ICTQual Level 4 Award in Safeguarding Adults Train the Trainer

This ICTQual AB Level 4 Award is a specialised professional Train the Trainer qualification focused on adult safeguarding knowledge, safeguarding procedures, ethical practice, training delivery, assessment, and workplace application.

• ICTQual AB Level 4 Award qualification

• 5 days training programme

• 7 mandatory study units

• Approved Training Centre assessment

• 100 multiple-choice questions assessment

• 75% minimum pass score

The ICTQual Level 4 Award in Safeguarding Adults Train the Trainer is designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills required to lead safeguarding education within health, social care, community, and organisational settings. It focuses on the legal, ethical, and practical responsibilities involved in protecting vulnerable adults.

• Develop specialist knowledge of adult safeguarding frameworks and practice

• Understand abuse, neglect, warning signs, disclosure, and safeguarding responses

• Apply safeguarding procedures, referral pathways, documentation, and risk assessment

• Build confidence in delivering safeguarding training to adult learners

• Use assessment and evaluation methods to improve learner understanding

• Apply safeguarding knowledge through realistic case studies and scenarios

Learners will develop the safeguarding knowledge, instructional skills, assessment capability, and professional judgement required to deliver effective adult safeguarding training in organisational and care-related environments.

• Define adult safeguarding and explain its importance in health and social care

• Identify types, signs, indicators, risk factors, and impacts of abuse and neglect

• Apply safeguarding laws, policies, referral processes, documentation, and risk assessment techniques

• Plan and deliver effective safeguarding training sessions for adult learners

• Design assessments, provide feedback, and evaluate safeguarding training effectiveness

• Apply ethical principles, confidentiality, professional boundaries, inclusivity, and case-based decision-making

This course is suitable for professionals involved in adult safeguarding, care, education, community support, compliance, or workplace training who need to deliver safeguarding adults training to others.

• Social workers

• Healthcare professionals

• Social care staff and care home trainers

• Community workers and support workers

• Safeguarding officers and coordinators

• Educators, trainers, and professionals seeking safeguarding trainer competence

Learners should have an appropriate background, communication ability, and professional readiness to study safeguarding adults and deliver training in sensitive adult protection contexts.

• Learners should be 16 years or older, with English proficiency and preferably a Level 3 qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject such as health and social care, education, social work, or a related discipline

• Prior experience in adult safeguarding or related roles such as healthcare worker, social care assistant, community support worker, or safeguarding officer is highly desirable

Assessment is conducted through an Approved Training Centre and is designed to evaluate learners’ understanding of adult safeguarding concepts and their ability to apply course content in practical situations.

• Mandatory assessment through Approved Training Centres

• 100 multiple-choice questions

• Application-based assessment of safeguarding concepts in practical situations

• Minimum score of 75% required to pass

After completing this qualification, learners may progress into adult safeguarding training, coordination, compliance, quality assurance, consultancy, and health or social care education roles.

• Safeguarding Adults Trainer

• Safeguarding Coordinator

• Care Home or Social Services Trainer

• Policy and Compliance Advisor