Additional Eligibility Requirement

Who this training is for

Domestic and Family Violence Training (DV-alert training) is designed to help frontline workers and members of the public who want to develop skills to recognise, respond to and refer people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence (DV) in their professional or community roles.

DV-alert training aims to equip learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to support victims and survivors of family domestic and sexual violence.

This training is not suitable for:

• individuals who have been directed by a court to attend a perpetrator intervention program or behaviour change program. DV-alert training does not fulfil court-ordered requirements for perpetrator programs; or
• individuals seeking training to assist with child custody proceedings or other legal matters. This training focuses on frontline response skills, not legal processes.

If you have been court-ordered to attend domestic violence training, or are unsure whether this program is appropriate for your circumstances, please contact the Men's Referral Service on 1300 78 9978 for free telephone and online counselling service offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime.

Eligibility requirements

DV-alert remains committed to providing an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all learners while maintaining the safety and well-being of those affected by domestic and family violence.

You are ineligible to enrol for this training if you have been within the past 5 years or are currently:

• subject to a domestic violence order as a respondent, including:
  • Domestic Violence Order (ACT and NT);
  • Protection Order (QLD);
  • Apprehended Domestic Violence Order (NSW);
  • Intervention Order (VIC and SA);
  • Family Violence Order (TAS);
  • Family Violence Restraining Order (WA); or
  • any equivalent order in any Australian state or territory;
• on parole or probation for a conviction involving family, domestic or sexual violence offences; or
• facing criminal DV charges or on bail in relation to a DV charge: or
• convicted of a DV offence or a criminal offence associated with a DV incident.

Additional suitability assessment

DV-alert may decline enrolment or remove a participant from training where:

• we reasonably believe, based on information available to us, that the person's participation would pose a safety risk to other participants, trainers or staff (including risks to emotional, psychological or physical safety) or involve behaviour that is aggressive, threatening or disruptive to the learning environment; or
• a participant engages in behaviour that is aggressive, threatening, disrespectful or seriously disruptive to the learning environment.

This assessment will be made on a case-by-case basis taking into account the specific circumstances.

Participant expectations

DV-alert is committed to providing a safe, respectful and supportive learning environment for all participants.

All participants are expected to:

• engage respectfully with trainers and other participants;
• participate constructively in training activities;
• maintain confidentiality regarding personal information shared by others during training; and
• focus on learning how to support victims and survivors of violence.

Failure to meet these expectations may result in removal from the training.