Training

Enhance Your Skills: Safeguarding Training for Professionals

Access a wide range of training courses and resources designed to support professionals working with children and families in Rotherham. Build your knowledge and confidence to safeguard effectively.

Featured Events: Boost Your Knowledge with These Highlights

Explore our specially selected training courses and events that need your attention. Whether you're a professional, parent, carer, or part of a school or business, these events are designed to strengthen safeguarding knowledge and skills.

Trauma Informed Practice and Skills - Stage 2: Part A

Duration: 2 hours

Mandy Craig (SCSP) leads Trauma Skilled training (Stage 2), building on trauma-informed principles to deepen understanding and support recovery. Two-part course, flexible attendance.

Trauma Informed Practice and Skills - Stage 2: Part B

Duration: 2 hours

Join Mandy Craig (SCSP) for Stage 2 Trauma Skilled training, deepening trauma awareness and response. Two-part online course for all professionals in contact with trauma-affected individuals.

Trauma Informed Practice Stage 1

Duration: 2 hours

Explore trauma-informed principles with Mandy Craig (SCSP). Introductory training now available as Train the Trainer. Attend only if not offered in your service. Contact SCSP to get involved.

Intergenerational Trauma

Duration: 2 hours

Mandy Craig (SCSP) leads training on intergenerational trauma, defining its impact and exploring reflective practice. Open to all working with adults, children, or families across services.

Training and Development

All courses provided by the RSCP can be viewed in our Prospectus and can be booked using our online booking system.

See the RSCP Prospectus 2025-2026

Our courses are booked through Virtual College, and you need to be registered with the system before you can book your place. (It is only necessary to register once.)

Register or Login to Virtual College

Safeguarding Children Competency Framework

The Rotherham Multi-Agency Workforce Safeguarding Competency Framework outlines a key set of competencies that are aligned to specific public and voluntary sector roles. The framework has been developed across multi-agency partners and the competencies are ordered in relation to the levels and complexity of practitioner engagement. 'They are a combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes and values that are required for safe and effective practice'.

View the Safeguarding Children Competency Framework

To book onto Virtual or Face-to-Face Courses

  1. Log into your account on Virtual College and click onto Events.
  2. Click onto Available Events and this brings up the events to choose from.
  3. Click onto the event of interest and click to select the session then click the button join the event.

To access e-learning

  1. Log into your account on Virtual College and click onto the Learning Circle with the Mortar Board Hat.
  2. Select an e-learning module from here to complete in your own time.

For any training enquiries, please email us at RSCPTraining@rotherham.gov.uk