What safeguarding training do I need, and how often?
Rule- Great Britain
- LTA
- LTA Coach Accreditation
- Tennis coaching
- Safeguarding
- 2026
- Coaches
- All ages
Safeguarding training is required for Accreditation and must be renewed every 3 years. It covers how to recognise, respond to, refer and record concerns about children and adults at risk in a tennis environment.
Which course you take depends on your last one:
| Your last safeguarding training | What you need now |
|---|---|
| Never done one, or more than 3 years ago | A tutor-led course ("Safeguarding & Protection in Tennis & Padel"), face-to-face or in a live virtual classroom |
| Tutor-led course within the last 3 years | The LTA Learn online refresher ("Safeguarding in Tennis Together"), which extends your training for another 3 years |
| The online refresher last time | A tutor-led course again |
In practice, if you keep it up to date, you alternate between tutor-led and online. Choose the online refresher for your role (coaches, welfare officers or officials).
Training from other providers may be accepted if it was basic-awareness safeguarding, led live by a qualified safeguarding tutor, roughly three hours long, completed within the last three years, and included the Prevent Duty. The UK Coaching "Safeguarding and Protecting Children" course and local authority safeguarding training are accepted if they included Prevent. If yours didn't, you can complete the Prevent course separately and submit both certificates.
Added 21 Oct 2026