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To achieve the OCN Diploma in Domestic Abuse learners must be based in England or Wales and complete one Level 3 Foundation accredited training course and three Level 3 Specialist accredited training courses with SafeLives to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
To achieve the OCN Diploma in Domestic Abuse learners must be based in England or Wales and complete one Level 3 Foundation accredited training course and three Level 3 Specialist accredited training courses with SafeLives. By attaining this, you will have proven yourself knowledgeable and capable in the areas we have identified as key to helping victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
We want you to feel proud and confident in your role as a highly qualified professional, which is why all of our England and Wales based courses continue to be accredited by OCN London.
Please be aware that if you are based in Scotland and have completed your IDAA qualification, this does not count towards the Domestic Abuse Diploma. For more information click here.
Step 1: Complete and pass a SafeLives Foundation course. This will give you an OCN Level 3 Accreditation in Domestic Abuse. All SafeLives Foundation courses are made up of the same initial 8 days of core domestic abuse knowledge plus 5 days of specialist content, 13 days of training in total.
If you have already graduated from the Foundation course, please check the date of your certification. You are eligible to complete the Diploma only if you received your accreditation after September 2016.
Step 2: You will need to complete and pass three further SafeLives Specialist 5 day courses to add to your Foundation course qualification in order to obtain the Diploma.
Contact our training team with any queries.
Please be aware that if you are based in Scotland and have completed your IDAA qualification, this does not count towards the Domestic Abuse Diploma. You will still benefit from the learnings of the individual courses, but there will be differences in terms of legislation and practice.
The Scottish IDAA training is accredited by SQA and unfortunately, credits cannot be combined with OCN.
Contact our Scotland team with any queries.
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