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Child protection training and consultancy in Northern Ireland

As the UK's leading child protection charity, we understand the child protection issues that people working with children and organisations can face.

Our training and consultancy team works with a wide range of organisations across all sectors in Northern Ireland. We explore the steps that can be taken to improve policies, standards and practice to keep children safe.

All our courses follow the key legislation and guidance for safeguarding and child protection in Northern Ireland1.

References

See our Children protection system for Northern Ireland page for current legislation and guidance.
Training to help you keep children safe

Introduction to safeguarding and child protection

Learn how to identify the signs and indicators of child abuse and neglect, respond to them and report your concerns. This introductory CPD-certified course is available as a 3-hour online course. 

Designated safeguarding officer

Whether you're new to a designated safeguarding role or looking to refresh your knowledge, you'll gain the skills needed to protect the children and young people you work with on this face-to-face training course.

Safer recruitment training

Online and face-to-face safeguarding courses to help you shortlist, interview, vet and recruit the right staff and volunteers. 

Bespoke training

We also offer safeguarding training tailored to your organisation's requirements. Delivered as live virtual training via Zoom, training is available for teams of up to 16 people for £400 for a half day or £800 for a full day.  

Elearning courses

We have a range of online courses covering topics such as online safety, harmful sexual behaviour and sharing nude images, as well as training for school governors and charity trustees.

Consultancy to help you keep children safe

Our expert consultants can help you review your policy and procedures, give advice on specific challenges or create and facilitate training programmes for your team. Find out more

Consultancy to help you keep children safe

Our expert consultants can help you review your policy and procedures, give advice on specific challenges or create and facilitate training programmes for your team. Find out more