IABA will deliver a minimum of 16 Safeguarding learning workshops in 2026.
This will include at least 12 online Safeguarding One workshops, and 4 online Safeguarding Two workshops.
All adults – coaches, committee members & non-coaching volunteers – in every club who have contact with children are required to have undertaken Safeguarding 1.
Commissioned Workshops
IABA is open, on request, to providing Safeguarding One and/or Safeguarding Two learning in person, at a county board or provincial unit level.
County Boards and Provinical Units who wish to commission in-person delivery of this learning are invited to make contact with IABA National Safeguarding Manager, Stephen Flynn, via stephen@iaba.ie
Safeguarding One Workshops
| Month | Date | Day | Time |
| January | 14th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| February | 4th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| March | 11th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| April | 15th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| May | 16th | Saturday | 10.00-13.00 |
| June | 17th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| July | 15th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| August | 14th | Friday | 13.00-16.00 |
| September | 12th | Saturday | 10.00-13.00 |
| October | 16th | Friday | 13.00-16.00 |
| November | 11th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| December | 9th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
Safeguarding Two Workshops
| Month | Date | Day | Time |
| February | 11th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| May | 20th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| August | 26th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
| November | 25th | Wednesday | 18.00-21.00 |
Registration
On completion of THIS LINK and in advance of your selected Safeguarding Workshop, your club will receive an invitation to pay your €20 fee through the club’s Blocworx portal.
You will receive a link to attend the workshop on the day of the workshop.