The Identity Theft Council - Junior Counselor Training Program

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Junior Counselor Training Program

The Learning element of the Junior Counselor Training Program consists of an online course, test, and certificate.

The online course is delivered through our own Learning Management System (LMS) and is created using a mixture of text lessons, audio narration, and a self-paced Flash course professionally narrated throughout.

There are approximately twenty five lessons in the course, with a total course length of approximately 2 hours. Students are advised to take the course over time, for maximum benefit and ease of use.

Upon completion, students will be able to take an online test and earn a personalised and numbered Certificate of Completion. Students may take the test as many times as they like and at no cost.

We will also be offering separate, more comprehensive courses on social networking safety, protecting the elderly from financial abuse, and personal credit management and planning basics.

Course lessons include:

Exactly what is identity theft?
Your money, your reputation, and your future - how identity theft can impact you.
Understanding your credit, credit reports, and credit scores.
Spreading the word in your school and community.
Why people think we’re losing the battle against identity theft.
Victims tell their story.
The many ways you can lose your identity.
The basic ways you can protect your identity.
What is phishing and how to avoid it.
Staying safe online.
Understanding and protecting your credit.
Understanding credit freezes and alerts.
Protecting the elderly from identity theft.
Protecting your computer.
Identity theft at tax time.
Identity theft in the workplace.
Identity theft in the home.
Identity theft during the holidays.
Staying safe on social networks.
Understanding and avoiding banking Trojans.
Protecting a business from identity theft.
Avoiding common scams and frauds.
Avoiding identity theft when traveling.
How to respond to an identity theft.
Your Personal Identity Theft Checklist.

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San Francisco Supervisor Carmen Chu, and U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier speaking to the Identity Theft Council at the “Money! Youth Financial Empowerment” event at Lincoln High School in the San Francisco, April 30th 2011.

U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier speaking to the Identity Theft Council at the “Money! Youth Financial Empowerment” event at Lincoln High School in the San Francisco, April 30th 2011.

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"We would be so much better off as a country if there was a Junior Counselor program in literally every school in this country." Congresswoman Jackie Speier

"America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity." President Barack Obama, May 2009

"Cyber security is a rapidly growing market, with 90% of employers finding it hard to fill all positions." The Guardian Newspaper, Feb 2011

"Cyber crime is only getting more complex and dangerous, but it is creating new jobs for people who want to fight it." Fortune Magazine, July 2011

"I would have every cybergeek in the United States who is any good at detecting hackers and intrusions come work for me," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, MSNBC, Oct 2011

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“Persuading teens and students to get serious about things like identity theft and online dangers is like trying to feed heart worm medicine to a beloved pet. You have to wrap it in something more palatable or they’ll just turn their noses up at it.

By connecting these important issues to issues that are important to students – issues like guarding their personal finances, improving their college prospects, acquiring marketable workplace skills, networking with local businesses, and exposing them to real job and internship opportunities – we’re finally able to get their attention, their buy-in, and the results we’re aiming for. That’s what makes the Junior Counselor Program so unique”

Neal O’Farrell, founder of the Identity Theft Council.

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Senator Mark Leno with our first Junior Counselors, October 2010, San Francisco