Free Blue Card Info Sessions

This November, Blue Card Services will be hosting a series of free online events to help you understand the changes to the blue card system. These events run for an hour and will be held in lunchtime sessions.

There are four key parts to the blue card system. Each part plays an essential role in keeping Queensland kids safe. It works best when all parts work together.

Over four weeks we will talk in further detail about each part of the blue card system.

These events are ideal for:

• organisations operating child related services or employ people to work with children
• people who manage blue card holders within organisations.

Topics
You can attend all sessions or just the ones you want to learn more about. There will be opportunities for questions and discussion at each session.

• Week one – who needs a blue card, the categories of regulated employment and businesses, and how to apply for a blue or exemption card.
• Week two – the application and screening process, including what happens when an applicant has police information returned as part of the blue card check.
• Week three – linking requirements and the importance of linking a card holder to an organisation, and the daily monitoring of applicants and card holders by the Queensland Police Service.
• Week four – We discuss organisations’ obligations to develop and implement child and youth risk management strategies, which contribute to the creation of safe environments for children.

Dates and times
Each Tuesday and Thursday from 12–1pm

Week one – 3 and 5 November
Week two – 10 and 12 November
Week three – 17 and 19 November
Week four – 24 and 26 November

Register for one of these free online events on our website (Scroll down to ‘upcoming events’ and find the session/s you’re interested in.)

Each presentation is about 60 mins (45 mins presentation and 15 mins for Q&A).

Source
Blue Card News