Child Protection Programme Management Training Course

Course Introduction

Child protection programme management is a critical component of humanitarian and development work, ensuring that children are safeguarded from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence in all operational contexts.

This course provides participants with essential knowledge and practical skills to design, implement, and manage child protection programmes that are effective, ethical, and aligned with international safeguarding standards.

It emphasizes a rights-based and child-centered approach, ensuring that the best interests of the child remain central in all programming, decision-making, and service delivery processes.

Participants will explore how to develop integrated child protection systems that connect communities, government institutions, NGOs, and other stakeholders for coordinated response and prevention.

The training also focuses on monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of child protection interventions, ensuring accountability, evidence generation, and continuous program improvement.

Ultimately, the course strengthens institutional and field capacity to build safe environments where children can survive, thrive, and reach their full potential without harm or exploitation.

Duration

5 days

Who Should Attend

• Child protection officers in NGOs and humanitarian agencies
• Social workers and community protection workers
• Programme managers in child-focused organizations
• Monitoring and evaluation officers in protection programmes
• Education and safeguarding focal persons
• Case management and psychosocial support staff
• Government child welfare and social services officers
• Humanitarian response and emergency field staff
• Civil society organization leaders and coordinators
• Donor-funded project implementation teams
• Child rights advocates and policy specialists
• Capacity building and training professionals

Course Objectives

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of child protection principles, frameworks, and international standards guiding humanitarian and development interventions for children.
• Strengthen skills in designing and managing child protection programmes that are child-centered, rights-based, and contextually appropriate.
• Build capacity to identify, assess, and respond to risks, abuse, exploitation, and neglect affecting children in diverse settings.
• Enhance ability to develop effective case management systems for vulnerable and at-risk children requiring protection services.
• Improve understanding of safeguarding policies and their application in organizational child protection programming.
• Strengthen competencies in coordinating multi-sectoral child protection systems involving education, health, justice, and community stakeholders.
• Develop skills to design monitoring and evaluation systems that track child protection outcomes and impact effectively.
• Enhance ability to engage communities in child protection awareness, prevention, and response initiatives.
• Strengthen institutional capacity to manage child protection data securely while ensuring confidentiality and ethical standards.
• Build practical skills for improving sustainability, accountability, and effectiveness of child protection programmes.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Child Protection Programming

• Understanding child protection concepts, risks, and global frameworks
• Overview of child protection programme management systems in NGOs
• Linking child protection to human rights and international conventions
• Understanding roles of stakeholders in child protection systems

Module 2: Child Rights and Legal Frameworks

• Understanding the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
• National child protection laws and policy frameworks
• Legal obligations of NGOs in child safeguarding and protection
• Application of international standards in programme implementation

Module 3: Risk Identification and Vulnerability Assessment

• Identifying children at risk in different humanitarian contexts
• Conducting vulnerability and risk assessments effectively
• Understanding root causes of child protection violations
• Developing risk mitigation strategies in programming

Module 4: Case Management Systems

• Designing child-focused case management systems and procedures
• Developing referral pathways for vulnerable children
• Coordinating service delivery across multiple sectors
• Ensuring quality assurance in case management processes

Module 5: Psychosocial Support for Children

• Providing psychosocial support services to vulnerable children
• Integrating mental health into child protection programming
• Strengthening resilience and emotional wellbeing of children
• Designing child-friendly counseling and support systems

Module 6: Community-Based Child Protection

• Engaging communities in child protection and safeguarding initiatives
• Strengthening community-based protection structures and mechanisms
• Promoting awareness and prevention of child abuse and exploitation
• Mobilizing community participation in child protection systems

Module 7: Safeguarding Policies and Compliance

• Understanding organizational safeguarding policies and standards
• Implementing child safeguarding measures in NGO operations
• Managing reporting mechanisms for safeguarding violations
• Ensuring compliance with donor and regulatory requirements

Module 8: Monitoring and Evaluation of Child Protection Programmes

• Designing M&E frameworks for child protection interventions
• Developing indicators for child protection outcomes and impact
• Collecting and analyzing child protection data ethically
• Using evaluation results for programme improvement and learning

Module 9: Coordination and Partnership in Child Protection

• Strengthening coordination among child protection stakeholders
• Building partnerships with government and civil society actors
• Enhancing referral networks for comprehensive child services
• Managing inter-agency collaboration for child protection response

Module 10: Sustainability and Programme Management

• Planning and managing sustainable child protection programmes
• Strengthening institutional capacity for long-term protection work
• Ensuring accountability and donor compliance in programming
• Integrating child protection into broader development strategies

Training Approach          

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.

Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment:

Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.