WP3 – Cybersecurity Course and Teaching Guide

Development of comprehensive educational curricula, modular training courses, and a practical teaching guide specifically designed for VET educators to integrate online safety into existing vocational programs.

Work Package Overview

Work Package 3 focuses on creating structured educational content addressing both technical and non-technical online threats. Led by SMARTS PC (Greece), this WP develops core learning modules and teaching guides to equip vocational education and training (VET) educators with innovative tools.

Core Deliverables

  • Educational Course: Comprising 7 interactive modules covering various online safety topics.
  • Teaching Guide: Practical tips, expert insights, and best practices for educators and VET career advisors.
  • Piloting & Evaluation Reports: Internal and external evaluation outputs ensuring high pedagogical quality.

Course Modules

The curriculum is divided into seven distinct levels, each focusing on a critical aspect of modern cybersecurity and digital literacy:

Module 1

Fake News

Covering disinformation, trolling, post-truth, information bubbles, and deepfakes.

Module 2

Cyberbullying

Addressing threats, defamation, harassment, heckling, and effective ways to counter cyberbullying.

Module 3

Internet Scams

Focusing on spam, fake online shops, fraudulent loans, romance scams, promises of quick money, and Nigerian scams.

Module 4

Online Threats I

Exploring privacy risks, data/identity theft, phishing, spoofing, secure passwords, cloud data, and cookies.

Module 5

Online Threats II

Analyzing open Wi-Fi networks, malware, botnets, ransomware, DDoS attacks, malvertising, and AI-driven threats.

Module 6

Using the Web Securely

Practical guidelines on password creation, multi-factor authentication (MFA), antivirus software, privacy settings, and U2F keys.

Module 7

History and Present of Cybersecurity

Reviewing case studies, technological progress, career paths, use of VPNs, proxy servers, and CERT coordination.

WP3 Core Activities

The work package is implemented through 10 systematic steps, from planning and drafting to external evaluation, translation, and local piloting.

Activity A1

Plan & Templates for Course

Creation of the structural plan, assignment guidelines, and templates for course materials led by SMARTS.

Activity A2

First Version of Course Materials

Drafting content and interactive exercises for the assigned modules by partner organizations.

Activity A3

Evaluation & Final Version (Course)

Internal and external review of course materials supported by Spin System to produce finalized content.

Activity A4

Transnational Meeting (TPM2)

Two-day project meeting hosted in Lamia, Greece, to review progress and coordinate next steps.

Activity A5

Translation of Course Content

Translating educational modules from English into all national partner languages.

Activity A6

Plan & Templates for Guide

Developing the structure, format, and framework for the educators’ teaching guide.

Activity A7

First Version of Teaching Guide

Joint production of chapters for the teaching guide corresponding to the course topics.

Activity A8

Evaluation & Final Version (Guide)

Internal testing and external expert review of the teaching guide prior to final release.

Activity A9

Translation of Teaching Guide

Translating the complete teaching guide into all consortium languages.

Activity A10

Piloting Workshops

Organizing practical testing workshops for students and educators (at least 25 participants per country).

Consortium Partners

All 8 European partner organizations contribute actively to drafting, evaluating, and translating the curriculum for SafeWeb:

SMARTS PC

Greece WP3 Lead

Oversees course development, teaching guides, and visual adaptation.

SpinSystem

Belgium Quality Lead

Manages evaluation questionnaires and testing reports.

Euro Lider

Poland Partner

Contributes to writing introductory summaries and platform integration.

SYDIC

Italy Partner

Develops designated course modules and systemic learning perspectives.

Mälardalen University

Sweden Coordinator

Provides academic rigor and content authoring for modules.

University of Maribor

Slovenia Partner

Delivers technical and cybersecurity expertise for curriculum chapters.

PrepareMeAI

Poland Partner

Integrates digital tool knowledge and AI perspectives into course resources.

NOVA University Lisbon

Portugal Partner

Contributes information management expertise and educational guidelines.