All SFI organisations are invited to attend regular training and qualification courses. This booklet offers an overview of the training and workshops we offer. To tailor the courses to meet the needs of your faith centre, contact your local SFI consultant or email info@sfitogether.org
SFI can offer your faith centre reliable Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for all volunteers, teachers, and members who work with children and vulnerable adults. We can provide basic, standard and enhanced online checks via the licensed provider, Care Check.
SFI offers the following training and workshops:
1. Introduction to Risk Management and Effective
Governance for Faith Centres
2. Safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults:
• Awareness (basic): Free for SFI members
• For Management and Trustees (intermediate):
Free for SFI Members
• Designated Safeguarding Lead (advanced):
Subsidised cost of £10 per person
3. Emergency Paediatric First Aid & Emergency
First Aid for Faith Centres:
Subsidised cost of £20 per person
4. Health & Safety Training:
• Awareness (Basic): Free for SFI members
• For Management and Trustees (intermediate):
Free for SFI members
• Health and Safety Officer (advanced):
Subsidised cost of £10 per person.
5. Faith Supplementary Schools:
• An introduction to teacher training for Madrassas:
Free for SFI members
6. Faith Supplementary school teacher training course:
• Subsided cost of £75 per person, and need
based scholarships available.
7. Fundraising and Grant Application
Writing for Faith Institutions:
Subsidised cost of £20 per person