Safeguarding Qualifications
Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility, so whatever your role in cricket, everyone should understand the importance of keeping children, young people and adults safe.
The ECB have updated their safeguarding training provision so that all volunteers in cricket can now access safeguarding training. If you are a Club Safeguarding Officer, Coach, Activator, Official, Committee Member, Captain or a parent there is a course available for you.
Safeguarding training for volunteers
Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility, so whatever your role in cricket, everyone should understand the importance of keeping children, young people and adults safe.
The ECB have updated their safeguarding training provision so that all volunteers in cricket can now access safeguarding training. If you are a Club Safeguarding Officer, Coach, Activator, Officials, Committee Member, Captain or a parent there is a course available for you.
Club Safeguarding Officers are required to hold the following specific safeguarding qualifications:
- Online Safeguarding for Specialist Roles – Safeguarding for Committee Members and Club Safeguarding Officers
- ECB Safe Hands Workshop
- ECB DBS check
Full details and booking information can be found below.
Introduction to Safeguarding Module
This free course is available for everyone involved in cricket. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility, so whatever your role in cricket, everyone should understand the importance of keeping children, young people and adults safe.
With this in mind, we invite you, and everybody at your club or organisation, to complete our online Introduction to Safeguarding. The training provides basic knowledge and advice in creating a safe cricket environment for everyone, recognising signs of abuse, what to do if you have any concerns or if you are approached by anyone with concerns that they may have.
This training should take around 30 minutes to complete and is accessible on a laptop, tablet or mobile phone.
You can access this training by clicking here.
Safeguarding for specialist roles
These courses are for all those who have a specialist role in cricket including Coaches, Activators, Officials, Committee Members, Captains and Club Safeguarding Officers. If you perform a specialist role in cricket you need to complete the ‘Safeguarding for Specialist Roles’ and the the appropriate top up module related to your role. To book on this training please click via the appropriate role below.
- Safeguarding for Captains and Team Managers
- Safeguarding for Coaches and Activators
- Safeguarding for Officials (Umpires and Scorers)
- Safeguarding for Committee Members and Club Safeguarding Officers
The Safeguarding for Specialist Roles training should take around 1 hour to complete and the top up modules around 20 minutes. Your certificate is available to download on completing the top up module and is valid for 3 years.
If you perform more than one such role, we suggest you choose the element most aligned to your main role. Whilst there is only a need to complete one top-up module, you are welcome to complete as many as you wish. Volunteers can access the additional top up modules by auto enrolling on each module in their e-learning account.
If you have previously completed the Online Safeguarding Young Cricketers module or have a current ECB e-learning account, the new Safeguarding for Specialist roles qualification unique to your role will be available in your e-learning account for volunteers to complete.
ECB Safe Hands Workshop
The Safe Hands workshop is a 3-hour cricket-specific safeguarding course for Club Safeguarding Officers.
The course will provide both pro-active & re-active safeguarding knowledge and information to support Safeguarding Officers in their role and is valid for 3 years.
Club Safeguarding Officers requiring the ECB Safe Hands Workshop qualification can book on available courses in the table below.
Training for club safeguarding officers
Club Safeguarding Officers are required to hold the following specific safeguarding qualifications:
- Online Safeguarding for Specialist Roles (SSR) – Safeguarding for Committee Members and Club Safeguarding Officers
(Alternatively the Online Safeguarding Young Cricketers module if within the 3 year expiry date is acceptable) - ECB Safe Hands Workshop
- ECB DBS check
Full details and booking information can be found below.
Upon booking on a face to face Safe Hands Workshop you will automatically be enrolled onto the online SSR modules and receive e-learning account notification from the ECB.
ECB DBS check
If you need an ECB DBS, please ask your club safeguarding officer (CSO) to initiate the online application for you. Alternatively, please contact our Deputy County Safeguarding Officer Amanda Counsell in order to initiate an application. To initiate your application, your verifier will require your title, full name (as it appears on ID documents), date of birth, preferred email address, club affiliation and your club role.
Full details of all the regulated roles in cricket requiring a DBS check can be found here. Once your application has been initiated, the system will issue you with an email that will contain a link for you to complete and submit your application. Further information on how to complete your ECB DBS application can be found here.
All appointed club safeguarding officers can apply to become ECB DBS verifiers for their club or area. For further information on how to apply, please email Brian Hoyle.
Upcoming Safe hands workshops
Date |
Venue |
Time |
Booking Link |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday 20 November or Tuesday 21 November 2023 tbc |
Long Room or 1875 Club, CA County Ground, Taunton, TA1 1JT |
18:00-21:00 |
Booking link will appear here shortly |
