Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences For Corporate Professionals

KEY FEATURES

Mandatory compliance for concerned businesses
Easy roll out and tracking for teams/corporates
Practical tips & real life illustrations
Online videos & testing created by domain experts

ABOUT

Sexual violence on children in their care is a cause of grave concern for the schools and other institutions where parents send their children to study and pursue sports, hobbies, and vocations. This course will deliver a sound knowledge of the legal framework for reporting and investigating sexual offences and the care and protection of child victims, and a working knowledge of the measures that can be taken at these institutions to minimize the risk of sexual violence on children in their care.

Why should you take this course?

You are part of the administration or management of a school or coaching institute and want to take steps to eliminate the potential for sexual violence on children in your care, or respond adequately to sexual violence on children in your care
You run a coaching facility for sports or a dance or music academy and want to take steps to eliminate the potential for sexual violence on children in your care, or respond adequately to sexual violence on children in your care
You are a teacher, coach, or instructor at a school or a coaching institute and want to recommend steps that can be taken at the school or coaching institute to eliminate the potential for sexual violence on children in your care

What will be covered?

The types of sexual violence on children and the laws that prohibit those acts
The obligations of schools and other institutions in relation to the reporting and investigating of sexual crimes against children in their care
How schools and other institutions can be liable under criminal law for sexual violence on children in their care
Steps that schools and institutions can take to minimize the risk of sexual crimes against children in their care

What is needed?

A standard Internet/data connection along with a computer/laptop/smartphone/tablet is enough to get you started!

Testing and completion

This course offers a Course Completion Test (CCT) - to qualify for the CCT, a learner has to complete 100% of the course. The CCT is conducted online to provide maximum flexibility to the learner. Based on the results of the CCT, a learner will be given a certificate of completion or a certificate of excellence.

CURRICULUM

UNIT 1: Child Sexual Abuse

The harm caused by child sexual abuse

Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Law

UNIT 2: Child-friendly Procedure

Reporting child sexual abuse

Investigation into child sexual abuse

Trials of child sexual abuse offences

UNIT 3: Protection at Schools

Responding to child sexual abuse

Prevention of child sexual abuse

UNIT 4: UPDATE: Amendments to the POCSO Act

OUTCOMES

You will learn to identify risks of sexual violence against children
You will understand how Indian legislation protects children from sexual offences
You will learn the steps that need to be taken for reporting sexual crimes against children and the broad process of investigation
You will understand how to respond to and protect child victims of sexual crimes
You will learn certain measures that can be taken to minimise the risk of such crimes

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