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.
The Safeguarding Level 1 is a free course 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.
The online Introduction to Safeguarding training should take around 30 minutes to complete and is accessible on a laptop, tablet or mobile phone.
You can access this online training via the booking link here.
Robust safeguarding helps to keep our cricket community safe and welcoming. This course will provide the learner with what to look out for and how to respond to concerns.
Course Overview
The Audience:
– Coach or activator – Mandatory
– Scorer – Mandatory
– Umpire
– Committee Member
– Club Safeguarding Officer – Mandatory
– Captain or team manager
The aims and objectives of the course:
– Create a safe and inclusive cricket environment
– Describe what a safeguarding concern is
– Respond appropriately to concerns
– Describe how to report and record safeguarding concerns
Thank you for playing your part in creating Safer Cultures across Cricket
Changeover
Accreditation period:
The course will be accredited for 3 years following completion.
You will be required to complete the Safeguarding Level 2 course when your Safeguarding for Specialist Roles accreditation has lapsed which is 3 years from the date of when you completed the course.
The new Safeguarding Level 2 module replaces Safeguarding for Specialist Roles (SSR), which involved completing the main SSR Module and a bolt on role specific module below;
– Safeguarding for Captains and Team Managers
– Safeguarding for Coaches and Activators
– Safeguarding for Umpires and Scorers
– Safeguarding for Committee Members
– Safeguarding for Specialist Multiple Roles
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
Course |
Date |
Venue |
Time |
Cost |
Book here |
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Course 1 |
TBC |
Taunton Deane CC |
18:15 – 21:15 |
£20.00 |
Will appear here shortly |
Course 2 |
TBC |
TBC |
18:00 – 21:00 |
£20.00 |
Will appear here shortly |
Course 3 |
TBC |
TBC |
18:00 – 21:00 |
£20.00 |
Will appear here shortly |
Course 4 |
TBC |
Taunton Deane CC |
18:15 – 21:15 |
£20.00 |
Will appear here shortly |
Course 5 |
TBC |
TBC |
09:30 – 12:30 |
£20.00 |
Will appear here shortly |
Course 6 – Sweep up |
TBC |
Huntspill & District CC |
18.00-21.00 |
£20.00 |
Will appear here shortly |
