Course aims
The aims and objectives of this online Preventing Radicalisation training course are to:
- To provide the learner with a clear understanding of the legislation regarding preventing radicalisation training
- To provide essential preventing radicalisation training resources in an engaging and meaningful way
Following a review, the prevent strategy now contains three objectives, and these are to:
- respond to the ideological challenge of terrorism and the threat from those who promote it
- prevent people from being drawn into terrorism and ensure that they are given appropriate advice and support
- work with sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation that we need to address.
Learning outcomes
This online Preventing Radicalisation training course covers the following:
- Be aware of the objectives of the Prevent strategy,
- Understand how the health and social care sectors can contribute to the Prevent agenda,
- Be mindful of your professional responsibilities about the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults,
- Be mindful of the various factors that can make individuals susceptible to radicalisation,
- Understand how such vulnerabilities in individuals may result in risks to others,
- Understand your reporting responsibilities, where to find advice if you have concerns about vulnerable people who are being groomed into terrorist-related activities,
- Be aware of the critical factors that may indicate that vulnerable people are being radicalised or are at risk of being involved in terrorism-related activities,
- Be mindful of how the internet and other indirect methods can lead to the radicalisation of vulnerable people,
- Know what you need to do if you have concerns, including where to find advice and how to refer concerns, and
- Know your responsibilities concerning information sharing and the consequences of failing to share information.
What is Prevent?
Prevent is one of four strands of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy, known as CONTEST. The Labour government created it in 2003, and the coalition government widened its remit in 2011. Prevent is about safeguarding people and communities from the threat of terrorism.
Prevent is 1 of the 4 elements of CONTEST, the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy (including Pursue; Protect and Prepare). It aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. PREVENT is a vital part of the Government’s strategy to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Early intervention is at the heart of PREVENT in diverting people away from being drawn into terrorist activity. PREVENT happens before any criminal activity takes place. The Prevent duty is the duty in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 on specified authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
What is CONTEST?
CONTEST aims to reduce the risk to the UK and its interests overseas from terrorism so that people can go about their lives freely and with confidence. CONTEST deals with all forms of terrorism and continues to be based around four strands:
- Pursue – the investigation and disruption of terrorist attacks;
- Prevent – work to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism;
- Protect – improving our protective security to stop a terrorist attack; and
- Prepare – working to minimise the impact of an attack and to recover as quickly as possible.
Why is online Preventing Radicalisation training course essential?
This online Preventing Radicalisation training course is aimed at all professionals who work in health and social care settings, where they come into contact with people who may be vulnerable to radicalisation, whether they are adults, children or young people.
The online Preventing Radicalisation training course aims to give you an awareness of the radicalisation process so you can feel confident about being proactive in taking a multi-agency approach to early intervention and support.
What is covered in this course?
This online Preventing Radicalisation training course covers the following:
- Objectives of the Prevent strategy,
- How the health and social care sectors can contribute to the Prevent agenda,
- Professional responsibilities about the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults,
- Factors that can make individuals susceptible to radicalisation,
- How vulnerabilities in individuals may result in risks to others,
- Reporting responsibilities, and where to find advice if you have concerns about vulnerable people who are being groomed into terrorist-related activities,
- Critical factors that may indicate that vulnerable people are being radicalised or are at risk of being involved in terrorism-related activities,
- How the internet and other indirect methods can lead to the radicalisation of vulnerable people,
- What must-do if you have concerns, including where to find advice and how to refer concerns, and
- Your responsibilities concerning information sharing and the consequences of failing to share information.
Preventing Radicalisation - Level 2 - Online Course - CPD Accredited.
