Safer Recruitment Training – Protecting People and the Organisation

Recruitment is one of the most powerful safeguarding tools your organisation has.

This half-day course helps you embed safer recruitment practices across your entire hiring process, from advertising and shortlisting through to offers and onboarding, to protect both people and your organisation.

Our training combines expert insight with practical exercises and real-world examples to give you the confidence to make fair, defensible, and compliant hiring decisions.

Who Should Attend

• HR professionals and recruitment teams
• Line managers or supervisors involved in hiring
• Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)
• Trustees, governors, or senior leaders with recruitment responsibilities

What We’ll Cover

• Understanding the legal and safeguarding framework
• Equality Act 2010 and fair recruitment principles
• Planning a safe recruitment process – from vacancy approval to induction
• Writing inclusive job descriptions and adverts
• Shortlisting and interviewing fairly (including competency-based questions and STAR method)
• Spotting safeguarding and integrity “red flags”
• Pre-employment checks – DBS, right to work, references, medical, and documentation
• Building a defensible recruitment file
• Providing fair, evidence-based feedback

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Understand your legal and safeguarding obligations.
• Recognise and reduce bias and discrimination.
• Apply safer recruitment checks consistently and correctly.
• Make defensible, well-documented recruitment decisions.

Delivery & Costs

Choose from:

• Live Online – interactive virtual classroom with breakout discussions. Prices start at £175 for members and £220 for non-members.
• In-Person – delivered at your organisation or a chosen venue. This starts at £920 plus VAT for a half-day session excluding travel and venue costs.