The topic of safeguarding has landed on the agenda of Australian sports over the past six years in response to a series of independent reviews, the release of national and state-based principles, standards and legislation, and the establishment of Sport Integrity Australia.
Safeguarding in Sport Course
This safeguarding course offers a series of introductory modules specifically designed to build a sporting organisation’s capacity to apply preventative safeguarding measures and effective safeguarding response strategies aimed at prioritising the safety of children, young people and athletes in Australian sport.
Sports must build internal safeguarding capabilities and can do this by accessing safeguarding education that is adaptable for specific roles, relevant across any sporting environment (grassroots to high performance) and can be contextualised to each individual sport.
| Duration | One session (8 hours in total) |
| Dates | Class code: SSP4 Tue 26 November, 2024 |
| Time | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Venue | UTS City Campus |
| Cost | $698 (GST free) |
Course content
This safeguarding course is delivered using current research and data, real life case scenarios and practical learning. The following topics will be included in this course:
Safeguarding in Context
- The national and international safeguarding landscape
- Safeguarding stakeholders and the roles they play
- Safeguarding skills and capabilities
Safeguarding in Practice
- Considering risks of harm or violence
- Preventing harm or violence
- Responding to harm or violence
Safeguarding in your Organisation
- Determining your organisational needs
- Developing an organisational plan
Learning outcomes
At the completion of this safeguarding course you will have:
- deeper understanding of safeguarding in sport and how it applies to different areas across an organisation
- sound knowledge of governance, legislation and policy obligations specifically relating to sport
- the ability to identify key safeguarding risks and apply preventative strategies to mitigate these risks
- understanding of the importance of appropriate safeguarding responses and the skills and systems required to support this
- the ability to map own organisational safeguarding needs and convert these into a draft plan with tangible actions
- the ability to present this to the relevant people within your own organisation to drive actions and change.
Intended audience
This safeguarding course is designed for sports personnel who are tasked with introducing or embedding safeguarding across their organisation. This may include roles such as people and culture, quality and risk, community development or leadership representatives.
The course content will address key concepts, legislative obligations as well as some broader theoretical perspectives relating to safeguarding. It will also provide practical guidance for you to understand what is required for your organisation, how to prioritise the requirements and practical strategies for embedding these requirements.
This course aims to answer: ‘what do we need to be doing?’ and ‘where do we start?’
About the presenter
Samantha Dellamarta is an engaging and innovative presenter who values education as a platform for systemic change, aiming to build a stronger safeguarding workforce in Australia.
Samantha’s career history of direct practice, leadership and consulting roles spans a range of government and non-government agencies. She has been able to amalgamate her qualifications and wealth of knowledge from the community sector with her current experience working with national sporting organisations and institutes to offer a best practice approach to safeguarding in sport.
Samantha has led safeguarding projects with local, state and national bodies including Y Australia, the Australian Football League (AFL) and the Geelong Football Club, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).
Samantha also works directly with National Sporting Organisations (NSO) and has led the safeguarding movement for Hockey Australia and its eight member associations with the introduction of Safe Hockey in 2019.
Course registration
Contact us
Need more information? For all course related enquiries, including future dates or in-house training enquiries email us or call +61 (2) 9514 7884.
This short course is presented by the university's Centre for Sport, Business and Society.
