NICRO has extensive experience in training and skills development in the crime and violence prevention sector. NICRO offers online learning opportunities to professionals, community structures and individuals.
Below is the range of online skills development programmes we host on NICRO Online, NICRO's online learning management system.
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The SACSSP Code of Ethics
This programme covers the South African Council for Social Service Professions’ Policy Guidelines for Course of Conduct, Code of Ethics and the Rules for Social Workers in details. The topics covered include:
- Purpose of the Code of Ethics
- The Guiding Ethical Values and Principles of the Code of Ethics
- Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities towards the profession
- Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities towards Client Systems
- Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities towards Colleagues and other Social Workers
- Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities in Practice Settings
- Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society
- Implementation
The policy is provided as a PDF download, as well as a summative one pager for quick reference.
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Positive Discipline and Classroom Management
This online programme provides a detailed introduction to positive classroom discipline. The programme teaches the use of positive discipline in the classroom.
This programme is aimed at educators, and facilitators of programmes with children and youth. The content was developed by the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) for the Department of Basic Education, and forms part of the National School Safety Framework. NICRO has been granted permission by CJCP to host the content here.
The programme topics include:
- Understanding the difference between punishment and discipline
- Defining corporal punishment, emotional punishment and discipline
- Understanding positive discipline
- A whole-school approach to positive discipline
- Creating a classroom conducive to a positive discipline approach
- Implementing a positive discipline approach
- Addressing misconduct
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Introduction to Crime and Violence Prevention in South Africa
This online programme is aimed at crime and violence prevention professionals, and seeks to provide a sound introduction to crime and violence prevention in the South African context.
The programme covers the main relevant theories and legislation, as well as practical examples of intervention implementation.
The outcome is to equip practitioners with the basis to design, implement and evaluate crime and violence prevention interventions in the South African context.
The programme topics are:
- What is crime and violence prevention
- Factors contributing towards crime and violence
- Victims of crime
- Main theories for crime and violence prevention
- Designing an intervention
- What works in crime and violence prevention
- The Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy
- The Community Safety Forum Policy
- Monitoring and evaluation
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Introduction to Bullying for Educators and Practitioners
This online programme has been designed to familiarise educators and practitioners working in schools with information and strategies to manage bullying in schools. The topics include:
- What is bullying
- What makes a bully?
- What makes a victim?
- Preventing bullying
- Managing an incident of bullying.
- This programme aligns with the National School Safety Framework (NSSF). Participants are also provided with links to a variety of resources that can be used in schools.
SACE accredited for CPD points : 15 Points (18 April 2024-18 April 2027).
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Child Protection Training
This programme provides a basic introduction to the topic of child protection for practitioners working with children. This programme is also useful for people who do not work directly with children, but who will encounter them in the execution of their professional duties.
This programme covers the following topics:
- Understanding Child Protection in South Africa
- Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse
- Reporting Child Abuse and Legal Procedures
- Developing and integrating Child Protection Measures in Your Organisation (practicals).
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The Child Justice Act
This online programme covers the Child Justice Act as amended in 2022. It covers the following topics: age groups, criminal capacity, arrests, preliminary enquiries, incarceration and legal representation of children.
This training programme is recommended for criminal justice practitioners working with children.
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Basics of Conflict Resolutione
This online programme focuses on teaching people the basic conflict resolution process, which they can apply in their personal and professional lives. The programme consists of videos, assignments and a short exam. This programme does not have audio.
The programme covers the following topics:
- What is conflict?
- Step 1: create an effective atmosphere
- Step 2: create mutual understanding
- Step 3: focus on individual and mutual wants and needs
- Step 4: getting to the root cause of the conflict
- Step 5: generating solutions
- Step 6: building a solution
- Additional conflict resolution techniques
- Different conflict resolution styles
- A simplified conflict resolution process
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Positive Parenting Programme
Positive Parenting is an online programme designed to equip parents and caregivers with the skills and knowledge to implement positive parenting methods and practices.
The topics covered in this programme include:
- Role of the caregiver
- Co-parenting
- Developmental stages and behaviour
- Nutrition
- Online safety
- Positive parenting
- Taking care of yourself
To successfully complete the programme, you will need to watch all the videos and submit a range of assignments.
The programme includes a series of PDF downloads containing tips and other useful information.To register yourself for the Positive Parenting programme, please visit NICRO Online, create a free account and subscribe to the programme. Payment is online via PayPal.
Beyond Boundaries Adolescent Lifeskills Programme
Beyond Boundaries is a lifeskills programme designed for South African teens and young adults. It covers the following topics:
- Rights and responsibilities
- Communication and assertiveness
- Perspective on behaviour
- Self-Awareness
- Anger management
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- Bullying
- Leadership and peer resistance skills
- Gang Prevention
Important: Some of the Beyond Boundaries content may cause strong emotions or memories to come to the surface. If at any point during this programme, you want to talk to someone, please contact a NICRO social worker and ask for a counselling session. Office contact details can be found on the NICRO website.
To register yourself or your child for the Beyond Boundaries programme, please visit NICRO Online, create a free account and subscribe to the programme. Payment is online via PayPal.
The programme takes learners through the Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy (ICVPS) policy as issued by government, and guides people through the process of implementing the ISCPS at the community level.
This programme is aimed at professionals who work in community safety and / or violence prevention, such as police, social workers, community development workers, security companies and other similar agencies.
Participants who complete this training are able to:
- Understand the problem of crime in their communities
- Identify different strategies of the ISCPS and formulate practical goals for their communities
- Knowledge of why and how communities should be involved in crime prevention
- Understand and practice the various approaches to facilitate community participation
- Understand the facilitator’s responsibilities in facilitating community events
- Practice strategies for leading community projects
- Recognise the different sources of information for assessing community safety
- Assess the situation in the community
- Apply different tools to writing up a community profile
- Understand community safety action plans
- Develop community safety action plans
- Implement community safety action plans
- Monitor and evaluate community safety plans
Completion Requirements: Participants must complete assignments and pass an exam with at least 80%.
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To download the ISCPS workbooks in PDF without going through the online training, please click here.
Introduction to Domestic Violence
This programme has been designed to familiarise social service professionals with information on domestic violence, dealing with victims of domestic violence and intervention strategies for perpetrators of such violence. Participants who complete this training are able to:
- Identify the different forms of domestic violence
- Identify different victims of domestic violence
- Describe appropriate response strategies to be used for specific victims, such as LGBTIQA, male and elders
- Understand and explain the dynamics of domestic violence
- Understand the key theoretical frameworks for domestic violence, such as the ecological theory and the social learning theory
- Understand and describe the physical, emotional and psychological effects of domestic violence
- Identify and refer to key pieces of legislation which form part of the response to domestic violence, including protection orders
- Understand the guiding principles of working with victims and the Victim’s Charter
- Understand the dynamics of trauma and the basic elements of a trauma debriefing
- Understand how to conduct a risk assessment for a domestic violence case
- Understand how to develop a safety plan for a victim of domestic violence
- Understand appropriate interventions to respond to domestic violence, and the relevant caveats for the different interventions
- Understand how to conduct a community risk assessment to form the basis of primary domestic violence prevention at community level
- Understand important considerations when mobilising communities as part of primary prevention for domestic violence
- Understand the importance of self-care in order to reduce risk of trauma and burnout as a professional exposed to trauma through case work
- Complete a professional quality of life assessment in order to identify areas that need attention in order to prevent burnout and trauma
- Understand a range of practical self-care tips designed to prevent burn-out and trauma as a professional
Completion Requirements: Participants must complete assignments and pass an exam with at least 80%.
The programme fee covers a 90 day access license. Payments are done online using the PayPal credit or debit card payment processor. To learn more about how the payments are processed, please click here.
To access the online programme platform, please click here.
National School Safety Framework (NSSF)
The National School Safety Framework (NSSF) is the core response of the Department of Education to school violence. The NSSF was developed by DBE and the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP). CJCP has given NICRO permission to host NSSF training on NICRO Online. This training programme will equip students with the full NSSF toolkit, and guidance on how to implement the NSSF at schools. The programme covers the following:
- Introduction
- The NSSF Process
- The NSSF Tools
- Assignment - Educator survey
- The School Safety Action Plan
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Integrating the NSSF into Schools
- Critical Issues
Completion Requirements: Participants must complete assignments and pass an exam with at least 80%.
The programme fee covers a 60 day access license. Payments are done online using the PayPal credit or debit card payment processor. To learn more about how the payments are processed, please click here.
To access the online programme platform, please click here.
To access the NSSF manual and posters without going through the online training, please click here:
Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
This is an introductory programme covering the basics of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). The goal is to improve the general knowledge of what CBT is and how it can be applied to assist with personal and professional problems. This programme is geared towards professionals such as social workers and psychological counsellors. However, the programme would also benefit private individuals looking to learn more about CBT.
The programme covers the following content:
- Overview of CBT and its components, goals and uses.
- Core beliefs
- Cognitive distortions
- How does CBT differ from other methods?
- Exploring the link between core beliefs, thoughts, feelings and actions
- Thought and Behaviour Experiments
- Increasing awareness of your thoughts
- Exploring emotions
- Unhelpful Solutions
- Setting goals
- Practical strategies for cognitive distortions
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Toxic relationships
- Programme Summary
- Exam
This programme has audio.
Completion Requirements: Participants must complete assignments and pass an exam with at least 80%. You must complete the programme in 90 days. The programme fee covers a 90 day access license. Payments are done online using the PayPal credit or debit card payment processor. To learn more about how the payments are processed, please click here.
To access the online programme platform, please click here.
