FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding in Football Award

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Welcome to the FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding in Football Award

This FIFA Award pathway is for Global Football Community Learners. 

Here you will find information about the five courses that make up the FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding in Football Award and how to get started. 

Whatever course you begin with there are three steps to get started.

1. Register for an account (if you already have an Open University account you can use your existing login).

2. Complete the two declarations about your eligibility to study the course, plus a short questionnaire about where you are from and your role in football.

3. Enrol on the course.

Course 1: FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding Essentials 

This course is an introduction to essential safeguarding knowledge for football. The 90-minute course explains what safeguarding is, why it is important, how you can help reduce safeguarding risks and respond appropriately to any safeguarding concerns.

This course is free and open to all and you can earn a FIFA/Open University digital badge and a FIFA certificate of completion at the end of the course for your learning. 

To enter the course, click on the 'Get started' button below.

Please note: it is recommended that you do not use Firefox when registering your Open University account. Due to some display issues, users of Firefox may need to scroll down in order to complete the account registration form.

Course 2: FIFA Guardians™ Starting your Safeguarding Journey

It is strongly recommended that you study Course 1 before starting Course 2, since it builds on the ideas developed in the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding Essentials (Course 1). This course supports those who are new to their safeguarding role or those who wish to build on their existing knowledge. It is approximately 12 hours of online learning.

This course is free, and you can earn a FIFA/Open University digital badge and a FIFA certificate of completion at the end of the course for your learning. 

To enter the course, click on the 'Get started' button below.

Course 3: FIFA Guardians™ Developing your Safeguarding Effectiveness

It is strongly recommended that you study Course 2 before starting Course 3, since it builds on the ideas developed in FIFA Guardians Starting your Safeguarding Journey (Course 2). This course continues to build the knowledge of those who are new to their safeguarding role including clarifying recommended ways of working. It is approximately 26 hours of online learning.

This course is free, and you can earn a FIFA/Open University digital badge and a FIFA certificate of completion at the end of the course for your learning.

To enter the course, click on the 'Get started' button below.

Course 4: FIFA Guardians™ Embedding Safeguarding Practice

It is strongly recommended that you study Course 3 before starting Course 4, since it builds on the ideas developed in FIFA Guardians Developing your Safeguarding Effectiveness (Course 3).

This course extends your knowledge of some central safeguarding topics and explains some new principles and practices. It is approximately 20 hours of online learning.

This course is free, and you can earn a FIFA/Open University digital badge and a FIFA certificate of completion at the end of the course for your learning. 

To enter the course, click on the 'Get started' button below.

Course 5: FIFA Guardians™ Promoting Wider Safeguarding Change

It is strongly recommended that you study Course 4 before starting Course 5, since it builds on the ideas developed in FIFA Guardians Embedding Safeguarding Practice (Course 4).

This course introduces a new topic – safeguarding in the digital world – and looks forward to helping you think about how your organisation might learn from safeguarding experiences and develop a positive safeguarding culture. It is approximately 7 hours of online learning.

This course is free, and you can earn a FIFA/Open University digital badge and a FIFA certificate of completion at the end of the course for your learning. 

To enter the course, click on the 'Get started' button below.