Be part of the journey

The Association offers three safeguarding courses which have been developed by Sport Ireland. Each course is targeted at certain roles within a Club/League

Safeguarding 1- Basic awareness:

·       This course is targeted at all volunteers, coaches, committee members and staff within a service for Children. It provides a good basic understanding of Child protection legislation and educates participants on the implementation of best practice in protecting the welfare of children involved in football.

·       The course should be refreshed every 3 years. The initial course should always be a face to face course.

·       After 3 years the individual can complete the Sport Ireland online refresher. Once the individual completes this online course they should print off the completion certificate and attached it to the certificate obtain during the face to face course.

·       The individual will need to present both as evidence for the next 3 years. After the total 6-year period has completed then the individual will need to attend the face to face course again.

·       Length of course 3 hours- in person or via MS Teams

Safeguarding 2- Children’s Officer

·       This course is targeted at all volunteers who undertake the role of Children’s Officer. It provides a more in depth look at Child protection and also helps Clubs to have a child centre approach with their services.

·       It also helps explain the role of the Children’s Officer

·       The Children’s Officer should do a refresher course within a 3-year period to ensure they are aware of any relevant legislation.

·       The course must be completed by all Children Officers.

·       Length of course 3 hours- in person or via MS Teams

Safeguarding 3- Designated Liaison Person

·       This course is targeted at the Designated Liaison Person’s with Clubs/Leagues. It provides an in depth look at the Child protection legislations and the categories for abuse and reporting procedures.

·       It also helps explain the role of the Designated Liaison Person.

·       The Designated Liaison Person should do refresher the course within a 3-year period to ensure they are aware of any relevant legislation.

·       The course must be completed by all Designated Liaison Persons.

·       Length of course 3 hours- in person or via MS Teams

Here is a link to the Sport Ireland Refresher:

https://www.sportireland.ie/ethics/safeguarding-1-online-refresher

For more information on set up a course for your club please contact [email protected] or contact your local development officer.