COMPREHENSIVE new safeguarding training has been launched for Pembrokeshire County Council staff, partners and councillors.
All staff will be required to complete the e-Learning module, which comprises training on the safeguarding of children, young people and adults.
The course has been developed to reflect the requirements of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, explained safeguarding manager Diane Beacroft.
“Safeguarding training for children and young people is already a compulsory requirement, but this is the first time that we’ve brought in compulsory training on protecting adults as well,” she said. “It’s about the concept of safeguarding families as a whole.”
The mandatory module covers legislation and guidance, types of abuse, worries about reporting, making a referral and other topics.
All staff will be asked to refresh their training by completing the module every three years.
Three new face-to-face teaching modules, complemented by topic-specific eLearning, have also been launched for staff working with adults and children at risk and who need a more in-depth safeguarding training.
