Level 3 Principles of Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults

Safeguarding is how we can protect children, young people, and vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect by another person’s actions or lack of actions.

Course Summary

Safeguarding is how we can protect children, young people, and vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect by another person’s actions or lack of actions. To safeguard and protect persons from abuse or neglect, we need to learn how to identify vulnerable individuals and take the necessary steps to stop abuse and neglect.

This course is designed for all persons, no matter the field they are directly involved in, to give them the tools and knowledge to make a difference in a vulnerable person’s life. It will also let the practitioner reporting the abuse know how to safeguard themselves in everyday work while seeking help and to report the incident identified.

This in depth course will teach employers/employees  how to keep the vulnerable people in their care safe from harm. It covers a wide range of topics that will ultimately promote the safety and dignity of many lives in Jersey & on a global scale.

Price

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Duration

1 Day.

Location

de Carteret House, 7 Castle Street, St Helier. This course is also available via distance learning.

Syllabus

  • Safeguarding legislation and guidance
  • Indictors of abuse or neglect
  • Making judgements
  • Communication
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Sharing of information
  • Dealing with and reporting allegations and complaints
  • Assessment and marking

Certification

Upon completing the qualification assessment, Learners will be awarded an Ofqual national Level 3 Award.

Assessment

Various methods are used, including practical and questioning (open and multiple-choice).

Numbers

A minimum of 7 students and a maximum of 12 students are allowed to enrol on this course. Students must be a minimum of 14 years of age. A certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.

Enquiries

Did You Know?

  • Only 3% of domestic abuse survivors aged 60 or over are accessing Independent Domestic Violence Advisor services
  • There were an estimated 498,260 concerns of abuse raised during 2020-21, an increase of 5% on the previous year.
  • ‘63% of adult safeguarding concerns are for people aged 65.’
  • ‘1 in every 42 adults aged 85+ have required safeguarding enquiries.’