XOR delivers Safeguarding Children Course for David Lloyd Leisure
20 January 2010
XOR LTD has developed a Safeguarding Children Course for David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) aimed at ensuring children and vulnerable people are protected while with team members and volunteers of the company.
The course was developed as an introduction to the issues related to safeguarding children and is now a key part of mandatory training for all relevant staff.
Unlike other child protection courses available, which deliver generic training, this course delivers specific training in the context of DLL clubs, and highlights the safeguarding children issues particular to health clubs in a way that generic child protection courses do not.
Once a member of staff completes the course, they then take an online test which they have to pass with a score of 100% to successfully complete the training.
The safeguarding children learning content is delivered through nine modules (including an assessment) comprised of a combination of written and visual media, with learning points checked as the learner progresses by interactive questions and case studies designed to promote further thought and consideration.
From initial planning to final delivery of the live course, the development spanned eight months over which the course was scripted by XOR instructional designers based on materials provided by DLL.
During the process Kidology Consulting were brought in to provide subject matter expertise and to advise on best practice and legal issues.
As a result of the consultation process, DLL identified the need for a supplementary module aimed at Child Protection Officers (CPOs) within the DLL organisation to provide detail on their duties and outline the main procedures they should follow as part of their work.
XOR has now undertaken this project, as well as the development of a child protection training programme based on the DLL course that is to be accredited as a safeguarding children qualification for individuals and organisations in the Health and Fitness field.
DLL is to be an early adopter of this version of the training and the qualification will supply a demand for a formal qualification in safeguarding children from independent sports and health professionals to large health club chains.
George Master, Risk Manager at David Lloyd Leisure said:
"Children are naturally one of the key risks, and opportunities, that we have in our business. Ensuring that appropriate and effective training is available to our team members on safeguarding children is therefore absolutely essential. Additionally, it is vital that each Senior Manager that holds the remit of Child Protection Officer is given practical guidance on the correct procedures to follow if or when required.
"These interactive online training modules fit our business needs perfectly, providing our present and future team members with the current and relevant knowledge they require in a simple yet timely and thorough way, whilst also capturing necessary compliance data for audit and due diligence purposes."
Business Development Director John O'Sullivan said XOR were proud to have been involved in such a significant development.
"These courses address some of the core concerns of all stakeholders in this sector; the employers, the employees, the accreditations bodies and, of course the public," he added.