Safeguarding for Training Providers

This course introduces safeguarding for staff working with learners aged 16 and over in training-provider settings. It explains how to recognise abuse, respond appropriately and report concerns, with practical scenarios covering children, young people and adults at risk.

You will also learn about safer environments, online safety, radicalisation and extremism, and your responsibilities when recording and escalating safeguarding concerns.

Your starting point. Sets out the course learning outcomes, explains how to navigate, pause and return to the course, and covers the accessibility features available to you, including read aloud, browser zoom and translation.

What safeguarding means for children and adults at risk, key terms such as 'child in need', 'adult at risk' and 'significant harm', and who is responsible for safeguarding, including safeguarding boards, partner agencies and the safeguarding lead. Covers the key legislation and guidance for child and adult safeguarding across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

How abuse happens and the barriers that help prevent it, appropriate and inappropriate behaviour for anyone in a position of trust, and the policies and risk assessments training providers should have in place. Covers maintaining a person-centred approach and practical steps for keeping yourself safe, including safer working practice and staying safe online.

How to judge whether something is abusive, who may be an abuser, and where abuse can happen. Covers the categories of abuse for children and for adults at risk, including physical, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect, financial and organisational abuse, along with the signs and indicators to look out for and the links between abuse and mental health.

The different ways a learner may disclose abuse, the barriers that can stop them speaking out, and how to listen and respond appropriately when a disclosure is made, including why you must never promise confidentiality.

Your duty to report and record concerns, who to report to, and how to write an accurate record of a disclosure. Covers what to do if an adult discloses non-recent abuse, and the process to follow if a concern involves a colleague, trainee staff member or the safeguarding lead.

Safeguarding learners online, including grooming, cyberbullying and the sharing of images, and what to do if you become aware of an incident. Also covers cybercrime and emerging risks such as AI-generated content, and how to educate and empower learners to stay safe online.

Your duty under the Prevent strategy to protect learners from radicalisation, the key definitions of terrorism, extremism and radicalisation, and the signs and indicators to look out for. Covers how to raise a concern and refer it through the Prevent process.

Apply what you've learned to a series of case study scenarios based on training provider settings, using the recognise, respond, report and record framework to decide on the right course of action.

12 questions drawn at random from the Training Providers question bank. You need 80% to pass and earn your Safeguarding for Training Providers certificate, and you can retake the assessment until you pass.

Download a body-map template and summaries of the course modules for future reference. This section also signposts the supporting references and further information used throughout the training.

A short feedback questionnaire so we can keep improving our training.