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Welcome to the FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding in Sport Award

This FIFA Award pathway is for Global Football Community Learners and Open Learners. 

Here you will find all the available courses that make up the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Award. Four more courses are coming soon; for now you should start with Course 1.

Course 1: FIFA Guardians Safeguarding Essentials 

This course is an introduction to essential safeguarding knowledge for football and other sports; 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/OU digital badge and a FIFA certificate of completion for your learning. In order to take part in the course and obtain your certificate and digital badge, follow this two-step process: 

• First, register an account and login to this platform (if you already have an Open University account you can use your existing login).

• Then, 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.