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Introduction
The Level 1 Award in Understanding the Risks of Cyberbullying when Using Online and Social
Media Platforms was developed in response to the worldwide social media safety problem,
its aim is to raise awareness of the security and safeguarding risks of using online resources.
An introduction to keeping safe online topics include: risks to personal information when
online, risks of online communication and interaction, particularly social media networks,
awareness of different types of cyber bullying, grooming and exploitation techniques, the
role that teachers, parents and other play in keeping children and young people safe when
online, supporting victims of cyber bullying.
The awarding organisation for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the
regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). The
specification for these qualifications has been approved by the Welsh Government for use
by centres in Wales and by the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment
(CCEA) for use by centres in Northern Ireland. This qualification has been accredited onto
the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
Qualification Profile
Qualification title
ProQual Level 1 Award in Understanding the Risks of
Cyberbullying when Using Online and Social Media
Platforms
Ofqual qualification number 601/3148/2
Level 1
Total qualification time 20
Guided learning hours 10
Assessment
Pass or fail
Assessed and verified by centre staff
External quality assurance by ProQual verifiers
Qualification start date 1/05/14
Qualification end date
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.
Centres should carry out an initial assessment of candidate skills and knowledge to identify
any gaps and help plan the assessment.
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Qualification Structure
Candidates must complete the Mandatory unit.
Mandatory Units
Unit
Reference
Number
Unit Title Unit Level GLH
R/506/2148 Understanding the risks of cyberbullying 1 10
Centre Requirements
Centres must be approved to offer this qualification. If your centre is not approved please
complete and submit form ProQual Additional Qualification Approval Application.
Staff
Staff delivering this qualification must be appropriately qualified and occupationally
competent.
Assessors/Internal Quality Assurance
For each competence-based unit centres must be able to provide at least one assessor and
one internal quality assurance verifier who are suitably qualified for the specific
occupational area. Assessors and internal quality assurance verifiers for competence-based
units or qualifications will normally need to hold appropriate assessor or quality assurance
verifier qualifications, such as:
- Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
- Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement
- Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
- Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices
- Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and
Practices
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Support for Candidates
Materials produced by centres to support candidates should:
- enable them to track their achievements as they progress through the learning
outcomes and assessment criteria;
- provide information on where ProQual’s policies and procedures can be viewed;
- provide a means of enabling Internal and External Quality Assurance staff to
authenticate evidence
Assessment
Candidates must demonstrate the level of knowledge described in the unit. Assessment is
the process of measuring a candidate’s knowledge and understanding against the standards
set in the qualification.
Each candidate is required to produce evidence which demonstrates their achievement of
all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.
Evidence can include: – assignments/projects/reports
– worksheets
– portfolio of evidence
– record of oral and/or written questioning
– candidate test papers
Learning outcomes set out what a candidate is expected to know, understand or be able to
do.
Assessment criteria specify the standard a candidate must meet to show the learning
outcome has been achieved.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria for this qualification can be found from page 8
onwards.
Internal Quality Assurance
An internal quality assurance verifier confirms that assessment decisions made in centres
are made by competent and qualified assessors, that they are the result of sound and fair
assessment practice and that they are recorded accurately and appropriately.
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Adjustments to Assessment
Adjustments to standard assessment arrangements are made on the individual needs of
candidates. ProQual’s Reasonable Adjustments Policy and Special Consideration Policy sets
out the steps to follow when implementing reasonable adjustments and special
considerations and the service that ProQual provides for some of these arrangements.
Centres should contact ProQual for further information or queries about the contents of the
policy.
Results Enquiries and Appeals
All enquiries relating to assessment or other decisions should be dealt with by centres, with
reference to ProQual’s Enquiries and Appeals Procedures.
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Certification
Candidates who achieve the requirements for qualifications will be awarded:
- A certificate listing the unit achieved, and
- A certificate giving the full qualification title –
ProQual Level 1 Award in Understanding the Risks of Cyberbullying when Using
Online and Social Media Platforms
Claiming certificates
Centres may claim certificates for candidates who have been registered with ProQual and
who have successfully achieved the requirements for a qualification. All certificates will be
issued to the centre for successful candidates.
Replacement certificates
If a replacement certificate is required a request must be made to ProQual in writing.
Replacement certificates are labelled as such and are only provided when the claim has
been authenticated. Refer to the Fee Schedule for details of charges for replacement
certificates.
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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Unit R/506/2148
Understanding the risks of cyberbullying
Learning Outcome – The learner
will: Assessment Criterion – The learner can:
1 Understand the potential risks
of using online resources and
social media platforms
1.1 Give examples of ways that their personal
information can be obtained by, for example,
hackers, stalkers, predators, criminals, etc.
1.2 Identify different forms of cyber abuse
1.3 Identify the potential risks to themselves when:
- a) responding to emails
- b) online gaming
- c) downloading and sharing files
- d) using smartphones
1.4 State the potential consequences that may result if
an individual is persuaded to send explicit images to
others via text messaging
1.5 State the impact on an individual if someone obtains
and streams on social media websites inappropriate
videos or images of the individual
1.6 Identify how hackers might use personal
information, pictures, videos, etc. that have been
posted onto social media websites
1.7 State how users may be tricked into disclosing
personal information when using social media
websites
1.8 Identify different types of:
- grooming techniques
- exploitation techniques
used by online predators which can lead to
cyberbullying
2 Understand that others play a
role in keeping users safe when
online
2.1 State why it is important to safeguard users when
online
2.2 Identify ways that:
- a) teachers
- b) parents
- c) others
can help to keep children and young people safe
when online
3 3.1 Give examples of changes in a person’s behaviour
that indicate the person is the victim of cyber abuse
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Learning Outcome – The learner
will: Assessment Criterion – The learner can:
Understand that a person’s
behaviour may change if they
are a victim of online bullying
3.2 State what is meant by the term cyber self harm
3.3 Give examples of why a person may anonymously
troll or bully themselves online
3.4 Give examples of situations when they should report
others’ behaviour when using:
- online chat rooms
- instant messaging
4 Understand the importance of
reporting cyber abuse
4.1 Identify why it is important to report instances of
cyberbullying to others, for example to parents,
teachers, the police or online support groups
4.2 State what actions they would take if they, or
someone they know, if the victim of cyber abuse
4.3 List organisations that can provide help and support
for reporting cases of cyber abuse
5 Understand the importance of
developing and maintaining
safe habits when online
5.1 Identify good practice when using social media
websites to post messages or upload pictures or
photographs
5.2 Describe good practice for protecting their personal
information when using social media to:
- post messages
- enter personal information
- use chat rooms and blogs
- upload pictures, photographs or videos
5.3 State why it is important to develop safe ICT user
habits
Assessment
There must be valid, authentic and sufficient for all the assessment criteria. However, one
piece of evidence may be used to meet the requirements of more than one learning
outcome or assessment criterion.
