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Workforce training for safeguarding, Child Welfare Officers and EDI

Welcome to Basketball England's learning hub for Safeguarding, Club Welfare Officer Training and EDI.

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Safeguarding

Basketball England's Safeguarding qualification. 

For coach renewals, officials and referees, we now only accept the Basketball England safeguarding course. This course is valid for three years once completed. Basketball England will update your membership profile upon successful completion of this course. 

Members with in-date safeguarding training already attached to their membership profile will be asked to undertake the Basketball England training at the point their existing training expires.  

In the case of Club Welfare Officers, we would ask that both the Safeguarding Course and Club Welfare Officer Course are undertaken prior to the end of August 2025.

Cost for members: £20.

Duration: Approximately three hours online.  

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Club Welfare Officer

Basketball England's qualification for Club Welfare Officers. CWO's must undertake this module and the safeguarding module which gives additional information that is specific to this role. This is a mandatory requirement as set by the Child Protection in Sport Unit. 

Cost for members: £25.

Duration: Approximately one hour online.

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

The Basketball England Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course is free course to all members.

Basketball England is committed to protecting and tackling discrimination and ensuring that no employee, job applicant, volunteer or member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity.

We encourage all persons in a position of trust to undertake this module and, while not mandatory for the 2025/26 season, it is likely to be mandatory for the 2026/27 season onwards.

Once completed, it does not have an expiry date.

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