Training Program on Preventing and Addressing Violence Against Children

Programme Overview

Violence against children is a worldwide concern. It affects nearly 1 billion children each year. Exposure to violence in childhood has a lifelong impact on the education, health, and well-being of a child. It can lead to cognitive, emotional, and social problems that result in poor performance. Preventing and addressing violence promotes peaceful and inclusive societies thereby contributing to sustainable development. Schools play a crucial role in channeling violence prevention efforts. Thus, it is essential that educational institutions strengthen their capacity in creating a violence-free environment. This training programme has been designed for educators to help them prevent, detect, and address violence against children (VAC). Throughout the course of this programme, you shall broaden your knowledge regarding child abuse and neglect and develop the necessary skills to act upon it. Moreover, you will learn what an effective school-based intervention looks like and understand how to support the creation of a safe environment.

Training for Educators on Preventing and Responding to Violence against Children and Adolescents is the best suit for the personnel of educational establishments including:

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Stockholm, Sweden, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• Statistics of Violence Against Children
• Defining Violence Against Children
• Child Rights; UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Legal obligations of the State
• The role of educators in addressing VAC
• Professional Responsibilities and Personal Commitments
• Community Efforts to combat VAC
• Physical Abuse
• Service planning and management
• Quality improvement and standards
• Human resources and workforce planning
• Financing and budgeting for services

It is designed for professionals who want to comprehend and analyze the characteristics of VAC, analyze legal, social, and cognitive implications of VAC, understand how to respond to violence against children inside and outside of the educational establishment and others who want practical, current skills in health, education and social services.

The Growing Importance of Training

Health, education and social services reach people directly, and their quality depends on planning, management and the use of evidence. Governments and partners expect better results from limited budgets.

Leaders and managers in these sectors face rising demand, staff shortages and new technologies. Strong management skills help institutions plan services, use resources well and show results.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Plan and manage services to meet demand
• Improve quality against standards
• Manage staff and resources effectively
• Use data to guide decisions
• Work with communities and partners

Strong health, education and social services systems help organisations:

• Deliver better services to more people
• Use budgets and staff efficiently
• Meet quality standards
• Show results to government and partners

This Training programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Training Training?

This programme is designed for:

• Comprehend and analyze the characteristics of VAC
• Analyze legal, social, and cognitive implications of VAC
• Understand how to respond to violence against children inside and outside of the educational establishment
• Understand the role of educators in addressing the VAC
• Deal with challenges associated with reporting VAC cases
• Work with families and community to prevent VAC
• Design and Implement school-based activities for preventing the VAC
• Service managers and administrators
• Directors and senior officials
• Planning and policy officers
• Quality and standards officers
• Human resources managers

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Training Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Training Training, participants will be able to:

• Explain the main challenges facing their sector
• Plan services that match demand and resources
• Apply quality improvement methods
• Plan and manage the workforce
• Budget and finance services effectively
• Use information systems and data in decisions
• Manage supplies and procurement for services
• Work effectively with communities and partners
• Prepare an improvement plan for their institution

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Training Training Methodology

Training Programme on Preventing and Addressing Violence Against Children in Stockholm, Sweden represents a well-blended mix of theoretical and practical activities. Contemporary adult learning techniques will be applied while delivering the sessions. Open presentation will be supported by group discussions and situational analysis. In addition, the presenter shall utilize video examples and case studies. Active Participation of delegates will be promoted to support engaging learning process.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Training Training, participants will be able to:

• Plan services to meet demand
• Improve quality against standards
• Manage staff and resources effectively
• Use data in decisions
• Work with communities and partners
• Lead improvement in their institution

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Training Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Service planning
• Quality management
• Workforce management
• Data use
• Partnerships

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Service plans
• Quality reviews
• Workforce plans
• Performance reports
• Supply planning

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply health, education and social services within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in health, education and social services increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on health, education and social services. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to health, education and social services that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Stockholm, Sweden brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how health, education and social services is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Sweden

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Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

The programme takes place at Best Western Capital Hotel.

Training Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Training Readiness Assessment
• Training Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Training Training Manual
• Service Planning Template
• Quality Improvement Plan Template
• Workforce Planning Template
• Performance Dashboard Template
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Service Review Checklist
• Improvement Tracking Sheet
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Training, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions plan and manage services to meet demand?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Understanding Violence Against Children), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions improve quality against standards?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions manage staff and resources effectively?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Proactive action to prevent Violence against children), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions use data to guide decisions?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Information and evidence), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions work with communities and partners?

The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Partnerships and action planning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Training programme take place?

It runs from 8 Feb 2027 to 12 Feb 2027, in Stockholm, Sweden (Best Western Capital Hotel). The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for professionals who want to comprehend and analyze the characteristics of VAC, analyze legal, social, and cognitive implications of VAC, understand how to respond to violence against children inside and outside of the educational establishment, understand the role of educators in addressing the VAC, and others who want practical skills in health, education and social services.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in health, education and social services?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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