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FIFA Guardians™ Developing your Safeguarding Effectiveness

FIFA Guardians™ Developing your Safeguarding Effectiveness

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  • 26 hours study
  • Level 2: Intermediate
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    • Welcome to FIFA Guardians™ Developing your Safeguarding Effectiveness

      This course is for Global Football Community Learners and is part of the FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding in Football Award.

      This course focuses on building safeguarding working practices including risk assessments, codes of conduct, safer recruitment and policy, safeguarding reporting and your organisation’s response to concerns.

      The course is divided into eleven 120-minute sessions for you to study. There are also quizzes that, along with the sessions, make up 26 hours of online learning for you to complete at your own pace.

      It is important to know that completing this education programme will not guarantee footballing environments and activities to be 100% safe. Inappropriately designed programmes and poor operational management can put people, especially children and youth, at risk of harm. We hope that by taking this course, risk of harm can be identified and reduced and that everyone can participate in football in a safe and supportive environment, free from all forms of harassment and abuse.

      If you have a concern about the content of this course, you can report it by clicking on the 'report a concern' button.

      If you want to earn a FIFA/Open University course certificate and digital badge for your learning, you will need to do the following:

      1. Enrol on the course. Once you have done so, you’ll be returned to this screen.
      2. Complete the two declarations about your eligibility to study the course.
      3. Complete the course content to the end. Ensure that all eleven sessions have been completed (including watching all videos to the end) and that each section of a session has a green tick next to it. 
      4. Score 70% or higher in each of the three course quizzes. If you don’t pass one first time, you can retake each quiz again as many times as you need until you do pass.

      Please note: If you are a Nominated FIFA Learner, you need to enrol on the Nominated FIFA Learner pathway.

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  • This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection of courses called FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding in Football Award. There are 5 courses in this collection so you may find other courses here that maybe of interest to you.

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  • Course learning outcomes

    By completing this course, you will be able to:

    • Undertake your safeguarding responsibilities with more confidence.
    • Develop and use your influence to build the understanding of safeguarding within your organisation.
    • Understand and implement plans to manage safeguarding.
    • Understand and develop a robust reporting and case management process.
    • Respond to your cultural and legal context, including engaging with external stakeholders and partners.

  • Course dates:

    First Published 06/02/2025.

    Updated 07/02/2025

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About this course

  • 26 hours study
  • Level 2: Intermediate
  • Gain a digital badge

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5 out of 5 stars

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