Safer Recruitment

Safer recruitment is designed to help those who are responsible for hiring anyone who works with children, to identify and deter or reject individuals who are deemed to be at risk of abusing children. It’s crucial that all employers have a recruitment policy in place that takes into account safer recruitment best practices and considerations. This course covers key topics including: advertising, application forms, selecting candidates for interview based on the information they have presented, and post-interview checks before making an offer of employment. This Safer Recruitment course has been updated to be compliant with the new Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 legislation and how this applies in the workplace or when working with children and young people. Recruitment of staff is now a complex process and there are many issues that need to be considered to ensure safe and successful recruitment, to reduce, in turn, the risk of harm, abuse and neglect of adults and children. Our Safer Recruitment Training online course is applicable to the following places of work: Academies Care homes Children’s homes Free schools Higher education establishments such as colleges and universities Hospitals Independent schools Law firms Nurseries Primary schools Pupil referral units Secondary schools SEN schools Sports clubs Test and certificate At the end of the course, there will be a multiple-choice quiz testing your knowledge of the topic. Following the successful completion of the course, you will receive a digital certificate, which you can download or print. We recommend that you keep these for your records. Accreditation The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines. Duration Approximately 2 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. The course is self-paced; you do not have to complete all the training in one session. Your progress will be recorded throughout. Target Audience This course is suitable for anybody involved in the recruitment of people who will work with children, young people or vulnerable adults. It is recommended that those who work with children on a regular basis complete either Level 2 Safeguarding Children or Level 3 Safeguarding Children training. Entry Requirements There are no specific entry requirements for this course.