Club Welfare Officer Training Check List
Step 1: Ensure that your Club Secretary updates the club management area of the myAthletics portal with your details (name and email address), highlighting you as the official Club Welfare Officer.
Step 2: Apply for a UKA Enhanced DBS. Click to find out more.
Step 3: Complete the Safeguarding in Athletics Online Education Resource. This can be accessed by booking online through Athletics Hub.
Step 4: Attend a Time To Listen workshop. The Time To Listen course (now webinar-based) is aimed at providing Club Welfare Officers with extensive safeguarding training to assist them with undertaking their role within an Athletics setting. The 3-hour course, held in a ‘virtual classroom’ setting, is designed to provide those taking part with an opportunity to consider their role and responsibilities within an Athletics/sporting context and ensure that they are familiar with the specific reporting processes that apply to the sport – vital information for anyone occupying a Club Welfare Office role.
Time To Listen Online Workshops
You can book online now via Athletics Hub (£20) for upcoming Time To Listen online webinar-based workshops using Zoom (courses runs from 6-9pm). The latest course dates are:
Monday 23 May Course Full
Tuesday 14 June Course Full
Monday 20 June – New Course Listing
Wednesday 22 June Course Full
Monday 27 June Course Full
Thursday 7 July Course Full
Wednesday 13 July Course Full
Monday 18 July Course Full
Wednesday 27 July – New Course Listing
Monday 8 August Course Full
Monday 15 August – New Course Listing
Wednesday 17 August Course Full
Monday 12 September – New Course Listing
Wednesday 14 September Course Full
Tuesday 20 September Course Full
Wednesday 28 September Course Full
Please note the above Steps 1-4 in the above section on this page and the requirement for anyone signing-up for a Time To Listen course to have already completed the online Safeguarding in Athletics course (online / self-paced) within the last 3 years. Click here for more information on the Safeguarding in Athletics course and to sign-up online via Athletics Hub (£10).
Alternatively you can access multi-sport workshops via the Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) via thecpsu.org.uk/training-events/ Please ensure that you keep hold of your attendance/completion certificates, England Athletics will be carrying out annual club audits to ensure Club Welfare Officers have completed all the necessary training.