Aims of training:

The overall aim of the training is to implement a zero tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse within international development and aid programs. This training provides a clear understanding of how to implement child protection strategies in all overseas aid programs. It will help organisations enhance their approach to child protection through risk assessment and risk management policies and procedures, outlining child safe recruitment and selection strategies, and outline clear procedures for raising concerns about child abuse. Additionally, the training will cover how the organisation will ensure that it is compliant with AusAID’s Child Protection Policy as well as how to help your overseas partners become compliant with these obligations.

Child Wise are the recognised experts in the field of child safe organisations and wrote the AusAID Child Protection Policy. Child Wise has also trained thousands of organisations on child protection policies in Australia and overseas.

Learning outcomes:

At the completion of the training, participants will be able to:

• Contextualise child protection in the development world
• Definine child abuse within culturally diverse environments
• Identify steps to becoming compliant to Ausaid’s Child Protection Policy
• Identify risk to children in your programs and activities
• Apply child protection strategies in disaster situations
• Develop child protection policies and code of conduct
• Implement child safe recruitment and selection
• Manage complaints of abuse

Who should attend?

This training can be attended by anyone working in an international development organisation, but it is especially geared towards new staff, managers, policy developers and human resource staff.

This training program can be delivered on-site or off-site and can be tailored to meet individual needs. For more information, please call Child Wise on (03) 9645 8911 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it