Child Protection Officer - 2 part course - 16 & 23 October

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🌟 Child Protection Officer Training (Online – 2 Part Course)

📅 16th & 23rd October
🕤 9.30am – 12.30pm (both days)

Please note: Your booking will only be confirmed once you provide all required details.

About this course

This specialist training has been developed by Youth Scotland in direct response to the needs of our member groups. Through our Child Protection Awareness training, it became clear that many small, volunteer-run organisations were unaware of their responsibilities around reporting and referral — or that a dedicated Child Protection Officer (CPO) should take the lead.

This two-part online course equips you with the knowledge, confidence, and practical tools needed to fulfil this vital safeguarding role.

Who should attend?

✅ You have completed Child Protection Awareness Training within the last 1–2 years
✅ You are currently in — or have been asked to take on — a Child Protection Officer role in your group
✅ You can bring a copy of your organisation’s Child Protection Policy and Procedure, Code of Conduct, and Social Media Policy and Procedure (for use in Session 1)

What you’ll learn

By the end of this course you will:

Understand the role and responsibilities of a CPO in a voluntary youth setting

Be confident in reporting and referral to appropriate agencies

Know what steps your organisation must take to safeguard young people, including reviewing policies and promoting a positive safeguarding culture

Recognise what prevents young people from disclosing abuse and how to support them to disclose

Overcome barriers that prevent staff/volunteers from responding appropriately

Understand the processes and procedures that follow a referral — and your ongoing role within them

Key details

Format: Online (Zoom) – two sessions, both must be attended

Dates: 16th & 23rd October

Times: 9.30am–12.30pm

Eligibility: Open to residents of Scotland only (funded places)

👉 Spaces are limited – please ensure your booking form is fully completed to secure your place.

Youth worker training is in high demand – please help us support youth workers to access the training and development they deserve with these simple steps:

1. Tell us if you cannot attend more than 24hrs in advance. This allows us to free up the space for another youth worker (many sessions are oversubscribed) and means you will avoid being charged the £25 fee for late-notice cancellation or non-attendance.
2. Check you can join with camera and microphone. Our online training is engaging, interactive and discussion-based – not a webinar format. Our members regularly tell us this is better learning and we are confident you will gain more.
3. Eventbrite sends you all your information by email. You will receive your ticket at booking and be sent a reminder – with any login details if online – approximately 24hrs in advance. If there are materials and handouts, your facilitator will send these too.

Thank you for using our training and helping us to continue supporting the needs of our members and community-based youth work.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Members:

A £25 non-attendance fee will be applied where cancellation has not been received in advance of the event (24 hours before the event).

Please note: if you have been charged a fee to attend this training, training fees are non-refundable, where a cancellation has not been received in advance of the event starting.

You/your group will then receive an invoice.

Non-members:

A £25 non-attendance fee will be applied where cancellation has not been received in advance of the event (24 hours before the event).

Please note: If you have been charged a fee to attend this training as a non-member groups/organisation, training fees will be non-refundable, where a cancellation has not been received in advance of the event starting.

You/your group will then receive an invoice.