Adult Sexual Exploitation Training Course
Buying more than 10 courses?
Our volume discounts are perfect for training teams, you can mix and match most of our courses to make a saving on your order!
10% off orders of 10 or more courses
20% off orders of 25 or more courses
30% off orders of 50 or more courses
40% off orders of 100 or more courses
Adult sexual exploitation (ASE) is an extremely important issue for anyone working vulnerable adults and can effect a very wide range of people in multiple different ways.
This training course aims to give learners an in-depth understanding of Adult Sexual Exploitation and the many forms it can take by guiding learners through case studies and challenges to help them apply this knowledge to their work environment.
Course Level: Intermediate
Duration: 1-2 Study hours (3 Modules)
Accreditation: CPD Certified
Certificate: Self-Printed Certificate
Last Updated: 17th February 2026
Description
Learning how and why adult sexual exploitation happens, how to identify and define it is crucial for anyone who has safeguarding responsibilities at any level. This training will give learners best practice advice on how to report and act on suspicions of abuse.
This course covers a wide range of topics to help learners gain a full understanding of Adult Sexual Exploitation. The topics covered include:
- The definition of adult sexual abuse (ASE) and examples of who can be abused or be vulnerable to abuse
- Examples of sexual offences
- Sexual exploitation and consent
- Grooming and sex trafficking
- The indicators and impact of ASE
- Reasons for adults accepting sexual abuse
- Supporting victims of ASE
- Online sex trafficking
- How to report suspicions or knowledge of ASE
- How mental capacity affects consent
Who should take this Adult Sexual Exploitation course?
This course is suitable for anyone who works with adults on a frequent or infrequent basis who may or may not be vulnerable such as police, social workers, teachers, care staff, hospital staff and those working within the law sector.
Accreditation
The content of this online Adult Sexual Exploitation training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Duration
This online Adult Sexual Exploitation training course will take approximately one to two hours to complete, depending on how quickly learners can study and absorb the material.
Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout.
Entry requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.
Assessment and Certificate
After completing all of the training material you will be able to take the online assessment which consists of 15 multiple choice questions and has a pass mark of 75%.
Once you have undertaken all of the activities, passed the online assessment and completed the relevant evaluation you will be able to download and print your certificate.
What you'll learn
- The definition of adult sexual exploitation, the relevant legislation, the offences involved
- The indicators and risk factors for sexual exploitation
- Why consent is important and how it’s established
- How to respond when you suspect or know of sexual exploitation
- Explain trafficking and its relation to sexual exploitation
Suitable for
- Anyone working with adults who may or may not be vulnerable
- Social workers
- Police
- Teachers
- Workers with the law
Course Structure
The training starts by explaining what adult sexual exploitation is and statistics about the topic to show how prevalent it is.
Certification
Self-Printed Certificate Option
Upon completion of the course, a digital certificate will be available to download instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
After you have completed your purchase, you will be able to access your training straight away!
When buying one of our courses, you will need to enter a valid email address which will be used to create your account with our Learning Management System – Enable – where you will take the training. We will also send your purchase receipt to this email address, and any additional courses purchased in future using the same email address will be added to your system account.
Once you have completed your purchase, you will be able to send the course(s) to other people using your system account with Enable by entering the learner’s email address so that they may access the training and set up their own system account with our Learning Management System.
)
)
)
)
)
)