Child Protection Essentials: Identify, Respond, Report
About event organiser
Child Matters provides a range of training and NZQA accredited courses on child protection in Aotearoa.
Event information
About the event
Additional training dates:
- Thursday 22 October 2026, 9am-1:30pm, online.
- Tuesday 8 December 2026, 9am-1:30pm, online.
For more information and to register for the online training, visit the webinar event page. For in-person training, visit the workshop event page.
This workshop focuses on understanding the concept of vulnerability and explores factors that contribute to vulnerability, risk and child abuse. Participants will learn how to identify when children and young people are vulnerable to abuse and neglect, and how to intervene early.
Please direct all queries to the organiser.
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