The Safeguarding Adults Level 3 course is based on the learning outcomes in the UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF). Under the CSTF, learners are required to complete refresher courses every three years.
- The Safeguarding Adults Level 3 course is based on the outcomes in the UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF)
- Under the CSTF, learners are required to complete a refresher Safeguarding Adults Level 3 course every three years.
- Refresher training is required every three years to ensure that all health and social care workers are up to date with legislation, regulations and recommended ways of working.
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Who is safeguarding adults training for?
- Safeguarding Adults Level 1: All staff working in health care settings
- Safeguarding Adults Level 2: All practitioners who have regular contact with patients, their families or carers, or the public.
- Safeguarding Adults Level 3: Registered health care staff who engage in assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating the needs of adults where there are safeguarding concerns (as appropriate to role).
Those healthcare staff who undertake specialist safeguarding roles and responsibilities including named professionals, designated professionals, experts and board members will need to receive higher levels of training and opportunities to promote the acquisition of skills to ensure they can develop the desired level of competence for their role and thus contribute to effective safeguarding.
The training standards and learning outcomes at Level 4 (Named professionals) and Level 5 (Designated professionals) and requirements for Health Board Executives and non-executive directors/members are set out in the Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff (2018).
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Frequency of Safeguarding Adults refresher training
The UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF) recommended that Safeguarding Adults refresher training should take place at:
- Safeguarding Adults Level 1 – Induction, to ensure awareness of local procedures and no longer than every three years.
- Safeguarding Adults Level 2 – No longer than every three years.
- Safeguarding Adults Level 3 – No longer than every three years.
Organisational Implications: Each healthcare organisation will need to determine the required refresher training periods, ensuring that any agreed training schedule is incorporated into local policy.
Refresher training will be indicated for all staff if there is a change in safeguarding legislation nationally, or an organisation has amended its policy locally.
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