Child Online Protection for parents and carers

Child Online Protection (COP) is a growing concern as children are at risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect online. Engaging parents in online safety has never been more important since parents and guardians must understand the exact nature of child online engagements. This self-paced course is designed for parents and guardians about child online behaviours, threats and risks associated with cyberspace, and help them build an open conversation about cyber safety in the family setting.

Target Audience

Parents who have a basic knowledge of ICT skills, can take courses online and who have completed the ITU’s introductory course on child online protection.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

recognize signs of child online exploitation;
avoid victimising children who were sexually exploited;
understand the types of online risks and harm associated with the internet, and how children will react to such vulnerabilities;
perform immediate actions to help children subjected to online violence;