IOC establishes International Safeguarding Officer Certificate

The International Olympic Committee
(IOC) approved the establishment of the “International Safeguarding Officer in
Sport Certificate”. The course leading to certification is set to commence in
September 2021.

The five-month education course will be
developed by an International Advisory Board of experts, under three Programme
Directors, and will be fully aligned with other international efforts to
protect athletes and align sports policies and programmes with the United
Nations 2030 Agenda.

It will be hosted on sportsoracle. The
course will include a final examination, which must be passed in order to
receive the certification.

Registration for this course – which
will be open to anyone, but aimed in particular at International Federations (IFs),
National Federations (NFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) – will incur
a fee. Successful candidates proposed by the NOCs will be able to apply for
Olympic Solidarity scholarships to enroll in this course.

Source: www.olympic.org