Latest update 19th August 2024
This page provides you with information about the welfare training that current members of British Fencing who appear on the BF Workforce register (coaches, welfare officers, and team managers) need to undertake .
The schedule of upcoming BF courses is available and additional courses will be run on-demand, so please contact us if you can’t find a suitable course. Some of the required courses are delivered by external providers, we have provided links to these providers.
Don’t forget that in order for us to review and recognise your qualifications you will need to upload your own certificates to the Sport80 membership platform.
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Additional Welfare Officer training
Welfare Officers are encouraged to continuously seek additional learning opportunities and CPD training. BF run regular WO briefing sessions.
Organisations such as the CPSU have online resources and events that Welfare Officers should explore to supplement their mandatory training described above.
For more information please contact [email protected]
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Other Coaching training requirements: There are other minimum requirements for coaches to become or remain registered (such as First Aid, coaching qualification, etc).
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All the certificates are valid for 3 years after the date of issue, meaning the training needs to be renewed before that period.
Core Safeguarding will have a validity of 6 years, as long as the required CPD is attended on an annual basis.
Once you have your certificates, it is crucial that you upload them to your Sport80 membership profile, as this is the information that we rely on to update the workforce registers. Currently, many welfare officers on the published register are shown as non-compliant because there is no evidence in the system of attending any welfare courses.
Having your certificates on the platform ensures you will receive reminders that you need to update your training when the expiry date is near (from 1 month before).
After you upload a certificate, the Development team will be notified by Sport80 and will review the document. If it is valid, your certificate will be approved. If your certificate hasn’t been approved within 14 days, for support or if you have an urgent request, please contact the BF Development Team.
A short tutorial on how to upload certificates on the Sport80 membership platform is available. You will need to follow these steps:
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