While The FA recognises and values the skills, prior knowledge and experience that many individuals possess, unfortunately there is no national framework to accredit other qualifications. Most organisations require staff to take their own learning pathway about policy and procedure to ensure familiarity with issues that may arise, and football is no different.
The FA courses are quality assured and designed to be specifically relevant for football. By focusing on our own internal reporting procedures everyone in football knows how to report within the game and when and how to report externally.
Please note this applies to both UK and overseas qualifications.
You can find out more about our safeguarding courses here.