The aim of this course is to equip participants with an understanding of safer recruitment, including why it is important and when it should be used, and the skills and practices
necessary to promote positive safeguarding behaviour (and detect safeguarding risk) once a person is in role.
This course must be undertaken by:
- Recruiting managers and anyone involved in the recruitment of church officers (employees, elected members, and volunteers).
- Those with responsibility for administering DBS.
- Safeguarding officers in all church bodies, including designated safeguarding person in a religious community.
- Ordinands during IME 1
The Safer Recruitment and People Management training can be completed online via the National Safeguarding Training Portal. You will need to register an account in order to complete the training.
For an understanding of what level of training is required for your role, please visit the Safeguarding Training requirements guide on the Learning Hub. Alternatively, please contact your Church/Parish/Benefice Lead recruiter.
Complete the training
Click the bright yellow button below to be directed to the National Safeguarding Training Portal.
If you have any problems with your training portal account, please use the email elearning@mail.safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org to get assistance with your enquiry. Please note, this site is run by the National Safeguarding Team and not the Diocese of Salisbury.