Safer Recruitment Full Day Course

Course overview

This course is designed for anyone wanting to improve their skills and reach their potential as a practitioner. The course is fully interactive and prompts you to assess your own approach to supporting young people who are in care or education and other settings. Content introduces the principles of safer recruitment, equipping learners with the knowledge and skills to recruit staff safely and confidently. It covers relevant policies and guidelines, emphasising the importance of thorough pre-employment checks to ensure the suitability of candidates. Learners will also gain practical guidance on employing new staff and following correct procedures when requesting references, helping to maintain safe and compliant recruitment practices within any organisation. The course also includes a downloadable PDF workbook that you can fill in as you complete the training, so that you can develop your skills as a leader or manager and get the most out of the course content.

Aims and objectives

• Be able to Safely Recruit staff
• Describe policies relating to Safer Recruitment
• Understand the importance of thorough pre-employment checks
• Confidently employ new staff
• Demonstrate how to request references following guidelines