Key information

  • This training provides DECYP workers with practical information about how to safeguard children and young people from harm. This includes when and how to report concerns, and information about child abuse.
  • Parents and caregivers – you do not need to complete Safeguarding training unless you are volunteering or working with children other than your own.
  • Email safeguardingtraining@decyp.tas.gov.au if you have any questions.
  • You can learn more about what you need to do before working or volunteering with DECYP, including Registration to Work with Vulnerable People on the DECYP website.

Training access

Learn more about your requirements, and access the training below:

For employees

For relief staff

For volunteers and external service providers

Training support

Talk to your manager or your DECYP contact officer if you need support to complete the Safeguarding training. This might include access to a device or to the internet.

For further support, you or your manager can email safeguardingtraining@decyp.tas.gov.au. 

Exemptions

If you are experiencing distress from the prospect of completing Safeguarding training, you or your manager/DECYP contact officer should reach out to the Office of Safeguarding Children and Young People on safeguardingtraining@decyp.tas.gov.au.

The Office will discuss options with you, including the exemption process and how to best receive the training’s key messages in a way that supports your wellbeing.

Recognising other safeguarding certificates

All employees and relief staff must complete the DECYP Mandatory Reporting Training and Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Training each year. No other training participation will be accepted.

For other workers – DECYP may recognise current Safeguarding training certificates from: 

  • the Tasmanian Department of Health (DoH)/Tasmanian Health Service (THS), or
  • Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF).

Workers seeking to have their training recognised should provide their certificate to their manager or DECYP contact officer. Managers will have discretion to decide whether DECYP’s training also needs to be completed. 

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