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New Virtual Option Now Open to MORE Educators

Child Safeguarding Certification

Brought to you by ICMEC and ISS EDUlearn ®

  • New multi-week interactive course on child safegaurding training
  • Collaboration between ICMEC and ISS Child Protection Taskforce
  • Virtual course offering certification for educators
  • Open to educators worldwide

Explore professional boundaries

ISS: Founding member of International Task Force for Child Protection

Manage Concerns and Disclosure, child-on-child abuse, and the ITFCP Managing Allegation Protocol

Earn a Level 1 Certificate valid for three years

Learn through case studies, real-world scenarios, and a training-of-trainers model

What’s Covered?

ICMEC: A Global Trusted Leader in Child Protection and Safeguarding
First Responder and Second Responder interviewing skills for managing concerns and disclosures.
Safeguarding children in all environments, including online.
Child-on-child abuse.
Establishing and maintaining a child safeguarding and protection team.
The International Taskforce on Child Protection (ITFCP) Managing Allegation Protocol.
Policies and protocols that create an ethos of safeguarding.
Rights-based child safeguarding and protection.
Creating a school climate of safeguarding.

This is a 3-week course, live, instructor-led virtual course.

Live Virtual Event Only.  Due to the sensitive nature of the topic and discussions, no recordings or on-demand version will be available. Please plan to attend the live virtual sessions.

Week 1 of 3

begins

April 13, 2026

12:00 — 2:00 PM

(UTC+00:00) GMT

Week 2 of 3

begins

April 20, 2026

12:00 — 2:00 PM

(UTC+00:00) GMT

Week 3 of 3

begins

April 27, 2026

12:00 — 2:00 PM

(UTC+00:00) GMT

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Who Should Attend?

Educators

This course is meant for educators with special child protection responsibilities such as educators covering Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), service learning, and curriculum areas of vulnerability including early years, special needs/SEN, athletics, music, and performing arts

School Staff
This course is a valuable addition for counselors, HR professionals, athletic and activity directors, nurse/medical staff.
School Leaders and Board Members
Child protection designates and deputies, senior leaders and designated board members will find immense value in this course.

Facilitator

Debbie Downes

Debbie Downes

Director of Global School Initatives, ICMEC

Debbie Downes joined ICMEC as a regional trainer in 2020 and became Director of Global School Initiative in 2022, providing child protection training, support, and resources to schools woldwide. She has 18 years of international education experience as a teacher, principal, and Accreditation and Child Protection Lead for 36 schools, and previously earned as MSW from UC Berkeley and worked as a social worker in California.

Pricing

Single Course

for solo registrants and teams looking to purchase only this course

single course fee

$500 

Purchase Now

Free with ISS EDUlearn® Passport

Individual ISS EDUlearn ® Passport

for solo registrants and teams seeking access to this course and 200+ others via an annual subscription

annual cost

$525 

Upgrade Now

Free with ISS EDUlearn® Passport

School-Wide ISS EDUlearn ® Passport

for groups and school communities looking to access this course and 200+ other virtual courses via a cost-effective annual subscription for all school staff.12-month subscription based on school size.

ranging from

$1,500 - 9,000 per school

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