Be part of the journey

The Association offers three safeguarding courses which have been developed by Sport Ireland. Each course is targeted at certain roles within a Club/League

Safeguarding 1- Basic awareness:

This course is targeted at all volunteers, coaches, committee members and staff within a service for Children. It provides a good basic understanding of Child protection legislation and educates participants on the implementation of best practice in protecting the welfare of children involved in football.

·       The course should be refreshed every 3 years.

Duration:

Approx. 45 minutes of own learning time.

Method:

The course is an online modular course that the participant accesses via the learning pool system. The participant will read through the content of the course and complete knowledge-based checks throughout. At the end of the course there a multiple-choice assessment to complete.

Once the participant has registered and paid for the course, they will receive an email from Waves. This contains the link to the course on the Me & My learning platform. Please note, the email will be sent to the email address on the comet account. On completion of the course and the assessment, if passed, this will then reflect on the participant's comet profile.

Available from the week of the 16th March 2026- via Mycomet

Safeguarding 2- Children’s Officer

·       This course is targeted at all volunteers who undertake the role of Children’s Officer. It provides a more in depth look at Child protection and also helps Clubs to have a child centre approach with their services.

·       It also helps explain the role of the Children’s Officer

·       The Children’s Officer should do a refresher course within a 3-year period to ensure they are aware of any relevant legislation.

·       The course must be completed by all Children Officers.

·       Length of course 3 hours- in person or via MS Teams

Safeguarding 3- Designated Liaison Person

·       This course is targeted at the Designated Liaison Person’s with Clubs/Leagues. It provides an in depth look at the Child protection legislations and the categories for abuse and reporting procedures.

·       It also helps explain the role of the Designated Liaison Person.

·       The Designated Liaison Person should do refresher the course within a 3-year period to ensure they are aware of any relevant legislation.

·       The course must be completed by all Designated Liaison Persons.

·       Length of course 3 hours- in person or via MS Teams

For more information on set up a course for your club please contact [email protected].