Training course in the field of personal data protection organized for students from Theoretical Lyceum “Mihai Eminescu” from Cahul city

On November 12, the National Centre for Personal Data Protection (NCPDP) continued the information and awareness-raising campaign for the school community, organizing the training course “Personal Data Protection and Children’s Safety in the Online Environment ” for the public institution “Mihai Eminescu” Theoretical Lyceum in Cahul. The event took place in the framework of the Personal Development class, the target audience being the students of classes IV “A”, IV “B” and IV “C”.

The aim of the information and awareness-raising campaign for the school community is to provide high visibility on personal data protection and child safety in the online environment at local and national level by promoting empowerment and best practices for intervention and support.

Topics covered in the training:

• Overview of personal data (what it means, how to identify it, how to operate with it); 

• Attitudes and practices when sharing photos/video online (privacy of a social networking site, privacy settings, working with photos/video in a chat room, attitudes and actions to take in case an image/video is taken without your consent and distributed later);

• Risks and threats in the online environment (malware, spam, online harassment, online harassment, theft of information, situations that threaten a child’s privacy/security and solutions for such situations);

• Communication on social networks, etc.

At the same time, students played interactive games, completed a crossword puzzle based on the material presented and participated in a question-answer round, and the best were awarded with gifts.

The event was organized at the initiative of the NCPDP, and about 80 students were trained. At the same time, the information materials and the gifts given to the pupils were developed with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

It should be noted that the information and awareness-raising campaign for the school community was launched on April 15, 2022, and the NCPDP aims to continue this format of training in schools in Chisinau municipality and in the districts of the Republic of Moldova.