Safeguarding and Child Protection
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Safeguarding Children | Tiakina ngā tamariki provides training and professional development specifically tailored for those with responsibility towards children.
Event information
About the event
To learn more and to register, visit Safeguarding Children's training calendar.
This training is intended as an introduction or refresher to the essentials of safeguarding and child protection. Attendees will gain an understanding of the impact of child abuse and neglect, including family violence and sexual violence, along with the knowledge of what to do to prevent and minimise the risk of harm to children and young people, tamariki and rangatahi. Attendees will gain confidence in the actions they need to take when worried about a child or young person.
Please direct all enquiries to the organiser.
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