Safer Recruitment Certificate

 

Safer Recruitment

This course will teach you the importance of safer recruitment of people who want to work with children and adults at risk. It will assist you to recognise the risks to vulnerable groups should the wrong people be employed or allowed to volunteer. You will become familiar with the procedures and protocols required to ensure that no mistakes are made in the recruitment of people into "regulated work", which is working directly with children or adults at risk.

What You Will Learn:

  • What safer recruitment is and why it's required
  • How to implement safer recruitment policies and procedures
  • The checks and investigations required to ensure that you have the right candidate
  • How to implement induction and training programmes when onboarding staff
  • How to apply safe recruitment practices to volunteers
  • What resources and legislation are in place to ensure that safer recruitment happens

Benefits Of This Course:

 

  • Gain valuable skills that you can use to become a safe recruiter, which could enhance your value as an employee
  • Offer guidance and advice to colleagues concerning safer recruitment
  • Bring a broader spectrum of proficiency into your organisation, including being able to bring valuable training programmes into the work situation to help with onboarding new employees
  • Empower yourself and others with the information in this course

This course includes

24/7 Student Support

End of course certification

Lifetime access to your course

Compatible with modern devices

PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
  • The meaning of and requirements for safer recruiting
  • Which institutions or organisations need to make safer recruitment a goal
  • The risks to children and adults if safer recruitment principles are not applied
  • What a safe recruitment policy is and how to write and implement it
  • What safe recruitment procedures are
  • The procedures for vetting
  • The implications of barring checks
  • About criminal checks and procedural differences in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
  • The importance of onboarding your staff to create a culture of safety and professionalism
  • The induction process
  • About the training and education of staff
  • The different training levels
  • The different aspects of safeguarding people at risk when volunteers are involved
  • The different types of legislation and guidelines that protect children and adults at risk
  • The different aspects of safeguarding people at risk when occasional volunteers are involved
  • ID: YDFT67YHJ
    certificate

    of achievement

    This certificate is presented to

    Your Name

    NSA

    For completing the

    Safer Recruitment Certificate

    on 21st November 2026

    Selena Hurford

    Selena Hurford

    Course Tutor

    cpd

    Daniel Morgan

    Daniel Morgan

    Head of Academy

    Certificate Example

    Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.

    The course is broken down into 5 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

    You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

    Once you have completed all 5 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 5 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

    If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

    You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

    You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

    We estimate that the course will take about 4 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

    Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.

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    I work from home offering a variety of other treatments, including eye lash extensions, threading and tanning now having this treatment is an added bonus… and very happy clients.

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    Laura Turner

    This is a fantastic course, it is incredible value for money and it will give you all the information you need to be able to pursue the career of Teaching Assistant.

    Being able to do it all in your own time makes it a lot less stressful if you're trying to fit it around work and life in general and the addition of worksheets throughout helps you see which areas need improvement before you take the final test.

    Jack Whitcher

    Great support and I can honestly say that this course helped me so much in order to understand what it takes in order to become a successful recruiter and allowed me to develop in this area.
    Excellent, I thought the course was well put together and liked the fact that the modules were short and manageable.

    Andreea Roxana Blaga

    Thank you for the amazing opportunity to be a nail technician! The course is very interesting, helpful and detailed. I have enjoyed every module and very very soon I'll have a certificate! Highly recommend!

    Justina Pavliukoviciene

    I was worried that I wouldn't be able to manage this my course and work. But to my surprise and comfort this course is set out so well I find I'm enjoying learning again and look forward to putting my studying into practice in my future job role....it's brilliant !!!!

    Marie Whitfield

    Great value course that is very easy to use and full of great content. I learned a lot from it and will now be signing up for other courses.
    Thanks New Skills Academy

    John Beavan

    Duration:
    4 hours

    Access:
    Lifetime Access

    Approved by:
    CPD

    Learning Type:


    Text based modules  Images 

    Cost:
    $120.00

     

    Safer Recruitment

    This course will teach you the importance of safer recruitment of people who want to work with children and adults at risk. It will assist you to recognise the risks to vulnerable groups should the wrong people be employed or allowed to volunteer. You will become familiar with the procedures and protocols required to ensure that no mistakes are made in the recruitment of people into "regulated work", which is working directly with children or adults at risk.

    What You Will Learn:

    • What safer recruitment is and why it's required
    • How to implement safer recruitment policies and procedures
    • The checks and investigations required to ensure that you have the right candidate
    • How to implement induction and training programmes when onboarding staff
    • How to apply safe recruitment practices to volunteers
    • What resources and legislation are in place to ensure that safer recruitment happens

    Benefits Of This Course:

     

    • Gain valuable skills that you can use to become a safe recruiter, which could enhance your value as an employee
    • Offer guidance and advice to colleagues concerning safer recruitment
    • Bring a broader spectrum of proficiency into your organisation, including being able to bring valuable training programmes into the work situation to help with onboarding new employees
    • Empower yourself and others with the information in this course

    This course includes

    24/7 Student Support

    End of course certification

    Lifetime access to your course

    Compatible with modern devices

    PLUS - Access to the exclusive New Skills Academy Study Group!
  • The meaning of and requirements for safer recruiting
  • Which institutions or organisations need to make safer recruitment a goal
  • The risks to children and adults if safer recruitment principles are not applied
  • What a safe recruitment policy is and how to write and implement it
  • What safe recruitment procedures are
  • The procedures for vetting
  • The implications of barring checks
  • About criminal checks and procedural differences in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
  • The importance of onboarding your staff to create a culture of safety and professionalism
  • The induction process
  • About the training and education of staff
  • The different training levels
  • The different aspects of safeguarding people at risk when volunteers are involved
  • The different types of legislation and guidelines that protect children and adults at risk
  • The different aspects of safeguarding people at risk when occasional volunteers are involved
  • ID: YDFT67YHJ
    certificate

    of achievement

    This certificate is presented to

    Your Name

    NSA

    For completing the

    Safer Recruitment Certificate

    on 21st November 2026

    Selena Hurford

    Selena Hurford

    Course Tutor

    cpd

    Daniel Morgan

    Daniel Morgan

    Head of Academy

    Certificate Example

    Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.

    The course is broken down into 5 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

    You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

    Once you have completed all 5 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 5 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

    If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

    You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

    You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

    We estimate that the course will take about 4 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

    Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.

    The waxing course was very easy to follow and full of all the information needed. Fantastic easy step by step videos and diagrams.

    Great help for setting up your own business as this course gives you all the correct information and procedures to follow.

    I work from home offering a variety of other treatments, including eye lash extensions, threading and tanning now having this treatment is an added bonus… and very happy clients.

    Would definitely recommend to others who are looking to follow in the same direction as me to broaden their treatments to offer for their own clients ?

    Laura Turner

    This is a fantastic course, it is incredible value for money and it will give you all the information you need to be able to pursue the career of Teaching Assistant.

    Being able to do it all in your own time makes it a lot less stressful if you're trying to fit it around work and life in general and the addition of worksheets throughout helps you see which areas need improvement before you take the final test.

    Jack Whitcher

    Great support and I can honestly say that this course helped me so much in order to understand what it takes in order to become a successful recruiter and allowed me to develop in this area.
    Excellent, I thought the course was well put together and liked the fact that the modules were short and manageable.

    Andreea Roxana Blaga

    Thank you for the amazing opportunity to be a nail technician! The course is very interesting, helpful and detailed. I have enjoyed every module and very very soon I'll have a certificate! Highly recommend!

    Justina Pavliukoviciene

    I was worried that I wouldn't be able to manage this my course and work. But to my surprise and comfort this course is set out so well I find I'm enjoying learning again and look forward to putting my studying into practice in my future job role....it's brilliant !!!!

    Marie Whitfield

    Great value course that is very easy to use and full of great content. I learned a lot from it and will now be signing up for other courses.
    Thanks New Skills Academy

    John Beavan

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