What you will learn
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Understand the significance of safer recruitment.
- Recognise your legal obligations in safer recruitment protocols.
- Effectively plan and organise a safer recruitment process.
- Identify the essential components of a safer recruitment application pack.
- Employ advertising strategies that deter potential harm to at-risk individuals.
- Appreciate the critical role of the vetting process and understand the various checks involved in thorough vetting.
- Understand how to obtain accurate references.
- Conduct safer recruitment interviews effectively and professionally.
- Maintain ongoing safer recruitment practices post-appointment.
Modules
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1. Overview and Tips
Introduces the course structure, explains how progress is saved and shows how to move through the training. It also outlines the knowledge checks, final assessment and certificate process.
2. Introduction to Safer Recruitment
Explains why safer recruitment is essential when employing people who may work with children or adults at risk. It introduces the relevant legal responsibilities and the consequences of weak recruitment and vetting practices.
3. Preparing for Recruitment
Covers the planning needed before advertising a role, including job descriptions, person specifications and safeguarding statements. It also explains what to include in an application pack and how to set clear expectations for candidates.
4. Shortlisting and References
Explains how to review applications consistently, identify gaps or concerns and create a defensible shortlist. It also covers self-disclosure, online checks and how to obtain and assess reliable references.
5. Conducting Interviews
Shows how to prepare an interview panel, choose appropriate questions and explore safeguarding concerns fairly. It also covers active listening, professional conduct and recording the reasons behind recruitment decisions.
6. Pre-Appointment Checks
Covers identity and right-to-work checks, criminal-record checks, qualifications, professional status and overseas information where relevant. It explains how the checks required may vary according to the role, regulated activity and the part of the UK in which the organisation operates.
7. Safer Working Practices Beyond Appointment
Explains how induction, probation, supervision and codes of conduct support safer working after a person has been appointed. It also covers responding to concerns or allegations and making referrals to the appropriate organisations.
8. Final Assessment
Tests understanding of the course through a final assessment with an 80% pass mark. Learners can retry the assessment as many times as needed and must pass before completing the course.
9. Downloads
Provides practical safer recruitment checklists that can be used after the training. Resources include both a general safer recruitment checklist and an education-specific checklist.
10. Post Course Evaluation
Invites learners to provide feedback on the course and their experience. This helps identify where the training and supporting resources can continue to be improved.
Who is this course for?
- Safeguarding Leads and their deputies within any organisation
- Children, family and welfare support services staff involved in recruitment, such as fostering agencies and those dealing with disabilities and special needs
- Staff involved in recruitment for young people’s offending and probation services
- HR and HR administration staff involved with the recruitment process in an organisation which interact with vulnerable people
- Care home staff involved in recruitment
- Healthcare staff involved in recruitment
- Social workers involved in recruitment
- Volunteers involved in recruitment, especially those interacting with at-risk individuals
- Youth workers involved with recruitment
- Childcare workers who are involved with recruitment
- Any one in a sports club, leisure, community or entertainment activities and is involved with hiring staff
Certification
This online Safer Recruitment Training course is accredited by The CPD Group.
Score 80% or more in the final assessment to receive your certificate, which is valid for 2 years.
Upon successful completion of this online course, you’ll be sent a personalised digital certificate as a PDF, enabling you to download and print it.
You can access a copy, reprint or download this certificate on our LMS (Learning Management System). This is your proof that you have been trained in safeguarding best practices and achieved compliance. The certificates include a verification number so anybody can authenticate the certificate’s legitimacy.
Our certifications include a renewal date but there is no legal requirement to renew your training and certificate within a specific timeframe. However, we do recommend that you arrange refresher training after 2 years as safeguarding guidance does change. You should update your safeguarding knowledge and skills regularly.
