Cybersecurity in schools

Tools and strategies for teachers

Free course

A series of sessions aimed at:
primary and lower secondary school teachers, focusing on the key and strategic skills needed to raise awareness of online risks. The aim of this course is growing and strengthening knowledge of cybersecurity and cyber risk by providing useful tools and methods for sharing this knowledge with students.

Who is it aimed at:

Primary and lower secondary school teachers, in public and private schools.

Course structure

80-Hour course (webinars + tutoring + workshops + self-study materials)

Live webinar: 4 modules and 15 interactive lessons

E-learning lessons available via platform: choose when to take them.

Full flexibility: you decide which modules to take and when. To ensure the training programme is as effective as possible, we recommend that you complete modules 1 and 2 before proceeding to modules 3 and 4

Issuance of digital Open Badges with blockchain technology

Lecturers

Scientific supervision and participation by Prof. Paolo PrinettoCINI Cybersecurity National Lab

Antonio Faccioli
Lecturer, consultant and trainer specialising in cybersecurity

Alberto Piubelli
Lecturer, tutor and trainer specialising in cybersecurity

Iacopo Zerbetto
Lecturer and software developer specialising in Cybersecurity

Sara Vedovato
Educational Project Manager

Veronica Roccato
Pedagogist specialising in the design of educational programmes

Course programme

MODULESUBJECTINFO
1Introductory course on digital technology for cybersecurityProgramme
2Introductory Course on CybersecurityProgramme
3Teaching the use of cybersecurity tools for primary schools (as an alternative to the following module)Programme
4Teaching the use of cybersecurity tools for secondary schools (as an alternative to the following module)Programme

When?

10 editions starting on Monday 15 September – Choose the one that suits you best!

About Us

SERICS Foundation – Security and Rights in CyberSpace is a foundation established in accordance with the principles and legal framework of a participation-based foundation model, within the broader category of foundations governed by the Civil Code and related legislation.

The Foundation’s main purpose is scientific and technological research and, in this context, it was created to act as the implementing body of the extended partnership “SERICS – Security and Rights in CyberSpace”, funded following participation in the Public Notice “for the submission of intervention proposals for the creation of ‘extended partnerships’ involving universities, research centres, and companies for the funding of basic research projects” – under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Mission 4 “Education and Research” – Component 2 “From Research to Business” – Investment 1.3, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU – Notice No. 341 of 15 March 2022.

The SERICS Cybersecurity Academy is the training program of the SERICS Foundation aimed at strengthening Italian and European expertise in cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and data protection. It is responsible for designing, organizing, and delivering training activities for students, teachers, trainers, employees, and professionals through conferences, seminars, training platforms, and customized cyber-games. The training offer is provided by lecturers from academia and industry experts.