Important
The HSE has a responsibility under Children First to ensure all staff and volunteers can recognise signs of child abuse and make a report to the Child and Family Agency (Tusla).
An Introduction to Children First training is mandatory for HSE staff.
This includes staff that are:
- permanent
- temporary
- agency
- locum or visiting
It also includes students and volunteers.
Duration
The eLearning module lasts approximately one and a half hours.
How to book
Introduction to Children First is an eLearning module on HSeLanD
You can access HSeLanD on a smartphone, tablet or PC.
Volunteer registration for the training module
To find the training module on HSeLanD, click on ‘my learning’ and type 'children first' in the search box.
If you have difficulty accessing HSeLanD contact support@hseland.ie
Certification
You will get a certificate when you have successfully completed the module. You should forward this to your line manager.
You can continue to retake the module until you achieve the pass rate.
Your certificate is valid for 3 years. You can do refresher training after 3 years and you will get a new certificate.
Contact
If you have difficulty understanding the module contact the Children First team at childrenfirst@hse.ie