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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Child and Family Agency Services

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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1148. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the children first e-learning module has been made available to those working with children in the voluntary and unpaid sector. [34172/17]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The Children First Act 2015 was signed into law on 19 November 2015. It is intended that the new legislation will operate in tandem with the revised Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children, 2011.

Tusla are currently developing a range of resources which will assist organisations that provide services for children, to meet their obligations under the Children First legislation. This includes a comprehensive Children First e-learning training resource which will assist individuals and organisations identify and comply with their obligations under the Children First Guidance and legislation.

The e-learning module will be available on an e-training platform, which, when finalised will be universally available in September 2017, including to the voluntary and unpaid sectors.

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