Award in Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults – Curia Staff
The Pastoral Formation Institute is licensed by MFHEA (Licence #: 2013-FHI-023) as a Further and Higher Educational Institute. The Award in Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults is accredited at EQF/MQF Level 4, as Further Education Programme.
This short course will assist employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults or handle their data, to recognise the key principles of safeguarding and learn to create a safe environment for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The intended learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
familiarise themselves with safeguarding policies
understand the legal obligations with child abuse
identify signs and symptoms of abuse
know the disclosures of abuse
identify the principles of safeguarding
practice professional boundaries
know their legal obligations related to the Protection of Minors (Registration) Act (2011) and the Minors Protection Act (2019)
learn about the different types of abuse and poor practice
learn a standard response to a disclosure of abuse
be able to recognise signs of abuse
identify the actions to take if you have a concern and who can help
You may find all the dates in the Calendar section below.
Each course is delivered over two sessions; (a) 3-hour, in-person session and (b) 2 hours of recorded material which can be accessed on the PFI’s Moodle Portal.
November 2025
Lecturing Period
Mode of Delivery
Date & Time
Venue
In-person
26th November 2024 from 10:30am to 1:30pm
Archbishops’ Curia
Recorded Material
26th November – 3rd December 2024
Recorded videos on the VLE platform
Assessment Period:
Assessment
Available From
Due by
Short Multiple-Choice Online Exam
26th November 2024
3rd December 2024
Reflective Journal
26th November 2024
7th January 2025
This course has three exit certificate options:
Certificate of Attendance
A Certificate of Attendance will be rewarded to students who have:
attended in-person session
watched all the recorded material
and did not submit any course assessments.
Certificate of Participation
A Certificate of Participation* will be rewarded to students who meet the attendance criteria and successfully conclude the course multiple choice test. (please check the calendar tab above for exam dates)
Certificate of Achievement
A Certificate of Achievement* is awarded to students who successfully concluded the course, that is;
meet the attendance criteria
sit and pass the short multiple-choice online exam (mentioned in point 2),
*To obtain a Certificate of Achievement or a Certificate of Participation, a student must; attend all the contact hours and successfully conclude the assessment/s.
EQF/MQF Level: Level 4
Accreditation Category: Further Education Programme
The Pastoral Formation Institute is licensed by MFHEA (Licence #: 2013-FHI-023) as a Further and Higher Educational Institute. The Award in Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults is accredited at EQF/MQF Level 4, as Further Education Programme.
Qualifications: Every application will be considered on its individual merits. The Pastoral Formation Institute accepts a wide range of qualifications, and we always try to judge applications on the basis of academic potential. We do consider a very wide range of academic, vocational, and professional qualifications, as well as work and other appropriate experiences and skills.
Language: Primary level understanding of Maltese and English.
Digital: Knows how to access the internet and use a word processor.
For courses offered in face-to-face learning and Blended Learning, it is required that applicants reside in the Maltese Islands and use their Maltese address in their application form.
