Administrators play a vital role in sport, particularly to reduce the potential for things to go wrong. Here, you can access resources to help you manage risks in your sport.
Coaches and officials are what make sport tick. They play a crucial role in helping keep sport safe, fair and inclusive. Here are a number of tools and resources to help you do just that.
If you are a player then you can make a huge contribution to making sport safe, fair and inclusive. Your behaviour influences others, not only your team mates, but everyone involved in sport.
As a parent you should be aware of your clubs responsibilities. At the same time you also have responsibilities and you can play a huge role in creating a safe environment for your child.
The Play by the Rules - Child Protection course is a free, interactive online training course suitable for coaches, administrators, officials, players, parents and spectators. In this course you will learn:
The course is short, user-friendly and features the latest interactive technology, including case studies, practical scenarios and a quiz. The course may be done in part, or all at once.
Users who successfully finish the course and the assessment quizzes can print a certificate of completion.
To access the course click on the button below and register:
The Office of Sport has developed a Child Safe Sport workshop which helps to create awareness on how clubs can create safer environments for children and young people.
The workshop is designed for club committees, administrators and volunteers, the workshop will cover:
Bookings can be made through the Office of Sport website https://sport.nsw.gov.au/clubs/ryc/memberprotection/childsafe
The SA Office of Recreation and Sport runs specific Child Safe Officer face-to-face training. Upcoming courses are on their website
In SA, Child Safe Officers help promote the message that keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility. Every club must work towards minimising risk to children and the Child Safe Officer helps to ensure everyone is aware of the club's policies and procedures to support this goal.
The WA Working with Children Screening Unit host regular workshops for employers and organisations wanting more information about complying with their WWC Check responsibilities.
The ‘WWC Checks 101: Everything Organisations Need to Know’ workshop includes information about:
Visit, https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au/events to find a workshop near you.