Introduction to E learning Safeguarding Children

East Riding Safeguarding Children Board (ERSCB) has signed up to an innovative way of safeguarding children training via the internet, to enhance the learning opportunities for those individuals and organisations who come into contact with children, young people and their parents or caregivers.  The training is hosted by the Virtual College one of the Uk's Leading E learning providers and will be officially launched in April 2009.

Basic Awareness of Child Abuse and Neglect E learning package

The two E learning modules and on line assessment provide a flexible alternative delivery route for face to face delivery of Foundation training.

This E Learning training is divided into two components:

The Foundation Module is most appropriate for individuals in a paid or voluntary capacity who may have contact with children and young people but do not work directly with them.

The Core Introduction Module is aimed at individuals who are working directly with children, young people and their families. These practitioners will have some professional or organisational responsibility for safeguarding children.

Both courses cover similar material but the Core Introduction deals with this in more depth as appropriate for the increased level of contact staff will have with children, young people and families.

Learning Outcomes 

• An understanding of the various types of abuse or harm to a child
• Identify signs of abuse and what to look for
• Know how to ask questions if you suspect a child is being abused
• Know what steps to take if you suspect abuse or harm
• Understand what happens after a referral is made to children's social care
• Know what to do if a child or adult discloses abuse
• Understand the importance of keeping records

Safeguarding Children Refresher Training

This course is to be used as a refresher or update covering significant developments in practice since your last safeguarding training. It should not be used as an initial course into safeguarding children and young people.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the changes to practice over the last three years
• Identify different level of harm and the appropriate safeguarding processes to be followed
• Receive safeguarding children information from both a local and national context.

Course Structures

The learning packages have interactive learning screens, learner challenges, tracking, and on-line assessment and will issue certificate, once the learner attains the required score on the challenges.

Benefits of E Learning

The introduction of E Learning can bring a number of benefits including:

• A flexible delivery route with learning taking place at a pace, place and time to suit the learner
• Delivery of a high quality and consistent message to learners
• Engagement and retention of learners
• The creation of  a cost effectively delivery model

To access this exisitng and innovative way of training please complete the E Learning application form by clicking on the link below. Please allow 7 working days for application forms to be process.

East Riding Safeguarding Children Board E-learning Course Application Form