Safer Recruitment Training - eLearning

This Safer Recruitment online training course is designed for those who are responsible for hiring people who work with children and adults at risk. Safer recruitment training online will teach you what is meant by safer recruitment and the practices involved, which legislation underpins safer recruitment, as well as cases where safer recruitment practices could have prevented abuse, and how to assess the suitability of candidates.

This course was reviewed and updated on 31st October 2025.

You can register up to 10 people for eLearning when you book online. If you have more than 10 delegates to register, please contact us.

Course content

Safer recruitment is designed to help those who are responsible for hiring anyone who works with children and adults at risk, to identify and deter or reject individuals who are deemed to be at risk of abusing children and adults at risk.

It’s crucial that all employers have a recruitment policy in place that takes into account safer recruitment best practices and considerations. This course covers key topics, including: advertising, application forms, selecting candidates for interview based on the information they have presented, and post-interview checks before making an offer of employment.

This Safer Recruitment course helps you to be compliant with the Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation, and you’ll find out how this applies in the workplace or when working with children and young people.

Recruitment of staff is now a complex process and there are many issues that need to be considered to ensure safe and successful recruitment, to reduce, in turn, the risk of harm, abuse and neglect of adults and children.

Duration

Approximately 2 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. The course is self-paced; you do not have to complete all the training in one session.

Who should complete the training?

This course is suitable for anybody involved in the recruitment of people who will work with children, young people or vulnerable adults.

Assessment

At the end of the course, there will be a multiple-choice quiz testing your knowledge of the topic. Following the successful completion of the course, you will receive a digital certificate, which you can download or print.

More details

This course is provided by our trusted partner Virtual College.