NICRO has developed or collated the below resources to support crime and violence prevention implementation. Some of the content belongs to NICRO. Other content is in the public domain.
NICRO Online
NICRO Online hosts self-paced online learning programmes for the general public and professionals wokring in crime and violence prevention. Account creation is free. Payment for programmes is done via PayPal using credit cards. Some of the professional development programmes are accredited for CPD points with the SACSSP and SACE.
Workbooks
NICRO has a series of free workbooks on lifeskills related topics. These are free for anyone to download and use for non-commercial purposes.
Stress Management Workbook
NICRO has developed this PDF workbook to help you manage stress. The workbook contains stress management exercises and some templates that you can us to improve your stress management skills. Translated versions by Google Translate.
Study and Exam Preparation Guide
NICRO has developed this PDF guide to help you plan your studies and prepare for exams. The guide contains useful study and exam preparation tips, links to online educational resources such as past papers, a study note template, and free textbooks and subject study guides. The guide also contains free templates to help you create a study plan schedule.
Managing Difficult People Guide
NICRO has developed this PDF guide to help you become better able to manage difficult people in your personal and professional life.
Positive Masculinities Workbook
NICRO has developed this PDF guide to help boys and men develop a more positive sense of masculinity. The workbook serves as a reader, but also contains practical activities you can do to grow and develop yourself.
The workbook topics include:
- Exploring Masculinities
- Developing Self Awareness
- Developing Your Emotional Regulation
- Developing Good Communication Skills
- Respecting Others
- Becoming A Positive Role Model
The workbook is free to be used by anyone.
Workseekers Guide
NICRO has developed this PDF guide to help you look for work. The guide contains useful links to CV templates, job search websites and free online education. The guide also provides advice on preparing for job interviews.
Emotional Intelligence Workbook
NICRO has developed this workbook at the request of our clients. The workbook covers the following topics:
- What is emotional intelligence?
- Developing your emotional intelligence
- Developing empathy
- Developing emotional regulation
- Developing good communication and social skills
The workbook is free for anyone to use.
Developing Resilience Workbook
NICRO has developed this workbook at the request of our clients. The workbook covers the following topics:
• What is resilience?
• How do you become more resilient?
• Cognitive reframing
• Emotional regulation
• Stress management
• Mental flexibility
The workbook is free for anyone to use.
The NICRO App
NICRO has released an app designed to provide free access to educational content to increase access to its crime and violence prevention work. The app is powered by YoMobi, a collaboration between Capacitate Social Solutions, PwC and UNICEF. YoMobi allows non-profit organisations to create a free online profile, where they can host curated content related to their services.
YoMobi also hosts a geo-mapping search engine that allows users to search for their nearest service providers, based on their location.
Although YoMobi was designed to target youth users, anyone can register and use YoMobi.
After downloading the app for free from Google Play, users complete a basic needs assessment. In the near future, this basic needs assessment will allow YoMobi to match users with relevant service providers.
NICRO’s YoMobi app has free content on the following:
- Lifeskills and personal growth
- Design thinking to support income generation
- Positive parenting skills
- Substance abuse
- Workseekers
- Educatioal resources for learners, caregivers and educators
- Gaming and Children's Safety For Parents
- School violence prevention (The National School Safety Framework)
- Domestic violence
- Sexuality education for grades 8 - 12
NICRO’s goal in making its content available online for free is to enhance people’s access to content that can help them grow and develop skills that move them away from crime and violence.
More content will be added over the next few months. To download the app, search for YoMobi (Capacitate) in the Google Play store. An iTunes version may be created later on.
How to Use the NICRO App
- Download the app from Google Play
- Create an account with your cell number and a password
- You will also need to enter your email address
- Complete the basic needs assessment. This tells the platform what help you may need. This data is used to inform the developers of the user needs.
- Search for NICRO under the Organisations search field
- Click on NICRO’s block
- Enter this code: 89321
You can now access all of NICRO’s content for free.
Violence Prevention Resource Directory
This resource directory is maintained by NICRO as a public asset. NICRO does not own the copyright to these resources. The directory currently consists of links to over 390 free manuals, toolkits, elearning courses and templates selected to support the implementation of crime and violence interventions and projects.
South African Online Law Libary
This is not a NICRO resource. We are linking it here to increase people’s exposure to it. The platform contains extremely valuable guides and other legal documents for the South African context. Of particular interest is their collection of content for Sexual and Gender-based Violence.
National School Safety Framework Resources
The National School Safety Framework (NSSF) is the government's school safety protocol. All state schools are required to implement the NSSF. The NSSF was developed by the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) for the Department of Basic Education. It is used by NICRO with the permission of CJCP.
NSSF Online Training (SACE accredited)
Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy Resources
The Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy (ICVPS) sets out a comprehensive collaborative framework/mechanism for a whole of government and whole of society approach to crime and violence prevention in the country.
Online Child Protection Resources
Child Protection Indicators Guide
This booklet was developed by the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP). It is made available here with their permission. These indicator lists have been developed to assist with the identification of children potentially in need of interventions. It is often the case that children who have problems do not get the help they require because adults are not aware of the need to refer the child. It is hoped that these indicator lists will assist in improving the access of children to services.
These indicator lists are not diagnostic tools, and they should not be used to categorise or label children. The indicator lists are very simple guides to the common indicators associated with certain problems affecting children. Even if a child has several of the indicators listed in the indicator lists, it is not for certain that the child is a victim of sexual abuse or bullying. If a child has some of the indicators of the indicator lists below, the child must be referred for a proper assessment of his/her circumstances.
Useful Sites for Parents and Caregivers
UNICEF animated videos about online child safety
UNICEF online child safety tips and activities for Grade R to Grade 9
Reporting Online Abuse
Report online abuse of children to the Internet Watch Forum
Formal reports should also be made to the South African Police Service and to Child Welfare.
Reporting to the SAPS: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Call 1 0111 or visit your nearest police station.
Reporting to the Department of Social Development: Visit website
Reporting to Childline: Visit website
Online Child Protecting Learning Programme for Caregivers (free)
Access a free short course about online child protection for South African caregivers. You need to create a free account in order to access the programme.
Research on South African Online Child Safety
Global Kids Online South Africa Study (CJCP 2016)
Social Trends 2022 (Hootsuite global)
Disrupting Harm (UNICEF 2020)
Learner and Youth Resources
These links are not NICRO content. However, we are highlighting them here as so many of our clients have requested them.
Subject Choice Links
Career Guidance Links
- Career Advice Helpline
- Information on different types of careers and what you need to study
- Information on funding options for further study
Education Resources for High School
- Department of Basic Education online education resources for grade R - 12
- Woza Matric Subject Study Guides (grade 12)
- Woza Matric Subject Study Guides (grade 11)
- Past Matric exam papers
- Grades 4-12: Siyavula Textbooks
- Self Study Guides for Grades 10 - 12
- FET Revision Booklets
- Mind the Gap Study Guides Grade 12 CAPS Aligned
- NICRO Study and Exam Preparation Guide
- DBE Cloud (videos on subjects, sorted by grade)
- MTN Online School (requires account creation)
- WCDBE Grade 12 Support Platform
- GapUp Study Aid (online programme to help prep for matric exams). Requires account creation.
- Thutong (national education portal run by DBE.
- Learner discipline workbook for caregivers
Free Reading Books
- Virtual free library. Requires free account creation. View books online.
- Project Gutenberg. Allows free downloads. Has books with expired copyright.
- Rainbow Reading Books (DBE) for grade R to Grade 9.Allows downloads.
- Oxford Owl. View books online.
Rewrite Matric
- Department of Basic Education Second Chance Programme (redo matric)
Job Search Links
- Create and download your CV (online tool guides you as you build you cv. When it is done, you can download it.)
- Graduate 24: create a free profile and apply for internships, learnerships and access other useful information. They also have job postings for people with only a grade 12.
- SA Youth (register for free, build your cv and apply for jobs within the app)
- JobJack: create a free profile and apply for entry-level jobs.
- Indeed: create a free profile and apply for jobs from within the platform.
- Careers24: create a free profile and apply for jobs from within the platform.
Free Online Education
- The Start Up Tribe provides a range of free and paid online courses designed to help South Africans start and run their own small business. Click here.
- Learning Through PLAY: PLAY is a FREE training course that teaches educators, parents and caregivers about how to use play to teach their child. Educators can earn 15 CPD credits as set out by the South African Council for Educators in terms of section 5(b) of the South African Council for Educators Act 31 of 2000. Click here.
- Google Ditial Skills Academy: Create a free Google account and access a range of online video-based courses that result in a Google certificate. Topics range from workplace skills, computer software skills and personal growth. Click here.
- IBM Training: Create a free IBM user account and access free courses on topics ranging from introduction to data security, coding and data analytics. These free courses result in IBM-accredited certificates. The site also includes paid courses that result in internationally-recognised credentials. Click here
- Khan Academy: They have a large selection of free high school and university courses. These courses are designed to develop your academic skills and strengthen your grasp of academic content, rather than earn certificates. Some of the content is geared towards the USA. Click here.
- Academic Earth: They have university-level content on a variety of subjects from business, education, marketing and psychology. This site does not offer certificates. The emphasis is on stimulating interest and giving people an opportunity to explore subjects so that they can decide what to study at a formal institution. Click here.
- Massechusetts Institue for Technology: The courses provide detailed university-level learning opportunities. The site does not offer certifications. The site is very useful if you want to access free, high-quality learning materials on university subjects, to either explore possible formal study options, or to grow and develop yourself personally. Click here.
- GFC Learn Free: GCF LearnFree offers a detailed range of free certificated courses. Topics include computer literacy, financial literacy, career management, basic programming and design. Click here
- FutureLearn: Future Learn offers a series of 8 free digital skills development courses developed by Accenture. They also host other paid courses leading to certification. Click here.
- The Open University: The Open University has an extensive range of free university-level courses on science, maths, arts and humanities. You can earn certificates of participation by completion the course requirements. You are required to open an account. Click here.
- Alison: Free diplomas and certifcate courses. Click here.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Resources
For Educators and Practitioners
- Internet of Good Things. View online content.
- Sexuality Education in Life Skills. DBE's official curriculum.Download the programme manual and workbooks.
- Let's Talk Curriculum. Download the programme manual and workbooks.
- Keep It Real Primary School Peer-Led Sexuality Education Manual. Download the programme manual.
- My Dreams, My Choice. Download the programme manual.
- The FLASH Toolkit: The Financial Literacy and Sexual Health Toolkit: Very Young Adolescents 10-14. Download the programme manual.
- Talking Taboos (UCT). Download the programme manual.
- Urban adolescent SRH SBCC implementation kit. Download the programme manual.
For Parents and Caregivers
- Planned Parenthood resources for parents
- Talk with your kids
- CDC parent resources
- Teaching sexual health
- The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) resources
Crime and Violence Prevention Policies and Legislation
Criminal Justice Related
- National Legislation
- Provincial Legislation
- White Paper on Corrections
- Correctional Services acts and policies
- Community Safety Forum Policy
- Department of Justice acts and policies
- Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy
- SAPS acts and regulations
- White Paper on Policing
- National Prosecuting Authority acts and regulations
Gender-Based Violence
Children and Families
- The Child Justice Act
- Child law (collection)
- Framework for social welfare services (DSD)
