Nominated FIFA Learners
FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Safeguarding in Football Diploma
If you have not been formally nominated by a FIFA Member Association, you can still complete these courses on the Global Football Community Learner pathway.Â
What is the FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Safeguarding in Football Diploma?
This FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Football Diploma is a series of five online courses designed to support the work of Safeguarding Officers in FIFA Member Associations: it aims to develop a group of trained safeguarding professionals within football. These Safeguarding Officers must be nominated by their respective Football Association and, once their nomination has been approved by FIFA, they will be referred to as ‘Nominated FIFA Learners’. Nominated FIFA Learners will participate in 70 hours of online learning across the five courses. They will also benefit from additional support that includes:
- A series of programme-wide webinars delivered on specific themes.
- An online discussion forum led by experts.
- Feedback for online quiz assessments for each course.
- Feedback on written assessment tasks for Courses 3 and 5.
- Mandatory participation in a FIFA Guardians residential safeguarding workshop.
As a Safeguarding Officer you can collect up to five ‘Digital Badges’, one for each of the five courses you successfully complete. FIFA will award the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Football Diploma qualification to those who complete all five courses, the assessments, and fulfil the requirements of the additional face-to-face residential workshop.Â
Course 1 of the Diploma – the FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding Essentials – is your first step. This short 90-minute course gets you started and your first ‘FIFA Guardians Safeguarding Essentials Digital Badge’ will be awarded when you complete the course.
Your Diploma
If you achieve the full Diploma you will be recognised by FIFA as a leader in creating a safe and supportive environment for everybody in football, especially children. After completing the Diploma, you will have an in-depth knowledge of your safeguarding responsibilities, how to apply them in practice, and how your own values and behaviours influence the raising of safeguarding standards in football.
What will you learn?
At the end of the FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Safeguarding in Football Diploma you will be able to explain, apply and evaluate:
Supporting safeguarding
Strategies to influence and secure the support of individuals within your organisation to promote safeguarding.
Engaging external stakeholders
How to engage with external stakeholders and partners to develop an effective safeguarding culture.
Developing policies and procedures
The process of developing and implementing effective safeguarding policies and procedures.
Identifying and managing risks
How to effectively identify and manage safeguarding risks.
Approaches to safeguarding concerns
Approaches to identifying, reporting and managing safeguarding concerns.
Developing professional skills
The development of your professional and transferable skills.
Watch the video below which explains how safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. It’s up to us!
Transcript
When a child plays football, they dream big, they build life skills, and they make friends.
And when a child looks up to us, then– —
it’s up to us to keep them safe and help them reach their goals.
That is the essence of safeguarding. In the 90 minutes it takes to watch a football match, this course will help you discover what steps you and your organisation can take to protect children and promote their wellbeing within football.
Sign up now to discover more about safeguarding in football, including how to recognise and reduce risks and how to respond to concerns.
Start making plans for your safeguarding journey.
Will you become a FIFA Guardian?
Course 1
FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Safeguarding Essentials
Are you involved in football in a voluntary or paid role either for FIFA, a FIFA Member Association, a club, or as a Safeguarding Officer, a coach, manager, agent, referee, or through another important role such as an Academy Director, Technical Director, physiotherapist or medic? Then this short course is designed to support people like you. The course is divided into three 30-minute sessions for you to study at your own pace.
As a Nominated FIFA Learner your registration will be approved by FIFA and you will receive personal sign-in details to Course 1 – the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding Essentials – via email. The ‘Get started’ button below takes you to the same sign-in place provided in your confirmation email.
Course 2
FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Starting your Safeguarding Journey
As a Nominated FIFA Learner you must successfully complete Course 1 before starting Course 2. Course 2 supports those who are new to their safeguarding role or wish to build on their knowledge. It is approximately 12 hours of online learning to be completed at your own pace over the months explained in the ‘study plan’ (available at the start of the programme). Course 2 helps you continue your safeguarding journey, exploring key safeguarding principles and includes:
- Building support for your early work in safeguarding.
- Assessing and prioritising safeguarding risks.
- Developing your organisation’s safeguarding policy, procedures and guidance.
- Safeguarding reporting and your organisation’s response to concerns.
As a Nominated FIFA Learner, your registration will have been approved by FIFA and you were sent personal sign-in details via email including an enrolment key. You will need to use the same enrolment key code for Course 2 – FIFA Guardians Starting your Safeguarding Journey.
The ‘Get started’ button below takes you to the course homepage where you will need to sign in. If you have forgotten your sign-in details then use the ‘Reset password’ link which you can find on the sign-in page.
Course 3
FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Developing your Safeguarding Effectiveness
As a Nominated FIFA Learner you must successfully complete Course 1 and 2 before starting Course 3 (the longest course in the programme). Course 3 continues to build the knowledge of those who are new to their safeguarding role including clarifying recommended ways of working. It is approximately 30 hours of online learning and an assignment to be completed at your own pace over the months explained in the ‘study plan’. Course 3 helps you develop your safeguarding effectiveness, exploring key safeguarding working practices and knowledge, and includes:
- How you can influence others.
- Processes, such as developing risk assessments, codes of conduct and policy.
- How to develop your organisation’s approach to safer recruitment and preventing grooming.
- Your evaluation of the organisation’s response to safeguarding concerns and reporting processes.
As a Nominated FIFA Learner, your registration will have been approved by FIFA and you were sent personal sign-in details via email including an enrolment key. Once you have completed Course 1 and 2, you will be sent your unique enrolment key for Course 3. Please use this key to enrol on the course.
The ‘Get started’ button below takes you to the course homepage where you will need to sign in. If you have forgotten your sign-in details, then use the ‘Reset password’ link which you can find on the sign-in page.
Course 4
FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Embedding Safeguarding Practice
As a Nominated FIFA Learner you must successfully complete Courses 1–3 before starting Course 4. Course 4 continues to extend your knowledge of key safeguarding topics and explains some new principles to help you embed safeguarding practice across your organisation. It is approximately 20 hours of online learning and quizzes, which can be completed at your own pace over the months explained in the ‘study plan’. Course 4 helps you develop your safeguarding effectiveness, and:
- Explores personal qualities and how you can support your own self-care.
- Explains the first steps for how to develop safeguarding learning opportunities across your organisation.
- Builds your understanding of safeguarding policy, guidance and processes for competitions and tournaments.
- Enhances your knowledge of managing safeguarding cases.
As a Nominated FIFA Learner, your registration will have been approved by FIFA and you were sent personal sign-in details via email including an enrolment key. Please use this key to enrol on Course 4.
The ‘Get started’ button below takes you to the course homepage where you will need to sign in. If you have forgotten your sign-in details, then use the ‘Reset password’ link which you can find on the sign-in page.
COURSE 5
FIFA Guardiansâ„¢ Promoting Wider Safeguarding Change
As a Nominated FIFA Learner you must successfully complete Courses 1–4 before starting Course 5. Course 5 introduces a new topic, safeguarding in the digital world, and helps you think about how your organisation might learn from safeguarding experiences and develop a positive safeguarding culture. It is approximately 7 hours of online learning and a final assignment, which can be completed at your own pace over the period explained in the ‘study plan’. Course 5 helps you to identify organisational strengths and weaknesses, and to:
- Recognise some of the specific safeguarding risks in the digital world and start to develop plans to manage these risks.
- Identify how you can support your organisation to learn from safeguarding experiences and to develop a positive safeguarding culture.
- Describe your future plans in your role whatever level of safeguarding experience you may have.
As a Nominated FIFA Learner, your registration will have been approved by FIFA and you were sent personal sign-in details via email including an enrolment key. Please use this key to enrol on Course 5.
The ‘Get started’ button below takes you to the course homepage where you will need to sign in. If you have forgotten your sign-in details, then use the ‘Reset password’ link which you can find on the sign-in page.
Celebrating your FIFA Diploma
As you progress towards your FIFA Guardians™ Safeguarding in Football Diploma we want to thank you for your efforts in helping make football safer. The courses may raise additional questions or learning needs – this is a good sign that you are curious about learning more and we’d like to continue to help you with this. All your efforts are valuable.
Please do celebrate your successes … and never forget to make sure you look after your own welfare while taking care of others.