Child and vulnerable adult safeguarding training for staff
Staff interact with children or vulnerable adults every day but have had no formal training — they wouldn't know how to recognise a concern, let alone what to do about it.
What you'll achieve
A workforce that can identify safeguarding concerns, knows how to respond, and understands their duty to report.
How a Nonprofit Builder consultant helps
- Design and deliver a training programme tailored to your context, with scenarios drawn from your specific programme areas.
Key deliverables
- Training needs assessment, customised training session, facilitator materials, participant handouts, post-training evaluation report.
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From the resource library
Free tools and guides to get started
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Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub (RSH)
A free online hub that helps humanitarian and development organisations, and smaller civil society organisations in particular, strengthen safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. It lists over 1,300 resources, including tools, guidance, training material and how-to notes, plus 140 consultants. National hubs serve 12 countries in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe. Content is in 18 languages and follows the CAPSEAH framework.
Start hereCurrentKey online resourceFree - 11.2C146
Developing child safeguarding policy and procedures
A facilitator's guide for workshops that help organisations write or strengthen a child safeguarding policy and procedures. 4 sessions cover risk and mitigation, drafting or strengthening a policy, implementation, and roles and responsibilities. Exercises include a risk assessment, a SWOT analysis, a self-assessment against the Keeping Children Safe Standards, designing a reporting procedure and mapping local resources. An appendix gives notes on planning and running a learning event.
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