Safeguarding Training

This page contains:

  • Information about the Safeguarding courses (CWPS, CWPO)
  • A link to book our courses (a few dates, free to members), as well as a link to book courses organised by other sports (more dates available, cost around £20)
  • CWPS Renewal courses (free, eLearning course) for those who have completed the training before, and how to book
  • Downloading your certificate and how to upload to JustGo
  • Our Mapping Process for training from other organisations

Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport (CPWS)

Scottish Cycling requires all those working in regulated roles (those roles which require a PVG) with Children to attend Chid Wellbeing and Protection in Sport (CWPS) courses.

In addition to this, those who have a qualification through British Cycling and rely on BC membership for insurance are required to meet the criteria that they set to validate their qualification. This is:

  • An active BC membership
  • Appropriate First Aid Qualification (completed every 3 years)
  • Safeguarding training – CWPS for those operating in Scotland (completed every 3 years)

The list of roles that require CWPS training:

  • Coach
  • Mountain Bike Leader
  • Activity Leader
  • Wellbeing and Protection Officer
  • Any other role which is deemed to require this

Child Wellbeing and Protection Officer Training (CWPO)

All WPO’s of clubs with Children or Protected adults require to undertake club Wellbeing and Protection Officer training. This is in addition to the CWPS training which is ideally completed before attending CWPO training.

Training Courses

Details of each of these training courses can be found on the course booking page.

The CWPS courses consist of:

  • an eLearning module (Module 1): access to this is granted approximately 1 week from your course date.
  •  a 3-hour tutor-led workshop on the date of your course.

The WPO course is a 3-hour tutor led online session.

CWPS and CWPO training – you can attend a course organised by us, this will be more cycling specific, or you can attend a course organised by another sport. Both routes are valid and accepted by us. Our courses are free to our members, please email us for a code: [email protected]

sportscotland collates courses that are organised across the sporting sector, these can be found here SportScotland Training Calendar

Book on to a course

CWPS Renewls

If you have completed CWPS training before, and the training is yet to expire, or is within 3 months of expiring, you are eligible to complete the CWPS Renewal Training.

The renewal training is solely eLearning and therefore more flexible to complete. The training is designed to broaden your knowledge of safeguarding by offering modules covering various safeguarding topics.

When you have completed the Renewal course once, your next CWPS course must be the full course with tutor-led component.

For more information and to register, please go to the link below.

Renewals

After Your Course

On completion of your course you will need to carry out the following:

  • Upload your certificate to your JustGo profile (see instructions below).
  • If you have a BC profile, you will also need to upload your certificate by emailing it to: [email protected]

Downloading your Certificate

Please follow these instructions to obtain and upload your certificate:

  • If you have a BrightSpace account, then please login to download your certificate which will become available a few days after your course
  • BrightSpace :Your username will be Firstname.Surname.
  • To access certficates, click on ‘My Brightspace’, then ‘Awards’, on this page you will find all of your training certificates completed through Brightspace. Click download.
  • If you do not have a Brightspace account, please contact us.

To upload your certificate to JustGo – the ‘add credentials’ option, can be found in two ways.

    • On laptop/desktop – Login – JustGo, click ‘my profile’ (top left of screen), click credentials, then ‘add credentials’ can be seen.
    • On mobile – click ‘Profile’, click ‘more’ (in small writing), click ‘credentials’ and add credential can be seen.
    • As appropriate, select the Child Safeguarding Training (CWPS) or Welfare Officer Training (WPO) credential
    • Input the date of completion
    • Upload your certificate to be verified by staff

Safeguarding Training Mapping Process

In some cases, we can map safeguarding training from other organisations to fulfil our requirements. To do this, the training completed must meet these initial criteria before we assess further:

  • Have been completed within the last 3 years
  • Delivery must include a tutor-led discussion
  • Course length must be at least 3-hours, unless completed annually

If your training meets these criteria then please contact us to discuss further.