Child Online Protection (COP) is a growing concern of the world today as children are at risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect online. It has never been more important to guide young people to shape their digital practices positively. In an increasingly tech-driven world, young people find it challenging to make the distinction between their online and offline worlds. This self-paced course is designed for the professionals in the education sector and is not limited to educators, youth workers, teachers, staff, leaders, mentors, coaches etc. The lessons aim to impact students by upskilling educators to be responsible in their role in the social support system of child online protection.
Target Audience
Professionals in the education sector, including educators, academic and non-academic staff, school leaders, mentors, coaches, trainers and social workers who provide various services for children.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the learners will:
- understand the role of educators in child online protection;
- be familiar with the 4C's classification of online risks;
- be able to identify different types of OCSEA and understand how they happen;
- know how to respond to the harmful online incidents and report them;
- be familiar with the resources for further advice and support.
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