Online training
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Tailored training courses on child and youth protection suitable for anyone working in football, from coaches to administrative staff.
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To help national associations, clubs and other football stakeholders teach their staff about the need to protect children and young people, including best practice preventive measures, UEFA teamed up with non-governmental organisation Terre des hommes to develop a suite of online courses. Each works hand in hand with our child safeguarding toolkit.
All the following courses are available in: Albanian, English, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovakian and Polish.
On completion of their training module, participants receive an official certificate.
Raising awareness of child safeguarding in football
Aim: Encourage staff to reflect on their shared responsibility for making football a safe environment for children.
Course content
- Safeguarding concepts
- Safeguarding in football
- Roles and responsibilities
- Types of abuse
- Immersive stories and scenarios: how to recognise, respond to and report concerns about a child’s safety or well-being.
Child safeguarding for coaches
Aim: Help coaches to enhance their knowledge and improve child safeguarding practices.
Course content
- Recognising signs of abuse
- Specific risk issues for children involved in football activities
- Responding to safeguarding concerns
Child safeguarding for staff
Aim: Raise awareness among staff not involved directly in coaching about both their individual responsibility and their role in safeguarding children.
Involvement of children in child safeguarding in football
Aim: Teach adults working in football how to encourage and support children’s participation in football activities while keeping them safe.
This course ensures that anyone involved in organising football activities respects the principles of Articles 12 and 13 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – the rights of all children to freely express their views and to participate in decisions that affect their lives.
Child and youth protection officer training
The online course for Child and Youth Protection Officers offers specialised training for those serving as key safeguarding contacts. It covers how to respond to child-related concerns, including referring cases to child protection agencies or law enforcement (e.g. social services or police), and how to support children who disclose abuse — with practical guidance every step of the way.