'Safer Recruitment'

Upcoming Courses

Face-to-Face: 

• Thursday 14th October (9:30am-5:00pm)
• Monday 6th December (9:30am-5:00pm)

Online courses:

All our online courses are delivered via Microsoft Teams

• Wednesday 22nd September (9:30-5:00pm)
• Monday 29th November (6:00pm-9:30pm)

To book a course, please find the date you desire on our booking page and select 'book now'

Summary:

This accredited course is endorsed by the Safer Recruitment Consortium. There should be at least one person on a recruitment panel who has undertaken this course.

Aim:

• To enable those with responsibility for recruiting staff within their own agency to understand the context of safer recruitment, establish a safer recruitment process and maintain an ongoing culture of vigilance that deters and prevents abuse and challenges inappropriate behaviour.

Please note there is a competency test at the end of this training.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:-

• Gain the skills to deliver safer recruitment to their own agency
• Identify the key features of staff recruitment that help deter or prevent the appointment of unsuitable people
• Consider policies and practices that minimise opportunities for abuse or ensure its prompt reporting
• Begin to review their organisations’ policies and practices in recruitment with a view to making them safer 

This training must be renewed every 5 years

Who should attend?

Anyone who has responsibility for recruiting staff who work with children or young people

Location:

Acorn Training Centre, 6 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE

Or, online via Microsoft Teams