Why we wrote the framework

The safeguarding training, learning and development framework helps practitioners apply:

• the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
• Children Act 1989 legislation
• the Wales Safeguarding Procedures
• the statutory safeguarding guidance.

We wrote the framework to:

• promote a shared understanding of safeguarding principles, roles and responsibilities
• promote a culture of learning and development that highlights the practitioner’s knowledge and skills
• disseminate learning from:
  • Single Unified Safeguarding Reviews (these will replace adult practice reviews, child practice reviews, domestic homicide reviews, mental health homicide reviews and offensive weapons homicide reviews)
  • case management reviews, when needed.
• help make organisations more efficient
• maximise commitments to collaborative working through multi-agency training, learning and development
• maximise opportunities to commission specialist and bespoke training, learning and development
• support regions and organisations to identify resources needed to deliver or commission new training, learning and development.

Organisations need to use the framework to:

• make sure there’s a consistent national approach to training, learning and development
• support regions and organisations to identify resources required to deliver or commission new training, learning and development
• make sure people get the right training, learning and development at the right time (including induction and refresher opportunities)
• support the development of competencies in safeguarding
• find new ways of training, learning and development which meet the needs of an increasingly agile workforce
• develop new and innovative ways of delivering training, learning teaching and development to meet the needs of an increasingly agile workforce
• develop a consistent way of checking how effective safeguarding training, learning and development is, and how well it’s done.