Online RYA Safe and Fun Course

Price: from £15 (Finance now available)

Location: Carried-out online

Duration: N/A

This online course is suitable for anyone working or planning on working with children and vulnerable adults in an RYA environment. This includes those volunteering or working at recognised training centres and affiliated clubs.

This provides a basic level of knowledge and awareness, put in the context of realistic scenarios that anyone could encounter at their club or training centre enviroment.

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Course Information

Joining Instructions: Please click here for course joining instructions

Recommended Reading: NSPCC website

Course Prerequisites: No assumed knowledge

Minimum Age: No Minimum age for this course

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Who is the course for:

This is a 3-5 hour online based course. The Online safe and fun course gives an introduction into the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults. It is designed for anyone working within the RYA course structure environment who may come into contact with a vulnerable person

This includes both Adult and Young persons scenarios and also gives valuable guidance on safeguarding for both.

 

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What we cover on the course:

Safeguarding is a key part of the RYA training world. This will cover some of the basics of how to safeguard a person and who to inform if there are areas of concern.

The RYA Safe and Fun Course includes a wide variety of real-life situations – both for adults and young persons.

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Course formats & details:

Courses run in a single format:

  • Carried-out online at your convenience.

This course needs to be completed before your:

  • RYA Dinghy, Multihull & Keelboat Instructors
  • RYA Windsurf Instructors
  • RYA Race Coaches
  • RYA Senior Instructors
  • RYA Dinghy Coaches
  • RYA Windsurf Coaches

When you have completed your course you will be issued online a PDF certificate with a unique code for your certificate you will need this for your instructors course.

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Our Chief Instructor says this about the RYA Safe and Fun Course:

This course gives a basic level of knowledge and awareness, put into the context of realistic scenarios that anyone could encounter at your club or training centre. Have some knowledge and understanding is very vital in this day and age. A good course to build your knowledge.

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