Free Level 2 Safeguarding and Prevent Course. Study online at your own pace, so you can fit learning around your other commitments. Before you enrol, you'll complete short maths and English assessments to confirm the course is the right level for you. The course takes around 5 days to complete. You'll learn how to recognise signs of abuse, understand your responsibilities under safeguarding legislation, and know how the Prevent duty applies in customer-facing roles.
Who this course is for
This course covers skills required to work in a customer facing role.
Entry requirements
BKSB Maths & English assessments required before enrolment
What you will learn
You'll identify the different types of abuse and neglect and their signs.
You'll understand the key legislation and guidance that underpins safeguarding practice.
You'll explain your responsibilities when you have a safeguarding concern.
You'll describe what the Prevent duty is and why it exists.
You'll recognise the signs that someone may be at risk of radicalisation.
You'll understand how to respond appropriately in a customer-facing setting.
How you will learn
You'll study entirely online, working through course materials in your own time. Assessment is through written assignments or knowledge-based tasks that you complete and submit online. There are no exams to sit in person. Your work is marked against the NCFE qualification standards, and you'll receive your result before your certificate is issued.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Acorn Training will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Safeguarding officer, supporting vulnerable people in a care or community setting
Support worker, applying safeguarding knowledge in day-to-day care roles
Teaching assistant, helping schools meet their safeguarding duties
Youth worker, working with young people in community or charity settings
Housing support worker, identifying and reporting concerns for tenants
Customer-facing adviser, working in services where safeguarding awareness is required
What you could study next
Level 3 Award in Safeguarding: deepens your knowledge and is suited to those moving into a lead or designated safeguarding role.
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care: a broader qualification for those working toward senior roles in care.
Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity: complements safeguarding training for roles working with the public.
