Child Protection Training
To Book courses offered by us directly, simply click on the course(s) you are interested in, on our course calendar at the bottom of this page to find out more and book your place.
Full course descriptions are held on the calendar
Child Protection Training is available free of charge to anyone who has contact with children in Highland. This includes those working with families and in adult services. Child Protection Training in Highland is developed and delivered in line with the National Learning and Development Framework for Child Protection.
Training is developed on a competency basis with 4 workforce groups namely:
Wider Workforce, General Workforce, Specific Workforce and Intensive Workforce
HCPC Trainer led courses available (subject to trainer availability):
General to Intensive Workforce Recognition & Response in Child Protection
General to Intensive Workforce HLH Recognition & Response (High Life Highland Staff & Volunteers only)
Specific to Intensive Workforce Assessment & Analysis in Child Protection
Specific to Intensive Workforce Understanding Child Protection Processes
Specific to Intensive Workforce Graded Care Profile
Specific to Intensive Workforce Child Protection and the unborn
Specific to Intensive Workforce Harmful parent-child interactions (emotional abuse/emotional neglect)
Specific to Intensive Workforce Trauma Informed Practice
Specific to Intensive Workforce Childhood Adversity & Trauma
PLEASE NOTE: A minimum of 12 participants are required for a course to go ahead, Non-Attendance without sufficient notice will trigger a wellbeing check & may incur a fee to your service, please email CP.Training@highland.gov.uk if you cannot attend.
Those in the Wider Workforce are recommended to access the Basic Awareness in Child Protection eLearning and you may also access as detailed below our other learning opportunities for the General Workforce.
Please refer to our Training Micro Guide and our Staff & Managers Guide for further advice & information for selecting courses and workforce categories-
QUICK GUIDE CORE TRAINING MULTIAGENCY 2024
TRAINING GUIDE FOR STAFF AND MANAGERS-2024
We recommend that anyone working with children, young people or their families familiarise themselves with the Highland Language Guide and Highland Getting it Right for Every Child elearning (Local authority staff access via Traineasy to record your learning)
E-Learning
The Highland Child Protection Committee have also developed in partnership with the Care and Learning Alliance a range of E-learning modules which are available free of charge.
Please click on course title you are interested in for more information, simply add to cart, checkout & create a learning account with CALA to access free of charge (no voucher codes are required to access these modules).
Basic Awareness in Child Protection (Local Authority Staff please access via Traineasy so your learning is recorded)
Introduction to the National Guidance for Child protection (Scotland) 2021
Introduction to Child Sexual Exploitation
Children Affected by Parental Substance Misuse
The NSPCC have also kindly given permission for us to share their resource ‘How to Spot Neglect’ – a useful film from their Graded Care Profile 2 training toolkit. This will be a helpful reminder for all practitioners who have undertaken the GCP2 training course.
A wide variety of courses are available to you, from NHS Education for Scotland (NES) using the TURAS system. When you first visit you will be required to set up your own account with a password. To set up your training account and access the booking system visit: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/
The TURAS system also offers a professional portfolio section, you may wish to upload certificates on completion of our courses to your training account for safekeeping.
We are delighted that our partners from the Children & Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) have kindly transferred 3 free Emodules, local authority staff please access via Traineasy, if you DO NOT have a Traineasy account you may use the links below –
Digital Safeguarding in Practice
The Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024
Rights Respecting in Residential care
Highland Children’s Rights and Participation Strategy
We are hosting free Voice Community of Practice sessions monthly which are bookable on our calendar (details can be found here), for those that are unable to attend we are providing free access to video recordings on the following link –
Children’s Rights and Participation Highland – Community of Practice
Safe & Together Training
Safe & Together training is suitable for those with direct responsibilities in relation to assessment and planning for children, young people and families in child protection and domestic abuse.
CORE training is available in the following areas – Attendance is required at all four sessions.
Portree: 2nd, 3rd, 9th & 10th September
Strathpeffer: 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th November
Inverness: 9th, 10th, 16th & 17th December
To book a place on the course please contact Mary Cameron – mary.cameron@highland.gov.uk
For enquiries with regards to Safe & Together training scheduled in Highland please contact Mike Mawby, Programme Coordinator, Safe & Together, Highland Child Protection Committee/Highland Violence Against Women Partnership mike.mawby@highland.gov.uk
FOR MORE ADVICE ON CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING
If you need help identifying what training you need, please first speak to your line manager or you can contact us at CP.Training@highland.gov.uk.
For NHS Staff only please also refer to the NHSH training framework 2026-2028
For those with an Adult Protection Remit you may also wish to visit Adult support and protection | NHS Highland (scot.nhs.uk) for more support and advice.
For those seeking training in relation to mental health please visit Training – Highland Mental Wellbeing