Duty of Care Courses

Duration: 3 hours

First Aid Essentials, produced with West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, aims to give the confidence needed to react in an incident when someone urgently needs help. The purpose of this course is to give you a practical guide on how to handle an incident that may require first aid. The course is not intended to teach you how to first aid, but it is designed to give you confidence to know what to do when someone urgently needs your help.

This three module course delivers three CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• providing basic life support
• how to react in life threatening situations
• how to deal with someone who is choking, drowning, seizing, bleeding or having an allergic reaction
• what to do if somebody has a broken bone or experienced a burn
• how to handle day-to-day incidents such as nose bleeds, insect bites, stings, sprains and strains and sunburn.

Key features and benefits

• Provides a practical guide on how to handle an incident that may require first aid
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 3 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Developed in conjunction with experts at West Midlands Ambulance Service Trust
• Certificate endorsed by the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides evidence of learning
• This course is enhanced with a narration feature for accessibility purposes

Duration: 4 hours

Safeguarding Young People, endorsed by established youth organisations, provides the key information needed to help raise your awareness of young people who may be vulnerable because of their age, relative inexperience, past abusive experiences or current circumstances.

Safeguarding Young People is written for those who work with young people aged 16-25 in further education colleges, but the principles of the course apply to anybody who comes into contact with young people in their work or voluntary activity.

This four module course delivers four CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• who may be vulnerable
• the signs and indicators of abuse
• what to do if a young person confides abuse to you
• recording and reporting procedures
• organisational good practice guidelines

Key features and benefits

• Covers the fundamentals of safeguarding for anyone who comes into contact with vulnerable young people through their work in a further education college
• This course is enhanced with a narration feature for accessibility purposes
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 4 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Endorsed by UK Youth, YMCA Training and Youth Federation
• Certificate upon completion provides evidence of learning
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards.

Duration: 5 hours

Child Protection in Sport & Active Leisure, endorsed by Kidscape and Family Lives is written for those who work with children and young people in a sport or leisure setting. Its purpose is to raise your awareness of abuse and neglect, help you to recognise early signs there might be a problem, and show you how to take appropriate action.

It is important for anyone that works with children and young people in any sport or leisure capacity to be aware of their typical developmental stages and progressions of development.

This five module course delivers five CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• what forms child abuse can take and the effects it can have
• signs that may mean a child is suffering abuse and how to respond if a child confides in you
• processes for reporting abuse
• the child protection system
• good practice guidelines

Key features and benefits

• Covers the fundamentals of safeguarding and protection for anyone who comes into contact with children and young people through their work or voluntary activities in a sports or active leisure setting
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 5 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Endorsed by experts at Kidscape and Family Lives
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards
• Certificate accredited by Kidscape and Family Lives

Duration: 1 hour

The Equality & Diversity course is accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards. It is a concise course that explains the fundamentals of equality and diversity and how they affect you.

This includes looking at the Equality Act 2010 and the ‘protected characteristics’ that form the basis of the law, as well some of the barriers that can prevent equality being realised, such as prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, victimisation and harassment. This course can help introduce new recruits to the subject or act as a refresher for current employees.

This one module course delivers one CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• what equality and diversity mean and how they affect you
• barriers that can prevent equality from being realised such as prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, victimisation and harassment
• key legislation and both employers’ and employees’ responsibilities in relation to it
• the Equality Act 2010 and the ‘protected characteristics’ that form the basis of the law.

Key features and benefits

• Provides an introduction to the Equality Act 2010 and the ‘protected characteristics’ that form the basis of the law
• The Equality & Diversity course is enhanced with a narration feature for accessibility purposes
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Certificate upon completion of course

Duration: 2 hours

Knowing the potential risks and being able to encourage responsible and safe use of the internet is vital to help safeguard children online.

On completion of this course you will have gained an understanding of:

• how technology is changing and its effects
• what children and young people do online
• the risks that technology can pose
• which children are more vulnerable
• what we can do as individuals
• good practice guidelines

Key features and benefits

• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 2 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Certificate upon completion provides evidence of learning
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards.
• This course includes the Breck Bednar case study and the Spectrum of Vulnerability.
• This course is enhanced with a narration feature for accessibility purposes

Duration: 2 hours

Course on safety in sports clubs, accredited with the Association of Chief Police Officers’ ‘Secured by Design’ seal of approval, is designed to help keep sports clubs safe. The two concise learning modules cover how to assess risks both inside and outside the building and what can be done to protect people on the premises.

Key features and benefits

• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 2 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark

Duration: 5 hours

Course on personal safety, accredited with the Police Crime Prevention Initiatives ‘Secured by Design’ seal of approval, covers the fundamentals of risk identification and shows you how to reduce personal risk by using risk assessment. This course will help you to identify who is at most risk and the situations where your personal safety could be compromised. The skills and techniques contained within the course are appropriate for both work and leisure safety.

This five module course delivers five CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• risk assessment and planning
• strategies for diffusing difficult situations
• practical tips to minimise risk
• working in other people’s homes

Key features and benefits

• This course will help you to identify people and situations where risk is present and how to handle situations where your personal safety could be compromised
• Available in both online and paper formats
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 5 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Certificate accredited with the Police Crime Prevention Initiatives ‘Secured by Design’ seal of approval

Duration: 4 hours

This course on recognising and preventing bullying behaviour, endorsed by experts at Bullying UK and Family Lives, covers what bullying is, who is affected by bullying, the part technology can play, the damaging physical and emotional effects and the actions you can take to tackle it in your organisation or setting.

Key features and benefits

• Covers the fundamentals of understanding, recognising and preventing bullying behaviour
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 4 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Certificate upon completion provides evidence of learning
• Certificate accredited by Bullying UK and Family Lives
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards
• Endorsed by experts at Bullying UK and Family Lives

Duration: 4 hours

Safeguarding Adults, endorsed by Remploy and the Association of Chief Police Officers, provides the key information needed to help safeguard adults at risk.

This four module course delivers four CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• the basics of abuse
• how to recognise situations where abuse might occur
• the signs of abuse
• the importance of taking action
• good practice guidelines

Key features and benefits

• Covers the fundamentals of safeguarding for anyone who comes into contact with adults at risk through their work or voluntary activities
• Available in both online and paper formats
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 4 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Produced with and endorsed by Remploy, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and Police Crime Prevention Initiative
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards
• Certificate upon completion of course

Duration: 4 hours

When a vacancy arises in your organisation, you naturally want to ensure you employ the very best person for the post and this course will certainly help you to achieve this. However, the primary purpose of the course is to ensure that whilst making recruitment decisions, the children, young people and any adults at risk in your setting are safeguarded from harm.

This course is important for anyone that works in recruitment to embed safeguarding throughout every stage of the process.

This four module course delivers four CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• the four key stages of the recruitment process
• pre-recruitment planning and what must be in place before you advertise your post
• rejecting candidates and meeting the right ones
• obtaining the correct checks and references, including what’s required from a DBS check
• post-recruitment activities, including observation and supervision.

Key features and benefits

• Covers the recruitment process for anyone who works with children and young people
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards
• Delivers 4 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Certificate upon completion of course

Duration: 5 hours

This Food Hygiene & Safety course covers the importance of preparing food that is safe to eat and how you can contribute to producing safe food. It details the importance of good hygiene practices and how to maintain hygienic premises and equipment.

This four module course delivers five CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• how bacteria can cause food-borne illness
• recognising high risk foods and food allergies
• contamination and food spoilages and how to control it
• effective hygiene
• the importance of storage
• HACCP and the law

Key features and benefits

• Contains essential information on all aspects of food hygiene including contamination, food-borne illnesses and legal responsibilities
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 5 CPD hours
• 70% pass mark
• Certificate fully accredited by RoSPA

Duration: 3 hours

Child Protection – Refresher is designed for those who have already undergone level 1 or 2 child protection training who wish to refresh their knowledge, keep up to date with recent changes in legislation and guidance, and stay aware of recent serious case reviews.

The content is divided into three concise learning modules that cover recent changes and how they will affect your work, a refresher of what child abuse is and recognising and responding to signs of abuse, and the key findings of recent serious case reviews.

This three module course delivers three CPD hours and comprehensively covers:

• recent changes and how they will affect your work
• a refresher of what child abuse is
• recognising and responding to signs of abuse
• the key findings of recent serious case reviews

Learning is tested with one questionnaire that covers all of the content from the course.

Key features and benefits

• Tests your child protection knowledge and ensures that you are up-to-date
• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 3 CPD hours
• 90% pass mark
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards

Duration: 1 hour

An Introduction to Child Sexual Exploitation provides a thorough understanding of how to best safeguard children and young people from abuse and sexual exploitation.

On completion of this course you will have gained an understanding of:

• what child sexual exploitation is and who is most at risk
• the impact it has on children and young people
• the warning signs that a child might be suffering
• what to do if you are worried about a child or young person

Key features and benefits

• This course is level 2 (as graded against the nationally accepted levels for training courses)
• Delivers 1 CPD hour
• 70% pass mark
• Certificate upon completion provides evidence of learning
• Accredited by Secured by Design and meets national Police approved standards.
• This course includes the Rotherham and Breck Bednar case studies.
• This course is enhanced with a narration feature for accessibility purposes

Duration: 1 hour
This course provides an overview of what a concussion is, how signs and symptoms may present in an injured person and how to manage the injury.

On completion of this course you will have gained an understanding of:

• understand what concussion is
• recognise the signs and symptoms that may suggest a concussion has occurred
• learn what the immediate and ongoing management of concussion should be
• be familiar with the “red flags” that indicate an injured person should be transferred for urgent medical assessment
• be able to identify what the risks are following a concussion and how they can be minimised.

Duration: 1 hour

On completion of this course you will have gained an understanding of:

• have a greater awareness of common mental health disorders and their prevalence amongst sports people
• recognise some of the warning signs of common mental health disorders
• have an increased understanding of how the pressures of sport can impact on mental health
• understand the health benefits of participating in sport and physical activity
• know what to do if you are concerned about someone
• know how to promote mental wellbeing in sport

Duration: 2 hours

On completion of this course you will have gained an understanding of:

• what modern slavery is
• what trafficking is
• the different types of trafficking
• who is affected by trafficking
• why trafficking is possible
• how to spot signs of trafficking
• how to support a victim of trafficking

Duration: 2 hours
This course outlines key elements of the General Data Protection Regulation in an organisational setting.

On completion of this course you will have gained an understanding of:

• what personal data is and how it is used
• why there is a need for change in data protection
• the new GDPR
• new legal requirements
• data maps
• impact assessments
• disposing of data and recycling
• new rights for ‘data subjects’
• promoting good practice
• thought-provoking practical scenarios