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Information Security Awareness Training
Build safer everyday habits: recognise phishing, protect accounts and devices, share information securely and report suspected incidents.
10 lessons · Approximately 75 minutes · Online and self-paced
Practical information security for everyday work
Who is this course for?
Employees, contractors, temporary staff and volunteers who use workplace information, accounts and devices. No specialist technical knowledge is required.
What does the course cover?
Learn through familiar situations involving phishing emails, unexpected sign-in prompts, shared files, lost devices and unapproved AI tools. Protect confidentiality, integrity and availability in the office, at home and while travelling.
Learners are prompted to follow their organisation’s approved policies and use the correct security contacts and incident reporting routes.
YOUR TRAINING PACKAGE
Course fees
£10.00
One named learner · No VAT
Up to 10 learners: £85.00
No VAT
Up to 100 learners: £795.00
No VAT
Buy team places first and allocate them after payment is confirmed. Each learner uses one licence; completed places cannot be reused.
Course at a glance
✓ 10 practical lessons
✓ Approximately 75 minutes
✓ Short videos and knowledge checks
✓ Course notes and full transcripts
✓ Certificate after passing
✓ 12-month refresher date
What is the course curriculum?
Work through 10 focused lessons with short narrated videos, English captions, workplace examples, interactive activities and knowledge checks. Select a lesson below to explore its learning outcome.
Lesson 1 — Your security responsibilities
Protect confidentiality, integrity and availability, and recognise the limits of your authority.
Lesson 2 — Recognising and handling sensitive information
Choose appropriate storage, sharing, retention and disposal for business information.
Lesson 3 — Phishing and social engineering
Verify sensitive requests independently across email, chat, telephone and other channels.
Lesson 4 — Protecting accounts and access
Use approved credentials, MFA and recovery methods and respond safely to unexpected prompts.
Lesson 5 — Secure email and collaboration
Share information with the correct people using the minimum necessary access.
Lesson 6 — Devices, remote working and travel
Protect managed devices and information wherever you work.
Lesson 7 — Safe use of software, cloud services and AI
Recognise when software, AI uploads or connected assistants need approval.
Lesson 8 — Physical security and everyday behaviour
Protect premises, paper records and conversations without putting yourself at risk.
Lesson 9 — Recognising and reporting incidents
Report suspected incidents immediately, help containment and preserve useful evidence.
Lesson 10 — Joining, changing roles and leaving
Keep access aligned to authorised work throughout employment and assignments.
Assessment and completion
The final assessment contains 15 questions. The pass mark is 80%: at least 12 correct answers. Learners can review the lessons and retake the assessment until they pass. Progress is saved so they can leave and return.
Course notes and certificate
Each learner can download the course notes, including video transcripts and worked examples. A completion certificate is available after all lessons are complete and the assessment is passed. The certificate shows a refresher date 12 months after passing.
Completed-course notes and certificate downloads remain available in the learner’s learning library.
Our courses
- UK Data Protection Awareness Training ↗
- EU Data Protection Awareness Training ↗
- Information Security Awareness Training ↗
- Data Protection Officer Course ↗
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Easy enrolment
Select Enrol today to open the matching live course in the Training Centre in a new tab or window. Choose an individual licence or a team package, enter your booking details and choose online payment or bank transfer (BACS). Access starts after payment is confirmed.
- Individual booking: provide the learner’s name and email when booking.
- Team packages: purchase up to 10 or up to 100 places, then allocate learners through your private booking page after payment confirmation.
- Learning access: each learner verifies their own email address. Invitations and access follow confirmed payment.
- Licence capacity: once all purchased places have been allocated, additional learners cannot join using that purchase.
12-month licence: All paid awareness course licences are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. All places in a team package share the same expiry date. Allocating a learner later does not extend the licence. Course notes and certificate downloads remain available after completion.
Multiple-user purchases: Use your private booking page to view learner progress, completion dates and refresher dates, and download a learner report as a CSV file. Single-user purchases do not include this manager report.
Additional information
This is awareness training to help people make safer everyday decisions. Your organisation’s policies and specialist advice remain important when a situation requires further assessment.
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