Safeguarding is an essential process that protects vulnerable people, young people and adults, from harm, abuse, and neglect. The wellbeing and safety of adults and young people is important as they come into contact with the services that schools and workplaces provide.
It is the duty of all those who work in public services, schools and workplaces to safeguard vulnerable young people and adults and even though interpreters are often not direct employees of these public services, they still have an important role to play in ensuring vulnerable young people and adults are safeguarded and in providing the right services to those who are unable to protect themselves from abuse, harm and neglect.
If a public service works with young people and/or vulnerable adults, strict safeguarding policies must be in place including schools, hospitals, care homes and charities. To ensure every person is safe, interpreters should have a knowledge of what safeguarding is, how they can recognise abuse and what they should do if they become aware of a safeguarding concern.
This training provides the basic information that interpreters should know as a minimum and provides a platform for further safeguarding training.
Those who work as interpreters in settings where they may also be working with vulnerable people, such as medical facilities, social services, schools, job centres, immigration, housing, local government, legal settings and more.
In this course you will learn about:
What is an adult at risk?
Relevant safeguarding legislation
The 6 safeguarding priorities and the 6 principles
Types of adult abuse
Signs of abuse
Safeguarding – steps to take
Risk consent
Mental capacity
DBS check
In this Basic Safeguarding for Interpreters training course, you will gain an understanding of children and young people safeguarding, protecting vulnerable people, and applicable safeguarding legislation.
This course is delivered and completed online, using a Learning Management System (LMS). Each learner will receive their own log in details, which means that you can track progress individually.
The assessment for this course is an online multiple choice knowledge review.
This Basic Safeguarding for Interpreters meets accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
The courses takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.
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Certificates are available for download in the Learning Management System (LMS) immediately upon completion of the course including passing any knowledge review, or you can access it at a later date.
If you are ordering multiple courses, and someone in your organisation would like a master account where all learner’s certificates can be accessed, please let us know by emailing admin@learnq.co.uk after you have completed your purchase.Â
There is no expiry date for this certificate, however you may want to refresh the course periodically. The timescale for a refresh depends on the type of course that is being taken and the nature of your business. Ideally, the refresh regularity should be based on a thorough risk assessment of your business and tailored to the unique needs of your organisation and customers (if you are unsure how to complete a risk assessment, you can learn more by completing our Risk Assessment Awareness course).
If you are looking for a general rule for refresh training, every 12-18 months is good practice for the courses that Learn Q offer (we will also email you a reminder when you approach the recommended refresh date).
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This is an ‘entry level’ course, meaning there are no barriers for entry. You do not need any prior learning, qualifications or certificates to take this course and it is suitable for all.
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Learn Q courses are available online, 24 hours per day 365 days per year so candidates can log in anytime, anywhere and complete them at their convenience. Ideal for those with busy schedules or shift workers.
Courses can be accessed and completed from any device with an internet connection, including desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile.
Candidates do not have to complete the course in one sitting. The Learning Management System (LMS) will remember progress so if a candidate wants to do the course in small chunks they can do, continuing from where they left off.
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