The Agency provides information and training on all issues of child protection through the Our Duty to Care project, which is supported by the Child Care Unit (Department of Health & Social Services & Public Safety).

1. Training
The Our Duty to Care team can provide training on child protection issues and practice. The training can be accessed in a number of ways:

• Current Courses on Child Protection
• AccessNI Training
• Keeping Safe Initiatives
• Child Protection Training for Arts Council Organisations
• Consultancy Training
• Calendar of all forthcoming Agency training

2. Information
The Our Duty to Care team provides information on child protection policy, procedures and practice. We aim to do this through:

• Publications
• Guidance and Support

3. Standards
The Volunteer Development Agency helps organisations to meet standards of practice.

• Getting It Right
• DHSSPS Accreditation