Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Leaders play a critical role in setting expectations, while embedding accountability, and positioning VAWG prevention as a core safety priority.

• Understand VAWG as a safety, safeguarding, and organisational issue, rather than a social concern

• Align VAWG strategy with national framework and guidance, including safeguarding and harassment prevention requirements

• Embed clear policies using shared language and consistent reporting frameworks to ensure clarity and uniformity

• Effectively use data, reporting patterns, and feedback not only to monitor impact, but also to assess training attendance

• Champion a culture of respect, allyship, and psychological safety

• Build partnerships with organisations, as well as the community to strengthen credibility and reach

This level is particularly relevant for organisations seeking scalable, national VAWG awareness training, aligned with long-term culture change.

Managers and supervisors are essential in translating policy into practice and ensuring staff feel supported when concerns arise.

• Recognise early warning signs of harassment, coercion, or even distress within teams and customer-facing environments

• Lead confident, trauma-informed safety conversations without escalating risk

• Apply clear boundaries around roles: observing, reporting, supporting, and not enforcing

• Reinforce consistent reporting routes as well as escalation pathways across departments

• Support staff through disclosures by using simple emotional-support tools

• Use realistic scenarios and discussion to build confidence and shared understanding

• Encourage ongoing feedback and open dialogue to continuously improve safety practices and staff wellbeing

This strand complements harassment prevention, staff safety training, and customer-facing safety training, ensuring managers are aligned and informed.

Everyone has a role to play in creating safer environments for women and girls, whether working with colleagues, customers, students, or even the public.

• Understand how VAWG can present in everyday environments, including workplaces, public spaces, and also online

• Spot red flags early, and trust your instincts

• Learn low-risk, practical bystander actions through our bystander intervention training, which helps empower individuals to safely intervene in difficult situations

• Respond calmly and proportionately, without confrontation

• Know when, how, and where to report concerns clearly and confidently

• Build confidence through clear communication while ensuring safe reporting

• Understand how individual behaviour contributes to a safer culture

This training builds awareness, confidence, and shared responsibility, reinforcing that small, appropriate actions can make a meaningful difference.