
Professional Standards (including Child Safe) Training Seminars 2021
The 2021 seminar schedule is coming soon – information will be emailed to parishes and posted here about the new program, commencing April onwards, which will provide accessible training for all those required to attend.
A key element of safeguarding our churches is training and so it is a requirement of Archbishop in Council that all clergy, lay ministers, churchwardens, vestry members, people in prescribed lay offices and positions and volunteers in prescribed offices and positions attend a Professional Standards seminar.
Please note that these training seminars are different to that of the OH&S training that was run in 2015 and the current Child Safe Standards Seminars. These seminars have been updated from the previous PSA11 training that most Clergy have attended. Topics include:
Royal Commission Recommendations
Types of Child Abuse
Criminal Law Reform
Grooming
Reportable Conduct Scheme
Mandatory Reporting
The Role of Kooyoora – What to Report
The Role of CCYP
Creating a Culture of Safety
Human Resources – Screening, WWCC
Complaints eg. Bullying, Harassment
Codes of Conduct – Faithfulness in Service & Child Safety Code of Conduct
Strategies to Include the Child’s Voice
Implementing the Child Safe Standards
Child Safe Risk Management Plan
Professional Standards Seminars should be completed every 3 years and anyone who has not attended a seminar in the past three year years should attend one this year.
If you have attended a Professional Standards Act seminar in the past three years you do not need to attend this seminar again. If you have not attended any – you are required to do so as soon as possible if you are in a ministry role.
The 2021 seminar schedule is coming soon – information will be emailed to parishes and posted here about the new program, commencing April onwards, which will provide accessible training for all those required to attend.