How to Become a Safeguarding Trainer (2025 Guide)
How do I become a safeguarding trainer?
With safeguarding laws tightening across education, healthcare, and social care, there is a growing need for qualified safeguarding trainers. Whether you want to train teachers, healthcare workers, or social workers, this guide will show you the qualifications and experience needed to start your career.
What Does a Safeguarding Trainer Do?
A safeguarding trainer teaches professionals how to:
✔ Recognise and respond to child protection concerns
✔ Identify vulnerable adults at risk of abuse or neglect
✔ Follow safeguarding legislation and policies (e.g., Working Together to Safeguard Children, Care Act 2014)
✔ Report concerns and take appropriate action
💡 Safeguarding training is mandatory for anyone working with children or vulnerable adults.
Step 1: Get the Right Qualifications
To deliver accredited safeguarding training, you need:
✔ Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) – The minimum teaching qualification required for training professionals.
✔ Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) – If you plan to assess learners completing safeguarding courses.
✔ Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) – If you want to oversee and quality assure safeguarding assessments.
💡 These qualifications ensure your training is Ofqual-recognised and meets industry standards.
Step 2: Gain Experience in a Safeguarding Role
To be a safeguarding trainer, you should have experience in:
✅ Social Work, Education, Healthcare, or Policing
✅ Handling child protection or adult safeguarding cases
✅ Knowledge of legislation like Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) & The Care Act
Most trainers start as safeguarding officers or designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) before moving into training.
Step 3: Find Work as a Safeguarding Trainer
You can work in:
🏫 Schools & Colleges – Training teachers & safeguarding leads
🏥 NHS & Healthcare Settings – Delivering safeguarding training for nurses & social workers
🏢 Corporate & Charity Sector – Providing safeguarding awareness training
📚 Online & Freelance Training – Running CPD-accredited safeguarding courses
💰 Potential Earnings:
✔ Freelance Trainers: £200 - £500 per session
✔ Full-Time Trainers: £35,000 - £60,000 per year
Step 4: Progress Your Career
Once you're an established safeguarding trainer, you can:
✔ Specialise in Child or Adult Safeguarding Training
✔ Develop Advanced Level 4 & 5 Courses
✔ Start Your Own Safeguarding Training Business
✔ Deliver Online & E-Learning Courses
📩 Interested in becoming a safeguarding trainer? Enrol in our AET, CAVA, or IQA courses today!
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