New Safeguarding Qualifications Now Available

What does the safeguarding qualification cover and how does it work?

Built off the back of our decade long work regulation martial arts and working with clubs, students and LADOs on safeguarding, the BMABA safeguarding qualification aims to provide an in-depth training course that meets the minimum standards set for instructors, clubs and assistants.

Our courses are delivered entirely online with a combination of text, audio and video. The course has regular assessments throughout using our interactive online learning software. Certification is awarded on completion.

The course covers all aspects of identifying what safeguarding is and what a concern might look like, how concerns should be dealt with and how the reporting process works. We also provide a separate lead safeguarding qualification for those working as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

Online Safeguarding Children Course Content

The course covers;

• Legislation and guidance on safeguarding children
• The recognition and types of child abuse
• How to respond to concerns and what to do in the event of a disclosure
• Who to contact when there is a child protection concern
• Fulfilling your “duty of care”
• Safer practice and keeping children safe

A personalised and dated certificate will be provided upon successful completion of the Standard Child Safeguarding training course. Certificates can be downloaded in PDF format and printed at any time. Safeguarding course certificates remain valid for two years.

Costs

This course is included free of charge for all silver, gold and platinum members. Bronze members are charged just £9.99 for the standard safeguarding course and £14.99 for the lead safeguarding course. We don’t wrap this course up into all membership levels as some clubs won’t require it, so we don’t like to pass along the costs if it’s not necessary.

The full list of modules taught covers;

An Introduction To Safeguarding
The Basics
BMABA Regulation On Safeguarding
Stats & Stories – The Realities
Defining Child Abuse
Types Of Abuse
Indications Of Abuse
Responding To Suspicions & Disclosures
Recording Information Surrounding Disclosures
Reporting A Concern
Concerns Arising Outside Of The Dojo
Best Practice & Poor Practice
Summary & Conclusion
Safeguarding In Martial Arts Assessment

What does the BMABA martial arts lead safeguarding qualification cover and how does it work?

The BMABA Lead Safeguarding Qualification is designed exclusively for ‘DSLs’ (Designated Safeguarding Leads) and Welfare Officers. The course goes beyond the standard safeguarding scope to expand on the depths of lead safeguarding including aspects of setting up safeguarding policies, managing internal safeguarding concerns and how to liaise with statutory authorities, such as the Police and LADO.

This is a recommended course for any lead instructor and is compulsory for any club who does not have BMABA mandated as their safeguarding lead.

We’ll use a blend of in-house and external videos to help demonstrate key subject matters, including two 60min+ pre-recorded webinars, complimented with case studies and written notes.

We’ll cover;

• An Introduction To Lead Safeguarding Training
• Why You’re Here.
• Lead Safeguarding Webinar
• Creating A Safeguarding Policy
• Escalating Concerns Webinar
• Further Reading
• Summary

A personalised and dated certificate will be provided upon successful completion of the Lead Child Safeguarding training course. Certificates can be downloaded in PDF format and printed at any time. Safeguarding course certificates remain valid for two years.

Costs

This course is included free of charge for all silver, gold and platinum members. Bronze members are charged just £14.99 for the lead safeguarding course. We don’t wrap this course up into all membership levels as some clubs won’t require it, so we don’t like to pass along the costs if it’s not necessary.