Who Should Become Youth Certified?

Our  youth deserve to feel safe, to have positive relationships and experiences whether at home, school or at play.

  • Anyone over the age of 18 can become Youth Certified.
  • We expect all youth service providers to become Youth Certified
  • We encourage anyone who connects with youth to consider obtaining Safe Places

Please review our Safe Places guidelines for more information.

4 Steps to Certification

STEP 1

Complete Respect in Sport Activity Leader or Respect in School online program

Community
Sask Sport Member
Education Sector

I already have a Respect in Sport Certificate

If your training certificate is older than 18 months you may import your certificate to our City of Swift Current portal and this will reset your certification to a new expiry of 3 years from the date of import.  

STEP 2

Download and Fill out a Youth Certified Application Form

Youth Certified Application Form

STEP 3

From your local RCMP detachment you must obtain:

    • Criminal Record Check
    • Vulnerable Sector Check

City of Swift Current residents

City of Swift Current RCMP do not charge for record checks if you are a applying for a Safe Places card. You can complete the record checks at the same time as submitting your other paperwork for Safe Places.

Rural residents

You are required to get a volunteer letter from your organization to waive fees for record checks.

Fingerprinting

Charges are applied for fingerprinting – individuals must pay this fee via money order or by certified check only. (no cash, personal check or credit cards are accepted)

If you have been informed that Safe Places / or your own organization will cover the fees for fingerprinting this is through REIMBURSEMENT Individuals must personally pay for the transaction and provide a receipt for reimbursement.

U18

Criminal record checks can only be provided to U18’s for government employment / positions.

No vulnerable sector checks can be performed

No record checks can be provided to others.

STEP 4

Submit to Swift Current RCMP Detachment:

  • Respect Group Certificate
    (or a copy of your new expiry date from importing a previous certificate)
  • Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Checks
    (Swift residents can complete the paperwork at the detachment)
  • 2 pieces of Government issue I.D
  • Completed Safe Places Application Form
    (also available at the Swift Current detachment)