Safeguarding Training Courses
Our collection of CPD Approved training in safeguarding covers everything you need to ensure safeguarding compliance requirements are met in your organisation. Equip yourself and your staff with key knowledge.
Expert-led safeguarding training online
We collaborate with industry experts to create safeguarding courses that are tailored to meet the training needs of a vast range of sectors.
With over 25 years experience in designing and developing online safeguarding training, we’ve built up a vast and diverse catalogue of ready-to-go training that meets the core requirements of most businesses.
Collaborating with experts, we've created digital learning courses to suit every safeguarding need.
We cover essential training areas including:
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children
- Level 2 Safeguarding Children
- Safer Recruitment
- Level 1 Safeguarding Everyone
- Level 3 Safeguarding Everyone
And more...
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Need to train multiple staff? Save money on staff training with unlimited access to our ever-expanding library of over 200+ professional courses, including online safeguarding training as well as:
- Health & Safety training courses
- Food Hygiene courses
- Leadership & Management courses
- Personal Development training
- Safeguarding training courses.
No long, tying contracts or drawn-out set-up times. Just simple, unlimited access to online training for any member of staff.
12-month subscription | Licences for each employee who requires training | Unlimited access to our 200-course library | Hassle free, 48-hour set up
Alternatively, if you’re looking to buy a small number of courses you can simply purchase through our online shop here.
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Trusted & CPD approved safeguarding courses
For over 25 years we've partnered with leading industry experts to develop safeguarding training courses that not only meet the highest standards but empower you to make a real difference in protecting vulnerable people. When you choose a Virtual College safeguarding course, you can trust that it’s industry-respected and fully accredited by the CPD Certification Service.
Our certifications demonstrate your commitment to professional development and best practices in safeguarding. Upon completion, you'll receive digital certification showcasing your dedication to safeguarding excellence.
But more than that, you’ll have a deeper understanding of recommended strategies to intervene on behalf of vulnerable adults and children facing neglect and abuse.
Safeguarding courses that help you take action
Turn theory into confident action with our practice-focused safeguarding training. Through real-world case reviews and interactive scenarios, you'll develop the skills to recognise signs of abuse and respond effectively when it matters most.
Our courses transform policy into practice, equipping you with proven strategies to protect children and young people. Drawing from current industry thinking and real experiences, we'll help you:
- Apply safeguarding practices with confidence
- Respond decisively to concerns
- Make informed decisions that truly protect
- Put learning into immediate action
Join thousands of practitioners already making a real difference through effective, practical safeguarding.
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Safeguarding Training FAQs
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What are the six principles of Safeguarding?
The UK government created six Safeguarding principles to help protect vulnerable adults and children, these principles are:
- Empowerment – supporting and encouraging people to make their own decisions and informed consent
- Prevention – taking action before harm occurs
- Proportionality – offering the least intrusive response appropriate to the risk
- Protection – support and representation for those in greatest need
- Partnership – communities have a part to play in reporting and preventing neglect and abuse; local solutions through services working with their communities
- Accountability – transparency and accountability in safeguarding practice
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What is Safer Recruitment Training?
Safer Recruitment training covers areas like shortlisting potential candidates for interviews, DBS checks, dealing with any concerns raised during the vetting process, risk assessment and how to manage allegations of inappropriate behaviour.
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What are Safeguarding procedures?
Procedures and systems provide clear guidance on what to do in various circumstances; they clarify roles and responsibilities. Child protection procedures should be linked with the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board’s own procedures (or the All Wales Child Protection Procedures).
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Is child protection and Safeguarding the same?
Safeguarding is the policies and procedures that organisations and people have in place to keep children safe and promote their wellbeing, everything from security of buildings to staff recruitment. Child protection is the term used to describe the activity that is undertaken to protect specific children who are suffering or likely to suffer harm.
