Duration:
1.25 hrs
Staying Safe Online Certification
Staying Safe Online
Today’s teenagers and youngsters are extremely savvy internet users. They know how to use the internet for a variety of things, including research, downloading study material, playing games, watching movies and chatting with their friends.
However, despite their expertise with the internet, it is important for them to practise caution while online. Extra vigilance and awareness are needed to keep themselves safe from numerous online risks.
Adolescents may experience risks from the internet in a number of different ways, without even being consciously aware of it.
But by safeguarding themselves, they can protect their personal, physical and financial safety.
What you will learn:
- Why the internet is here to stay and why young people are at higher risk
- How adolescents are exposed to a number of different risks on a daily basis
- How to protect yourself from the dangers of online radicalisation
- How you should practise safe surfing to protect yourself from a variety of risks
- How to protect financial information, credit cards and bank accounts online
- How to practise safe online chatting and how to keep your Instagram extra secure
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Who can take the Staying Safe Online Certification course?
There are no entry requirements to take the course.
What is the structure of the course?
The course is broken down into 2 individual modules. Each module takes between 15 and 45 minutes on average to study. Although students are free to spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on each module.
Where / when can the course be studied?
The course can be studied study at any time and from any internet connected device
Is there a test at the end of the course?
Once you have completed all 2 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 2 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
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