Skip to content
Get in touch Support Hub Partners Investors
Book a demo Free trial

Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing in confidence or anonymously about internal malpractices and external threats is extremely important for the functioning and survival of any company.

It's important for employees to be able to confidently report genuine concerns or suspicions without the fear of negative consequences.

Our Whistleblowing Refresher Course will remind your employees of the whistleblowing scope and the protections provided to whistleblowers.

Start your trial Course details
  • 10 Minutes
  • All staff
  • Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.
  • Compliance Essentials Library

Learning objectives

  • Discover what whistleblowing is and the scope of whistleblowing
  • Understand the kind of protection provided to whistleblowers
  • Learn about our Company's commitment to act on anything that you report

    What can you expect your employees to learn?

Introduction

What is whistleblowing?

Whistleblowing works

  • Scenario: Sam's dilemma
  • Exercise: Reporting channels
  • Scenario: Sam's manager
  • Exercise: How should Sam proceed?
  • Scenario: Whistleblower protection
  • Exercise: Whistleblowing with confidence
  • Scenario: Making a difference
  • Exercise: Will the company follow up?
  • Scenario: Next steps
  • Exercise: Is this the right approach?
  • Knowing when to blow the whistle
  • You make the call: Whistleblow or report to HR?

Whistleblowing best practice


Summary
Affirmation
Assessment

Start your compliance e-learning journey with a free trial

Our no-obligation free trial gives you access to our libraries and compliance platform. 

Ready to start your free trial? Complete the form, and a member of the Skillcast team will be in touch with further details.

Your questions, answered

Common FAQs

Are Skillcast courses SCORM-compliant?

Yes. This means they can be delivered via the Skillcast Portal or any other SCORM-compliant Learning Management System.

What other tools are needed beyond training?

A comprehensive compliance solution often needs more than just training. Alongside e-learning, tools like declarations, surveys, and registers that track compliance tasks are usually essential. Skillcast provides full support to help you set up these additional tools.

Is our training content still compliant with the latest legislation?

  • You can check the latest course content updates in our library updates page: https://www.skillcast.com/compliance-course-library-updates
  • For major legislative changes, we:
    • Will send you email alerts to ensure you are notified
    • Offer you a free trial of newly created or updated content
    • Host webinars with compliance experts to explain the changes and how our training supports your ongoing compliance

Can you translate our content into other languages?

Yes, we offer translations in a wide range of languages. Let us know your needs, and we’ll confirm availability or work with you to plan translations for your selected modules.

How can I give employees a secure way to record suspicious activity so we can act quickly?

Our Suspicious Activity Register allows staff to log concerns or irregularities they observe, helping you detect potential issues early. The secure register can be reviewed by compliance teams, enabling prompt investigation and action.

What file types are supported by the Skillcast system?

Features

Supported file types and details

File Exchange

File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB

SCORM files

Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB

xAPI file

Max file size: 2GB

Videos

File types: MP4 or MOV. Videos must be optimised, with a max file size of 100MB. If the file is bigger, our Design Team can help

Images

File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB

CPD evidence

File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB

Policy documents

PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB

Offline activities evidence

File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB

Client logo files

File types provided by client: EPS, PDF, AI and SVG

Registers

PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, POT, PPA, PPS, JPG, JPEG, PJEPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP4, MOV, WMV, CPTX, CP, TXT, ZIP and MSG files

Declarations

JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files