Safeguarding Group C Training

(Two full days. Attendees MUST attend BOTH days)

Session ONE: 9.15- 2.30pm 2nd February 2026 , Naylor Leyland Centre, Ruthin. Lunch provided.

Session TWO: 9.15- 1.30pm 3rd February 2026, Naylor Leyland Centre, Ruthin. Lunch provided.

These courses are most suitable for organisations whose primary client group is adults.

Trainer: Groundwork North Wales

Blurb: Social Care Wales has been leading on the development of the national safeguarding training, learning and development standards. The standards have been co-produced by a multi-agency national development group as well as other groups focused on specific aspects of the work.The standards were developed because there:

• were no multi-agency, national standards for safeguarding training, learning and development in place
• was a lack of consistency in the design, content and provision of safeguarding training, learning and development across organisations in Wales
• was confusion around the appropriate levels of safeguarding training, learning and development for the workforce.

The standards will help organisations make sure:

• they incorporate the standards for practitioners into their safeguarding policies and procedures
• practitioners understand their responsibilities relevant to the group they’re in and how to follow the relevant policies and procedures
• all practitioners have access to and comply with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• agencies or organisations that work with all the above services.

How the standards have been set outThe purpose of these standards is to make sure everyone in Wales gets consistent and good quality training, learning and development that’s relevant to their role and responsibilities, and that we, as practitioners, can safeguard people to the best of our ability.If a practitioner sits in:

Group A –This is for everyone. They need to have a basic level of awareness of safeguarding and know how to report a concern - the Group A training is completed via the online Social Care Wales Group E-Learning course https://socialcare.wales/learning-modules/group-a-safeguarding

Group B – this is for people who work directly with people. They should have a higher knowledge of safeguarding, know who to talk to if they notice something is wrong and how to report a concern. In the third sector this is likely to be staff or volunteers in roles with direct contact with service-users or customers, or present when activities are undertaken

Group C – this is for people who work directly with people and have particular safeguarding responsibilities. They need to be able to respond to safeguarding concerns. In the third sectors they are likely to be: the organisation Designated Safeguarding Lead, Senior Managers ,Line Managers, Supervisors, Any staff / volunteers who may be in charge or have to make Safeguarding decisions., the named Safeguarding Trustee.