Welcome to Training
Our Safeguarding Children Partnership for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (OSCP) offers a range of learning, development and training opportunities including face to face training, e-learning and conferences.
Now available
We have a new 1 day course Multi-Agency Child Protection and Safeguarding. This replaces the previous Working Together Course. There are 2 of these courses running in different parts of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly every month; in person and online. These courses are intended for people with safeguarding responsibilities who are new to the role or new to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We will also be offering a half day refresher session every month for those of you who need to update your training.
Don’t forget that any of the OSCP multi-agency courses act as your annual refresher as they deepen or broaden your understanding. In addition there are monthly online masterclass which offer a more in-depth look at a specific issue. Sessions planned will look at a range of topics including cultural competence and safeguarding. Other sessions planned will look at a range of topics including preparing for and attending safeguarding meetings, developing professional curiosity, safeguarding babies and very young children and recording, language and information sharing.
Our new Neglect 1 day course replaces the previous Responding to Adolescent Neglect and Responding to the Neglect of 0-11 year olds courses. This course offers an opportunity to explore the issues relating to the neglect of children. There will be 10 of these sessions over the course of a year and will be a mix of in person and online. In addition there will be monthly deeper dive sessions which will look in greater depth at key issues relating to Neglect; these will include the neglect of babies and very young children, neglect in large families, intragenerational neglect and the intersectionality between neglect and domestic abuse.
Cancellation Policy
Due to the high number of last minute cancellations and people who book training courses there is a £75 cancellation fee. This is charged for cancellations that take place less than 2 days before the date of the training and for people who do not attend. If you are unable to attend a course you are welcome to nominate someone else to attend in your place or to change to an alternative date.
More information about these opportunities can be found using the links on the left. Please be aware that Our Safeguarding Children Partnership is not responsible for the content or security of external links.
The OSCP Training Strategy and underpinning ethos form a most important focus within the multi-agency partnership. The knowledge, understanding and skills of staff in child safeguarding is critical and is developed through a true ‘learning culture’.
We are often asked if the training offered by OSCP is 'Level 3'. The levels referred to in the Training Strategy relate specifically to those described in the Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Healthcare Staff Intercollegiate Framework. For colleagues working in other settings such as schools, colleges or social care levels are no longer used. However the training offered is described as lntercollegiate Framework Level 3. In the information about each course we try to identify the roles or settings for which the training would be most relevant.
If your professional role requires you to have Level 3 or equivalent training, we recommend that you undertake the Multi-Agency Child Protection and Safeguarding course. If you are a DSL or deputy DSL in an education or early years setting you will also need to attend the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)1-day training offered by Cornwall Councils Services for Schools or an equivalent. After this when you need to update your training you could attend either the half day Multi-Agency Child Protection and Safeguarding Refresher course or any of our other courses to broaden your understanding of safeguarding.
Safeguarding Induction Information is available to be shared with staff and volunteers. This updated information replaces the previous 'Level 1 Safeguarding Leaflet'
If you have any questions about the courses available please contact OSCPtraining@cornwall.gov.uk