Introduction to Safeguarding Adults Course (SOVA) Level 2
Formerly known as Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (SOVA)
Safeguarding adults with care and support needs in this Introduction to Safeguarding Adults training session, you will gain knowledge of the pertinent safeguarding laws and the significance of safeguarding training for everyone who works with vulnerable persons.
In addition, you will learn about the safeguarding process and how to respond to, report, and document any concerns during the course. You will also learn what occurs when a referral is made and the typical hurdles that may prevent people involved from speaking up.
- Created by professionals in Safeguarding
- CPD accreditated
- No time restrictions, the training is entirely online.
- Duration: 3 hours
- Instant digital certificate.
Why Choose Coral & Reed courses?
Our courses are:
- Skills for Care aligned
- Affordable to suit your budget
- High quality and value for money
- Based on best practice knowledge to gain the highest standards
- Highly interactive.
Who should take this course?
Anyone whose employment entails working with vulnerable persons should take this course.
People who should participate in this training include, for instance:
- GPs, nurses, and healthcare assistants working for the NHS.
- Agency nurses
- Agency workers
- Carers, whether in a household or residential environment.
- Employees in private healthcare.
- Those who are employed by institutions of higher learning, such as adult learning.
There is no prerequisite knowledge needed for this course, making it appropriate for workers of all levels.
Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults Learning outcomes
By the end of this course learners will be able to
- Understand the principles of Safeguarding adults
- Reduce the likelihood of abuse
- Respond to suspected or disclosed abuse
- Protect people from harm and abuse – locally and nationally
Assessment
Upon the successful completion of the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults online learning material, you will undertake a 20 question quiz with a pass mark of 80%. The questions are automatically marked and you will be automatically certificated. If you don’t pass, you can retake the assessment as many times as desired until you pass.
Certification
The CPD Group has recognised all of our courses as adhering to generally recognised standards for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
When the course is successfully completed, a quality assured certificate will be issued to you. This can be utilised as proof of conformity and audit.
The renewal term for this course is suggested to be 1 year based on industry best practise guidelines. This suggested renewal date will be printed on your certificate.
Course content
What is safeguarding, its fundamental tenets, who constitutes an adult at risk, and safeguarding laws.
The 9 categories of abuse and respective signs and symptoms, the principles of abuse, additional safeguarding issues, and outside help.
Safeguarding Concerns and disclosures, responses are recorded, the reporting procedure is followed, impediments to speaking out are removed, and whistleblowing is encouraged.
What occurs with the referral, getting a response, what comes next, possible results, and the closing procedure.
How do our courses work?
1. Purchase and payment
Add the course of your choice into the basket. After adding all the courses you require, proceed to our easy checkout procedure to make a payment with a debit or credit card.
There is also the option to pay by invoice for businesses booking ten or more courses.
2. Course access
After making your purchase, go to your email account, look for an email from Coral & Reed Ltd where you will find the information you need to begin your training (use your username and login using the password you created).
3. Certificate
After successfully completed your course, you can immediately download your digital certificate as a PDF.
4. Continued Support
If at any point during your course you require assistance, our helpful customer support staff is eager to assist you. Please feel free to contact us at admin@coralandreed.co.uk or call us at 01753 463464, and we’ll try our best to address any queries you may have.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, our course are available to all leaners across the world and can be paid for using a Debit card.
You can start your course immediately after purchase.
All our courses will differ, according to the learning resource, but traditionally, previous learners have taken as little as 1 hour up to 3 hours. You have access to the courses once purchased for a period of 1 year.
Certificates are usually available immediately after completing the course. Click on the certificate button to download and save it somewhere easy to remember. If the course was purchased for you by your employer, please contact them for a copy of your certificate.
Once a course is purchased, go to our website – www.coralandreed.com and log in at the top by entering your user name and password. A list of courses should appear on the screen. Click on a course. On your desired course page, scroll down to course content and select the 1st module, Study the learning material, click mark complete and click lesson content to access your assessment or next lesson where lesson content is missing.
Yes, of course. Courses purchased can be completed on the phone, tablet or on a laptop.
Once the purchase of the course is complete, please allow up to 10 minutes before checking your email for log in details. Where details have not been emailed automatically please do not hesitate to contact us.
You can either choose to purchase a single course, a number of courses or a pack of
courses. Individuals wishing to purchase single courses for themselves are advised to click
Start Course, Take this Course, select individual for a single learner, or Group for individuals
purchasing on behalf of their company, add to basket and proceed to checkout.
You can also choose to undertake your course in a classroom setting, remotely from home
(Virtually) or do it online (E – Learning). Virtual and classroom courses can be booked in
www.coralandreed.co.uk while online courses are purchased on www.coralandreed.com.
You can start your course immediately after purchase.
One (1) CPD point is normally earned for every hour of study. On the corresponding course page, you can find a schedule, outlining how long we estimated each course to last.
Yes. Even after finishing the course, you may log in using your username and password to access the training materials whenever you choose.
No, there isn’t a time limit on how soon you must finish the training after placing a purchase since we want our courses to fit your schedule. Additionally, you may divide your training into as many sessions as you choose because the programme tracks your success as you go along. You are totally free to study at your own speed.
Based on best practise recommendations, the majority of our training courses include a suggested date for renewal, which is 1 Year. The certificate you receive after finishing the course will include this date.
Simply go to the course page for the training renewal and make another complete course purchase. You may be confident that you are buying the most recent edition because our courses are frequently updated to reflect changes in statutory requirements.
You can use a debit or credit card to pay for our courses.
Please get in touch with our team so they can handle this for you. Call us at 01753 463464 or send an email to admin@coralandreed.co.uk.
All our courses are CPD accredited (Continuous Professional Development) and count towards your CPD points. Points for each course will be indicated on each certificate issued.
The Care Certificate is a recognised qualification that can assist individuals undertaking it to progress on to NVQ’S and or to the access course to nursing.
Most employers require all potential staff to undertake mandatory courses yearly. These differ from employer to employer . Please check with your employer which courses are most suitable for you. We however recommend all new staff to the Health & Social care industry to undertake the Care Certificate. This provides you with most of the necessary basic skills required to begin your health and social care career.
