Internet Safety Programme for teachers and students

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team / Coordination Centre (SLCERT/CC) held an awareness programme at the Ruwanpura National College of Education (IT) Kahawatta for IT teacher trainees recently.

Aimed at enlightening the teacher trainees on the safe use of the Internet, the main focus of the programme was the smart use of social networking services. Assistant Director of Education (ICT) Education Ministry Ms. Vasana Edirisuriya, Ruwanpura National College of Education President cum Faculty Head N.V. Amaradasa, and Vice President L. A. Ajantha, participated in this programme aimed creating awareness in the IT trainee teachers about internet safety measures.  

 This programme attended by about 400 trainee teachers, including intern trainees, was organised with the support  of Education Ministry Director of Education (ICT Branch) G.M.Niel Gunadasa, and ICT Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) Programme Head ( Human Resource Development)  Nalini Senasekera.

This programme at  the Ruwanpura National College of Education (IT) is the first of a series of programmes SLCERT/CC has planned  to carry for educating the teachers and through them school children on the safe and responsible use of the Internet . A similar programme was conducted at the Royal College Colombo recently for the first time directly for students.  SLCERT/CC plans to conduct such school children programmes as well across the country.