €15 per person
Download form NA– FULLY BOOKED
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Safeguarding 3 Designated Liaison Persons Workshop: Monday 28th May 2018
Sligo Sport and Recreation Partnership will be hosting a Designated Liaison Persons Workshop as part of training on the ‘Child Welfare and Protection in Sport’; this is the third part of Sport Ireland’s Child Welfare & Protection Training programme. Every club/organisation should designate a person to be responsible for dealing with any concerns about the protection of children. The Designated Liaison Person is responsible for reporting allegations or suspicions of child abuse to TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency or Social Services (NI) and/or An Garda Siochána/PSNI. It is recommended that this person is a senior club person. However, if there is difficulty identifying a separate individual to take this role, the Club Children’s Officer can be appointed as Designated Liaison Person once the club/organisation is clear about the responsibilities of each role. The organisation’s child protection policy and procedures should include the name and contact details of the Designated Liaison Person and the responsibilities attached to the role.
NOTE: It is essential that the person appointed to the Designated Liaison Person position in a club must have completed Safeguarding 1, the Basic Awareness Workshop in Child Welfare & Protection and should endeavor to complete Safeguarding 3 the Designated Liaison Persons workshop within 6 months of taking up the role. Limited places are available on the course and pre-booking is essential as it is on a first come first served basis. Each individual must fill out an application form and return it, with fee, to the address below by Fri 11th May 2018.
A club may appoint the same person to both the Club Children’s Officer and Designated Liaison Person positions however best practice advises that they are kept as separate roles.
Venue: Sligo Education Centre (IT Sligo Campus, Ballinode)
Date: Monday 28th May 2018
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Cost: €15 per person
Download form HERE
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Safeguarding 1 Online Refresher Training (launched March 2017)
Sport Ireland has gone live with their online Safeguarding 1 Refresher, a web based education resource aimed at providing further training to those who have previously attended a Safeguarding workshop or equivalent.
The content contains four modules which will provide persons in roles with regular responsibility for children an opportunity to learn about:
best practice procedure; understanding of why safeguarding children and young people in sport is important; recognising the different categories of child abuse and identify the signs of abuse; and the responding, recording and reporting issues of poor practice or abuse.
The refresher course content was developed by Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland in collaboration with welfare officers from a number of National Governing Bodies for Sport.
The web resource was designed in collaboration with Ineqe Group, who specialise in safeguarding and child protection, both in the offline world and in the digital world.
To undertake the online Refresher training clink on the following link below. Following completion of the online training you will be issued with a digital cert. Please note this digital cert is only valid in conjunction with your original Safeguarding 1 certificate.
https://able.ineqe.com/apps/sportireland/coaches/
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If you would like to be notified by email of upcoming courses, please drop us an email at info@sligosportandrecreation.ie or call us on 07191 61511. For details of Sport Ireland’s Child Protection Training see below.
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Irish Sports Council (now Sport Ireland) Review of Child Protection Training (Jan 2015)
Safeguarding 1 – Basic Awareness Workshop in Child Welfare & Protection – a must for anyone working with children
All Coaches, Club Children’s Officers and Designated Liaison Persons must first complete the 3 hour Child Welfare & Protection Basic Awareness Course. This course educates participants on the implementation of best practice in protecting the welfare of children involved in sport.
The old six hour Children’s Officer Training Course has been replaced by two separate three hour courses.
Safeguarding 2 – Club Children’s Officer (CCO) Workshop – a must for all Club Children’s Officers
A Club Children’s Officer should be child centered in focus and have as the primary aim the establishment of a child centered ethos within the club. S/he is the link between the children and the adults in the club. S/he also takes responsibility for monitoring and reporting to the Club Management Committee on how club policy impacts on young people and Sports Leaders.
A person appointed to the Club Children’s Officer position in a club must have completed the Child Welfare & Protection Basic Awareness workshop and should complete the NEW Club Children’s Officer 3 hour Training Course. This course will help the Club Children’s Officer to carry out the function of their role in the club 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 (DLP) Workshop
The third part of the ISC Child Welfare & Protection Training Programme is the Designated Liaison Person workshop.
Every club/organisation should designate a person to be responsible for dealing with any concerns about the protection of children. The Designated Liaison Person is responsible for reporting allegations or suspicions of child abuse to TUSLA Child and Family Agency or Social Services (NI) and/or An Garda Siochána / PSNI. It is recommended that this person is a senior club person. However, if there is difficulty identifying a separate individual to take this role, the Club Children’s Officer can be appointed as Designated Liaison Person once the club/organisation is clear about the responsibilities of each role. The organisation’s child protection policy and procedures should include the name and contact details of the Designated Liaison Person and the responsibilities attached to the role.
A person appointed to the Designated Liaison Person position in a club must have completed the Basic Awareness Workshop in Child Welfare & Protection and should complete the NEW Designated Liaison Person 3 hour workshop. A club may appoint the same person to both the CCO and DLP positions however best practice advises that they are kept as separate roles.
Download a summary of the review Here
