Safeguarding Training Courses –
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Advanced Safety Group Ltd delivers accredited safeguarding training for organisations across the UK. Safeguarding is a legal and ethical responsibility for employers and professionals working with children, young people and vulnerable adults, forming a critical part of organisational duty of care and risk management.

Our courses support responsibilities under safeguarding legislation, the Children Act, the Care Act and wider workplace health and safety duties. Training helps organisations recognise safeguarding risks, respond appropriately to concerns and implement safe reporting and escalation procedures in line with regulatory expectations and organisational policies.

Programmes combine structured learning with practical scenarios so staff understand their responsibilities, recognise indicators of harm and know how to act confidently and appropriately to protect individuals in their care.

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Advanced Safety Group Ltd delivers safeguarding training tailored to organisational structure, workforce responsibilities and operational risk environments. Courses are adapted for education settings, healthcare, social care, construction, public sector organisations and workplaces where staff interact with children, young people or vulnerable adults, ensuring learning remains relevant and aligned with safeguarding legislation and employer duty of care.

Training can be delivered on site or at appropriate training venues, allowing organisations to strengthen safeguarding awareness, maintain compliance and support workforce competence while minimising disruption to day-to-day operations.

Safeguarding training is delivered across the UK by qualified instructors with experience in safeguarding practice, risk management and workplace compliance. Courses align with recognised safeguarding frameworks and organisational responsibilities, ensuring staff understand how to identify concerns, respond appropriately and follow reporting procedures.

Advanced Safety Group Ltd supports single organisations and multi-site employers, maintaining consistent delivery standards and structured learning that supports safeguarding awareness and responsible decision making.

Safeguarding responsibilities apply across a wide range of environments including education, healthcare, social care, public services and workplaces where staff interact with vulnerable individuals. Employers must ensure staff understand safeguarding risks and know how to respond appropriately to protect those in their care.

Training reflects real operational settings and supports organisations in meeting legal responsibilities, strengthening internal procedures and improving safeguarding awareness across teams.

Training is delivered by experienced instructors with professional backgrounds in safeguarding, health and safety and workforce risk management. Courses focus on practical understanding, recognising indicators of harm and applying safeguarding procedures in real situations.

Advanced Safety Group Ltd combines structured safeguarding frameworks with practical delivery to provide dependable training that supports safe working practices, responsible reporting and organisational compliance.

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  • Level 3 safeguarding training session for protecting children young people and vulnerable adults delivered by Advanced Safety Group Ltd
  • Level 1 awareness of safeguarding training session delivered by Advanced Safety Group Ltd
Level 3 safeguarding training session for protecting children young people and vulnerable adults delivered by Advanced Safety Group Ltd

1 Day – Level 3 Award in Principles of Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults

This 1-day comprehensive course in safeguarding, gives learners knowledge on how to identify abuse, record disclosures and appropriate sharing of information. Ideal for teachers, managers, care workers, doctors, police etc.

Course Overview

Please note this is a fully regulated course approved by Ofqual resulting in a Level 3 UK / Level 6 (Scotland) qualification. As this course is fully regulated and meets HSE guidelines it allows businesses, organisations and establishments to fulfil their legal obligations in regards to their safeguarding duties.

This course can be attended as a distance learning course (virtual learning with an instructor) or in-house at your office premises.

This course is designed for any person, irrespective of the field that they are directly involved in. It is particularly useful for a number of environments and in many cases a legal requirement. This course is the in-depth version of the ½ day safeguarding course and is suitable for anyone in a regulated role (DBS regulated). Please see below for a list of job roles where this course is particularly suited.

This course gives delegates the tools and knowledge to make a difference to a vulnerable person’s life, how to recognise signs of neglect or abuse, either by action or lack or action. The course also covers how to safeguard in everyday working and how to report cases and under what circumstances.

Roles when working/in-contact with children: –

  • Teaching, instructing, supervising, training and coaching.
  • Delivering care; including physically helping children, and also anything relating to mental health care, palliative care and any other duties similar to medical/surgical care.
  • Providing advice, guidance wholly or mainly for a children’s physical, emotional or educational wellbeing.
  • Moderating any web services that children use.
  • Driving any vehicle in which children travel, such as a school bus, dedicated taxis service etc.
  • Providing foster care, both publicly funded and privately.
  • Workers in one of the following establishments; schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, children’s homes/centres/premises along with detention centres.
  • Workers in ancillary roles that have contact with children such as cleaners, kitchen staff and IT staff etc.

Roles when working/in-contact with vulnerable adults:-

  • Providing healthcare services.
  • Providing personal care.
  • Providing social work.
  • Assisting with general household matters.
  • Assisting with a person’s affairs.
  • Conveying a person to a place of care, social activity, or work. Please note, all registered taxi drivers must hold a valid safeguarding course as they actively transport vulnerable adults on a daily basis (to/from hospitals, after late nights out etc).

Learners will be awarded a regulated Ofqual national qualification level 3 UK RQF (Level 6 Scotland SCQF) Award in Principles of Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults.

The skills and knowledge developed on this course include:

  • Safeguarding legislation and guidance
  • Indicators of abuse or neglect
  • Making judgements and communications
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Sharing of information
  • Dealing with and reporting allegations and complaints
  • Assessment and marking

Qualification:

Regulated 3 Year Ofqual national Level 3 (Level 6 in Scotland) Award in Principles of Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults (RQF/SCQF)

Course Duration:

6 hours over 1 day. Can be run over an extended period (up to 3 weeks).

Location:

On-site (contact us) / Distance Learning

Learner numbers

A maximum of 16 learners per course (set out by Awarding Body limits)

Learner Age:

18 years+

Level 1 awareness of safeguarding training session delivered by Advanced Safety Group Ltd

4 hour – Level 1 Award in Awareness of Safeguarding

This half day course promotes awareness of safeguarding, how to record disclosures and sharing of information. Ideal for anyone and in many cases a legal requirement.

Course Overview

Please note this is a fully regulated course approved by Ofqual and results in a Level 1 UK / Level 4 (Scotland) qualification. As this course is fully regulated and meets HSE guidelines it allows organisations and establishments to fulfil their legal obligations in regard to their safeguarding duties.

This course can be attended as a distance learning course (virtual learning with an instructor) or in-house at your office premises.

This qualification is designed for any person, irrespective of the field that they are directly involved in. It provides an understanding of safeguarding which can be using in any instance where a person comes into contact with children or vulnerable adults. Be this in the workplace, care environment or activity group. The learner will be provided with the knowledge and skills to identify a safeguarding concern, record a disclosure and when/how to report to the appropriate person.

This qualification is invaluable in numerous settings and in many cases a legal requirement. Level 1 safeguarding training is recommended to raise the awareness of workers in any occupation who have contact with children or vulnerable adults. The following workers that need this training as a minimum: –

  • Teachers, nursery workers, carers and child-minders.
  • Doctors, nurses, paramedics and health workers.
  • Social workers, council staff and immigration workers.
  • Hotel staff, accommodation staff, hostel staff etc.
  • Youth workers, activity leaders and volunteers.
  • Sports coaches and teachers.
  • Police staff.
  • Church leaders, religious leaders and volunteers.

Learners will be awarded a regulated level 1 RQF (UK) or level 4 SCQF (Scotland) in Awareness of Safeguarding and will be equipped to respond to a safeguarding concerns in the workplace.

The skills and knowledge developed on this course include:

  • Safeguarding legislation and guidance
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Abuse and neglect
  • Identifying concerns and disclosure
  • Making judgements
  • Reporting safeguarding concerns

Qualification:

Regulated 3 Year Ofqual Level 1 (Level 4 in Scotland) Award in Awareness of Safeguarding (RQF/SCQF)

Course Duration:

4 hours. Can be ran over an extended period of time (up to 2 weeks).

Location:

On-site (contact us) / Distance learning

Learner numbers:

A maximum of 16 learners per course (set out by Awarding Body limits)

Learner Age:

14 years+

Safeguarding Training FAQs

Safeguarding training is a legal requirement for professionals who work with children, young people or vulnerable adults. Plus anyone who has an apprentice on site. Employers must ensure staff understand safeguarding responsibilities, recognise signs of abuse and follow appropriate reporting procedures in line with safeguarding legislation and organisational policy.

The appropriate course depends on staff roles and responsibilities. Awareness training supports general workforce understanding, while Level 3 training is suitable for supervisors, managers and professionals responsible for safeguarding decisions, reporting and escalation. Training should align with organisational safeguarding policies and regulatory expectations.

There is no fixed legal expiry period, however refresher training is recommended regularly and whenever policies, legislation, workforce roles or safeguarding risks change. Many organisations review safeguarding training as part of ongoing compliance and workforce development.

Safeguarding training is relevant for anyone working with children, young people or vulnerable adults. This includes teachers, healthcare staff, care workers, managers, support staff, volunteers and organisations responsible for safeguarding within their services.