Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 training, child protection policy drafting and mandatory-reporting compliance for schools, colleges, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, gyms, salons, banks and offices — onsite across Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh, online across India.
POCSO Act 2012 awareness and child protection — Nawal Foundation, Lucknow
Nawal Foundation provides POCSO Act training in Lucknow for schools, colleges, hospitals, hotels, gyms, salons and offices — staff awareness and mandatory-reporting training, safe-touch sessions for students, child protection policy drafting, incident advisory and annual compliance audits. Sessions are delivered onsite across Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh, and online across India, in English or Hindi.
POCSO training is a child-safeguarding awareness programme built around the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — the law that defines sexual offences against children in India and places a duty on every person to report known or suspected offences.
It matters for schools, colleges, hostels, coaching centres, hospitals, hotels, sports academies and NGOs — and for any organisation whose staff meet children: a bank running school accounts, a gym with teenage members, a salon with young clients, an office with a crèche or a CSR programme. Under Section 19 the duty to report is personal, and under Section 21 failing to report is itself an offence: up to six months’ imprisonment, a fine, or both, and up to one year for a person in charge of an institution.
What the law actually requires of institutions and their staff.
Section 19 — Mandatory reportingAny person who has knowledge or apprehension that a POCSO offence has been or is likely to be committed must report it to the Special Juvenile Police Unit or the local police. The duty is personal — it cannot be passed up the chain and left there.
Section 21 — Failure to reportFailure to report is punishable with imprisonment up to six months, a fine, or both. A person in charge of a company or institution who fails to report faces imprisonment up to one year and a fine.
Section 20 — Hotels, lodges, hospitals, clubs, studiosSection 20 expressly names media, hotels, lodges, hospitals, clubs, studios and photographic facilities: their personnel who come across sexually exploitative material involving a child must inform the police.
Section 27 — Medical examinationHospitals and medical staff have specific duties when a child is brought for examination after a suspected offence, including doing so in the presence of a person the child trusts and without delay.
Board and NCPCR expectations — child protection policyNCPCR guidelines and CBSE and State Board circulars expect schools to have a child protection policy, a designated person for safety and reporting, verified staff, and regular awareness for staff and students.
Awareness of the Act is not optional for staff, and it is not the same as a general safeguarding briefing. A staff member who suspects abuse and tells only a manager has not met the legal standard — and the institution has no defence for not having trained them on that distinction.
Complete child-protection compliance, scoped to a school, hospital, hotel, gym, NGO or office.
What the Act defines as an offence, how to recognise warning signs, and the exact reporting procedure — for teaching, non-teaching, front-desk, security, transport and support staff.
Age-appropriate safe-touch and unsafe-touch modules that teach children to recognise and speak up, delivered with the sensitivity a child audience needs.
A written policy aligned to the POCSO Act and your education board’s circulars — not a downloaded template with your name inserted.
Guidance on background verification, reference checks and induction so safeguarding starts before a staff member’s first day.
Procedural guidance the moment a disclosure or suspicion arises — the stage where institutions most often delay, mishandle evidence or fail to report in time.
A yearly check that your policy, training records, designated person and reporting protocol would withstand a board inspection or a parent’s complaint.
The duty to report under Section 19 applies to every person, not only to teachers. We tailor each session to the way your staff actually meet children.
Teaching staff, non-teaching staff, transport, canteen, security and hostel staff, plus management committees. The core audience for the Act and for board child-protection requirements.
Get a quote for Schools →Junior colleges, hostels and campuses with students under 18, where faculty, wardens and administrative staff carry the same reporting duty.
Get a quote for Colleges →Wardens and care staff responsible for children around the clock, where supervision gaps carry the highest risk.
Get a quote for Hostels & shelters →Faculty and staff working one-on-one or in small groups with minors outside a formal school structure.
Get a quote for Coaching centres →Doctors, nurses and front-desk staff who may be the first to see signs of abuse and who have specific duties under Sections 19, 20 and 27.
Get a quote for Hospitals & clinics →Section 20 names hotels and lodges. Front-desk, housekeeping and security staff learn what to notice, when a minor is at risk and how to report without delay.
Get a quote for Hotels & restaurants →Coaches and trainers in one-on-one settings with teenage members, where clear conduct rules and reporting routes protect children and staff.
Get a quote for Gyms & academies →Staff who serve young clients or train minors as apprentices, and who need to know their reporting duty if something is disclosed.
Get a quote for Salons & spas →Branch staff who open and service accounts for minors and visit schools for banking programmes, and who hold the same personal duty under Section 19.
Get a quote for Banks →Offices with crèches, “bring your child” days or CSR programmes with children, and HR teams who want a clear protocol and a trained point of contact.
Get a quote for Corporates & CSR →
Project Suraksha is our dedicated child-safety initiative in Lucknow. POCSO training is not a compliance add-on for us; it grows out of years of direct work with children and families.
A five-step engagement built around your calendar, not a one-off assembly.
We review your child protection policy (if any), staff structure and whether a designated reporting person exists — and tell you plainly where you stand.
Staff sessions and student modules are set to the right age band, language and format — onsite, online or hybrid — and scheduled around your calendar.
Case-based, non-graphic sessions for staff and age-appropriate, facilitator-led sessions for children. Trained facilitators only for any session with minors.
Participation certificates for staff plus an attendance and coverage record for your compliance file and board inspection.
Policy handover, designated-person handholding and a scheduled annual refresher.
| Programme | Duration | For | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff awareness & reporting training | 2–3 hours | All staff | Onsite / Online |
| Student safe-touch session (primary) | 45 minutes | Grades 1–5 | Onsite, in-classroom |
| Student safety session (middle & senior) | 60 minutes | Grades 6–12 | Onsite, in-classroom |
| Leadership & management briefing | 90 minutes | Principals, owners, management | Onsite / Online |
| Annual refresher | 2 hours | All staff | Online |
All formats available in English, Hindi or bilingual delivery.
Dr. Arrpita Kapoor holds a Ph.D. in Law and leads Nawal Foundation’s work on women’s and children’s rights, including Project Suraksha, our child-safety initiative in Lucknow. Your session is led by someone with legal training in this area, not a generalist reading from a slide deck.
Our office is in Sector G, Aliganj, Lucknow. We deliver POCSO training onsite across the city, usually within a week of enquiry — for schools, colleges, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, gyms, salons, banks and offices.
Beyond Lucknow we travel across Uttar Pradesh for onsite sessions and deliver online staff training across India. We also help institutions identify the District Child Protection Unit and Special Juvenile Police Unit contacts their designated person will need.
As a not-for-profit, we offer subsidised and, in many cases, free sessions for government schools, Anganwadi centres and small NGOs in and around Lucknow.
Cost depends on the number of staff and students, the number of sessions, whether delivery is onsite or online, and whether policy drafting or an annual audit is included.
As a not-for-profit, our rates typically sit below commercial consultancy pricing, and we offer subsidised or free sessions for government schools, Anganwadi centres and small NGOs. Share your institution’s size and requirement and we will send a written quote within one working day.
Training led by a Ph.D. in law and built around the actual text of the Act, not a recycled child-safety slideshow.
Separate, carefully worded modules for staff and for students at each grade band.
No upselling. Subsidised or free rates for government schools, Anganwadi centres and small NGOs.
12A, 80G and Darpan registered — your CSR or school welfare budget can fund this engagement.
Onsite at short notice and familiar with the local Child Welfare Committee and Special Juvenile Police Unit contacts.
POCSO training grows out of direct child-safety fieldwork, not a compliance line item added to a consultancy.
POCSO training explains the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: what counts as an offence, how to recognise warning signs, and how to report. It is needed because Section 19 places a personal duty to report on every person, and Section 21 makes failure to report an offence.
The Act itself creates a personal duty to report under Section 19. In practice, NCPCR guidelines and CBSE and State Board circulars expect recognised schools to have a child protection policy and to train staff, which makes structured POCSO training a practical necessity.
Schools, colleges, hostels, coaching centres, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, gyms, sports academies, salons, banks, corporate offices with crèches or child-facing CSR work, NGOs and shelter homes — any organisation whose staff meet children.
Yes. Doctors, nurses and front-desk staff may be the first to see signs of abuse. Section 19 applies to them like everyone else, Section 20 names hospitals among the establishments whose personnel must report sexually exploitative material involving a child, and Section 27 sets out duties around medical examination.
Yes. Section 20 names hotels and lodges, and Section 19 applies to every individual. Front-desk, housekeeping and security staff should know what to notice when a minor appears to be at risk and how to report to the police or Special Juvenile Police Unit without delay.
Yes. Coaches, trainers and salon staff often work closely with teenage members and clients. Training covers clear conduct rules, how to recognise concerns and what to do if a child discloses abuse or if a staff member’s behaviour is worrying.
Banks open accounts for minors and run school programmes, and many companies run crèches, family days or CSR work with children. Staff in these settings hold the same personal reporting duty under Section 19, and a clear protocol protects both children and the organisation.
Under Section 21, failure to report is punishable with imprisonment up to six months, a fine, or both. A person in charge of a company or institution who fails to report faces imprisonment up to one year and a fine. Telling only a manager does not satisfy the duty; the report must reach the police or Special Juvenile Police Unit.
Any person who has knowledge or apprehension that an offence has been or is likely to be committed. This includes teachers, doctors, drivers, coaches, front-desk staff and administrative staff. The duty is individual.
Definitions of offences under the Act, warning signs in children, the exact reporting procedure and contacts, documentation, and what the law expects from an institution once a disclosure is made. It is delivered without graphic detail.
Yes, using age-appropriate safe-touch and unsafe-touch modules delivered separately for primary, middle and senior grade bands by trained facilitators.
POSH (the 2013 Act) protects adult women employees at work; POCSO (the 2012 Act) protects children. A school or hospital typically needs both: POSH for its employees and POCSO for the children in its care.
Listen without interrogating, do not promise confidentiality, do not contact the alleged offender, and report to the police or Special Juvenile Police Unit without delay. Informing a principal or manager alone does not meet the legal duty.
Yes. As a not-for-profit we offer subsidised and, in many cases, free sessions for government schools, Anganwadi centres and small NGOs in and around Lucknow.
Every employer with 10 or more employees must also comply with the POSH Act. POCSO protects the children in your care; POSH protects the people who work with them.
Tell us about your organisation and what you need. We respond within one working day.
Phone: +91 95595 99991
Email: contact@nawalfoundation.in
Office: Sector G, Aliganj, Lucknow — 226024