Wexford Code of Ethics Courses begin tonight

Wexford County Council will hold several code of Ethics and Basic Awareness Courses over the next few months commencing tonight in the Horse and Hound Hotel in Ballinaboola and it will cost only €20.

The full list of courses available in Wexford is below:

COURSE	DATE	TIME	VENUE	COST
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course	Mon Oct 14th	7.00pm – 10.00pm	Horse & Hound Hotel Ballinaboola	€20
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course	Thurs Oct 17th	7.00pm – 10.00pm	Gorey RFC Clonattin Road, Gorey	€20
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course	Mon Nov 18th	7.00pm – 10.00pm	Horse & Hound Hotel Ballinaboola	€20
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course	Thurs Nov 21st	7.00pm – 10.00pm	Gorey RFC Clonattin Road, Gorey	€20
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course	Sat Nov 30th	10:am-1:pm	Maldron Hotel Wexford Town – Clonard Room	€20
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course	Thurs Dec 5th Places Limited	7.00pm – 10.00pm	Gorey RFC Clonattin Road, Gorey	€20
Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness Course	Mon Dec  9th Places Limited	7.00pm – 10.00pm	Horse & Hound Hotel Ballinaboola	€20

Code of Ethics – Basic Awareness 3 hr Course 

A central goal for all those involved in sport for young people is to provide a safe, positive and nurturing environment where children can develop and enhance their physical and social skills. In order to achieve this, Sports Active Wexford host Irish Sports Council certified Code of Ethics and Best Practice Awareness (Child Protection) workshops for leaders within sports clubs / organisations.
This 3-hour ‘Child Welfare & Protection in Sport’ training course is for Children’s Officers and/or Designated Persons, Sports Leaders and other adults involved in the organisation of sport for young people. As well as undertaking child protection training, all governing bodies of sport and related organisations should adopt child protection policies and procedures as outlined in the Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport.

The training will enable Children’s Officers/Sports Leaders to:
• Implement best practice in protecting the welfare of participants
• Create a child-centered environment within the sports club
• List categories of abuse and some indicators associated with abuse
• Make appropriate response to a disclosure
• Make a report to designated officer or appropriate Statutory Authorities

Please note this course is a prerequisite for the next stage of training-Irish Sports Council certified ‘Children’s Officer in Sport’

Note:  You need to book and pay in advance either online or by cheque/postal order made payable to Wexford County Council

 

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