Upcoming Training
Level 1
All staff working in health care services.
While each individual organisation determines the appropriate time commitment to ensure staff have the required up to date knowledge and skills, as a guide we recommend that over a three-year period, staff at level 1 should receive refresher-training equivalent to a minimum of two hours. This should provide key safeguarding/ child protection information, including about vulnerable groups, the different forms of child maltreatment, and appropriate action to take if there are concerns.
Level 2
Non-clinical and clinical staff who, in their role, have contact (however small) with children, young people and/or parents/carers or adults who may pose a risk to children
While each individual organisation determines the appropriate time lxxx HEIs and practice placements need to ensure that appropriate persons or bodies provide/facilitate the education and training requirements for Level 2 safeguarding children education and training as part of undergraduate education programmes. Those undertaking Level 2 training do not need to repeat Level 1 training as it is anticipated that an update will be encompassed in Level 2 training. Training can be tailored by organisations to be delivered annually or once every 3 years and encompass a blended learning approach. commitment to ensure staff have the required up to date knowledge and skills, as a guide we recommend that over a three-year period, professionals at level 2 should receive refresher training equivalent to a minimum of four hours. Training at level 2 will include the update and training required at level 1 and will negate the need to undertake refresher training at Level 1 in addition to Level 2.
Level 3
All clinical staff working with children, young people and/or • their parents/carers and/or • any adult who could pose a risk to children and • who could potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and/or evaluating the needs of a child or young person and/or parenting capacity (regardless of whether there have been previously identified child protection/safeguarding concerns or not.
Professionals will complete the equivalent of a minimum of 8 hours education, training and learning related to safeguarding/child protection. Those requiring role specific additional knowledge, skill and competencies should complete a minimum of 16 hours.
Over a three-year period, professionals should be able to demonstrate refresher education, training and learning equivalent to:
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A minimum of eight hours for those requiring Level 3 core knowledge, skills and competencies
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A minimum of 12-16 hours for those requiring role specific additional knowledge, skills and competencies
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Training at Level 3 will include the training required at Level 1 and 2 and will negate the need to undertake refresher training at Levels 1 and 2 in addition to Level 3
