Surrey Cricket Foundation

Cricket Clubs with Junior Sections and Affiliated Clubs should have a Safeguarding Officer at the Club.

Depending on what qualifications you hold there are two possible routes, please note you must select the correct option:

Qualified Coach & Safeguarding Officer

• Safeguarding and Protection Children (SPC) or the new online ECB Safeguarding for Specialist Roles (details below)
• Safe Hands Workshop Course Certificate
• A Cricket Specific DBS Clearance

Safeguarding Officer Only

• ECB Safeguarding for Specialist Roles - Those registering on Safe Hands Workshop in future will automatically receive notification from the ECB following attendance on the workshop in order to complete the new Safeguarding for Specialist Roles course online.
For those with an ECB elearning account Simply log onto your ECB eLearning account https://elearning.ecb.co.uk. You will see the ‘Safeguarding for Specialist Roles’ (SSR) course listed. The top-up elements will be greyed out, these will only become available once the SSR has been completed. If you have forgotten your log on details, contact elearning@ecb.co.uk and they will send you a reminder. Please note that existing coaches/activators or those who have registered on an ECB coaching course will already have an account. For those without a current ECB eLearning account, please Book Here
• Safeguarding and Protection Children (SPC) Course Certificate - (face-to-face). To book this please visit the Coaching UK or Active Surrey websites. You must provide evidence of your Safeguarding training (booking confirmation or certificate) when booking onto the SHW course. Please note we will consider other safeguarding qualifications in lieu of the SPC course but would ask you contact Alastair Hughes to check on whether your qualification is suitable.
• Safe Hands Workshop Course Certificate - We will have several courses running throughout 2022 and 2023. Please register via the links below to secure your place.
• A Cricket Specific DBS Clearance

All these qualifications have a 3 year validity period.

If you have any questions relating to the courses please get in touch with Alastair Hughes.