This free training course is designed to raise the awareness of parents, carers, and practitioners of the causes of childhood accidents, by teaching adults how to reduce risks and keep children safe.
Unintentional childhood injury results in over 2 million visits to A&E in the UK and over half of these injuries occur in the home. On average 62 children under the age of five died as a result of an accident and over 76,000 under the age of 14 are admitted for treatment, of which over 40% are under 5 years of age.
This e-learning course enables parents, carers and practitioners to:
- Identify risks in the home and elsewhere that are the common causes of childhood accidents
- Describe steps you are able to take in order to reduce the risk and prevent childhood accidents
- To be confident in making changes or supporting families to make changes, to keep children safer.
The training takes approximately 30 – 40 minutes to complete. On completion you will receive a certificate.
If you are a parent or carer of a young child or children or a professional working with/supporting young children, we strongly advise you to complete this training to develop your knowledge on child accident prevention. This will enable you to go on to make a difference in reducing childhood accidents in Kirklees.
Anyone with an interest in developing their knowledge on child accident prevention. There is no eligibility criteria for accessing this training.
