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Online training course

Social Media Awareness

Social media refers to online platforms that allow users to create, share, and interact with content, ideas, and communities. Common platforms include
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Overview

By the end of the course, learners will:

  • Understand the benefits, risks, and impact of social media use in both personal and professional contexts.
  • Recognise how online behaviour contributes to a digital footprint and how this can affect safety, reputation, and future opportunities.
  • Learn how to use privacy settings, security features, and responsible posting practices to stay safe online.
  • Identify common online risks such as cyberbullying, grooming, misinformation, scams, and identity theft.
  • Understand safeguarding responsibilities when interacting online, particularly with children, young people, or vulnerable individuals.
  • Develop skills to assess the credibility of online information and avoid sharing harmful or inaccurate content.
  • Promote positive, respectful, and ethical online behaviour within personal and workplace environments.

Certification, CPD, and Records

The CPD Certification Service has accredited all of our courses for conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.

Course Content and Learning Outcomes

This can include a variety of tasks, such as:

  • Increase learners’ understanding of how social media impacts safety, wellbeing, and professional reputation.
  • Equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to use social platforms responsibly and securely.
  • Promote safe online behaviour by raising awareness of privacy, safeguarding, and digital risk factors.
  • Support organisations in fostering positive, ethical, and compliant online behaviour.

Duration and Delivery

Online 2 - 3 Hours

Assessment and Completion

The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 100%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don’t pass don’t worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.

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