Safeguarding Against Radicalisation - The Prevent Duty

This is a statutory online training course for Coventry City Council staff which can be accessed via MeLearning.

This course is Home Office accredited and approved.  We’ve worked closely with the Home Office’s, Office of Security and Counter Terrorism department, to produce the latest and very best in Prevent Duty training. 

In this course you will learn about:

  • The range of threats we face
  • What extremism is and how it’s linked to terrorism
  • The processes of radicalisation
  • The role of social media
  • What religion has to do with it
  • The key legislation and recent updates
  • The government’s counter-terrorism strategy - CONTEST
  • The Prevent strategy and the Prevent duty; what it means to different sectors and who it applies to Channel – what it is and how it helps those at risk
  • How radicalisation occurs
  • What the signs of radicalisation are
  • What makes people vulnerable
  • How to report concerns
  • How to help prevent violent extremism

Home Office Prevent Duty Training - E-Learning 

Prevent Duty Training - Learn how to support people vulnerable to radicalisation - This training service is for people working in sectors covered by the Prevent duty, such as education, health, local authorities, police, prisons, probation and youth justice.  Other sectors that are not covered may also complete this training.