Educate your organization on the importance of information security with the Protection of Information Online Training course.

Created by Open School BC for the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services, this training is designed for BC public sector employees and builds awareness around best practices and policies for protecting personal and sensitive information.

This training covers four main sections:

1. Value of Information
2. Information Security and Breaches
3. What You Can Do
4. Your Responsibilities/Creating an Action Plan

All four sections are based on three core areas involved in protecting information: security, privacy, and records management.

Multimedia Sample: Newspaper Clippings

In this multimedia sample you will learn about some recent privacy breaches.

Click here to launch the sample multimedia piece. (Requires Adobe Flash Player and speakers or headphones)

After completing this training employees will:

• Know what government information needs to be protected
• Recognize that they have access to information that needs to be protected
• Be able to identify common threats to information and what they can do to protect information from those threats
• Be aware of the legislation, policies and standards related to collecting, using, disclosing, retaining and disposing of information
• Understand that protection of information is an essential part of their job

Course Delivery

The course is being offered through Open School BC’s Online Hosted Service, a state-of-the-art learning management system that provides a secure environment for online learning. The Online Hosted Service is also being used to deliver the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act training currently being offered to BC public sector employees. This online training format allows individuals to work at their own pace, anywhere and anytime.

Delivery through the Online Hosted Service offers the following features:

• Access to training 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Engaging interactive multimedia and videos
• Interactive self-test quizzes throughout training
• Certificate awarded upon completion of training

This online training is available for $45 per employee and takes approximately two hours to complete. For more information or to register for the Protection of Information online course, please contact info@openschool.bc.ca

• Modular design
• Key concepts explained in an engaging manner and supported by policy and best practices
• Entertaining interactive multimedia activities based on relevant scenarios
• Videos that help support key messages
• Pop-up glossary definitions for key terms
• Interactive self-test quizzes throughout the training
• Integrated web-based references

Requires a modern computer, an Internet connection, a current web browser and Flash Player installed (free to download from Adobe's website).

A minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 and colour quality of 16 bit is required to effectively view the course material (these settings can be modified through the “Display” settings under the “Control Panel” in Windows or through “System Preferences" on a MAC). Click here for complete system requirements.

Ordering this course is easy…

• Log onto our secure Online Shopping Cart
• Select Public Sector e-Training
• Select the Protection of Information Awareness Online Training course
• Select the number of courses your department requires
• Choose your method of payment
• Check out and complete the order
• Wait to receive confirmation of your course

To receive a customer number or to check if your organization already has a customer number email our customer service representatives or call our local Victoria number 250-356-2820 or our toll free number 1-888-883-4766