NPA Cyber Security Learning and Teaching materials – Pilot
After much work and effort from the team, today I sent out to centres some of the learning and teaching materials that we are currently developing to aid the delivery of these awards in centres. The materials provided today comprised a copy of the Learners’ Notes and Worksheets. They have been made available at this time, in order to assist centres that are currently delivering the award.The documents are still in ‘draft’ and, therefore, may contain some minor errors or omissions. However, we hope that centres will find them useful and are encouraged to come forward for the pilot.
The pilot will run from mid-April to end May. Pilot centres will be required to provide feedback on all of the documents provided, which will include (in addition to the above) a Guide for Educators, Practical tasks, Formative questions, a Glossary and a link to a Cyber Security YouTube channel. Feedback will most likely be gathered via a questionnaire provided by SQA, although any comments or suggestions from centres will be welcomed.
Once the pilot is completed, final changes will be made to the documents based on the feedback provided. The ‘official’ published version of the materials will be made available to centres for the start of next session.
If you would like to register interest for the pilot, please contact me by Wednesday, 28th March.
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where can we get these Learners’ Notes from? thanks
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NPA’s Cyber Security Learning and Teaching materials are designed to support the use of NPA’s cybersecurity accreditation in the training of professionals. The pilot is designed to test the effectiveness of the materials, and gauge the need for further development. While this work is ongoing, NPA will continue to offer free access to the full suite of resources.
There are four components to this project: 1) a digital learning platform that includes an interactive content library with lessons tailored for different audiences; 2) a digital lab environment that allows learners to practice using best practices for cybersecurity; 3) a professional development program for trainers and educators; 4) a community outreach program that engages communities to share information about their local vulnerabilities. The goal of these resources is to inform individuals about what cybersecurity looks like, how it can be achieved, and how they can contribute to the security of their organizations.
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It is clear that there are many different ways in which these learning and teaching materials can be used. At the same time, it is important to remember that these learning and teaching materials should not be viewed as an end goal in themselves.