Navigating The Digital World: Digital Citizenship For Young Autistic Adults

Navigating the Digital World: Digital Citizenship for Young Autistic Adults is tailored to empower participants with crucial online skills.

Through interactive sessions and real-world scenarios, attendees will delve into social media navigation, online etiquette, and crafting a positive digital presence. Special emphasis is placed on cultivating independent learning, enabling individuals to harness online resources for personal growth.

The course also explores the intersection of digital citizenship and career skills, emphasising the importance of building a professional online identity, networking effectively, and leveraging social media platforms for career advancement.

By the end of the workshop, participants will emerge with heightened awareness of responsible online behavior and a toolkit of skills essential for thriving in both personal and professional digital landscapes.

Topics:

• Introduction to Digital Citizenship
• Online Etiquette and Social Media Navigation
• Effective Communication Online
• Positive Digital Footprints
• Cyber Safety and Security

• Recall and summarise the key components of digital citizenship, including an understanding of responsible online behavior, the significance of positive digital footprints, and the importance of cyber safety and security.
• Demonstrate the application of online etiquette and social media navigation skills, showcasing the ability to engage in effective communication while adhering to digital citizenship principles.
• Analyse and evaluate the elements of positive digital footprints and cyber safety, identifying potential risks and formulating strategies to maintain a secure online presence, fostering critical thinking in the context of digital citizenship.

• Currently in employment or actively seeking for employment
• Able to learn in a classroom setting with other learners
• Able to navigate and use computer
• Able to request for help when needed

In-Person
5 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Singapore 569739

Minimum number of 6 learners required to start a class.

Persons on the Autism Spectrum

Full fee: S$287.40 per participant
After Grant: *S$36.94 per participant
*Balance fees claimable using SkillsFuture Credits or Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)

(inclusive of GST and handout materials)

SG Enable Training Grant:

• Applicable for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents aged 16 years and above.
• Not pursuing full-time education or enrolled in any government or Special Education school.
• Course fee funding is only available for eligible persons with disabilities.
• The disabilities supported are: physical disability, sensory disability, intellectual disability and developmental disability.
• Registered as a Person with Disability (PWD) with SG Enable.
• Must attend all training sessions.

ARC(S) will follow up with an email to request for the following documents:

• Letter of Undertaking ⬅ click to download
• Proof of Disability:
• Persons with Disability Concession Card.
• Proof of membership with a disability Social Service Agency (SSA).
• SPED School leaving/graduating certificate.
• A doctor's memo certifying permanent disability.

SkillsFuture Credit:

• For all Singaporeans aged 25 years and above.
• S$500 opening SkillsFuture Credit does not expire.
• A one-time top-up of $500 was provided to those aged 25 and above in 2020. This top-up will expire at the end of 2025.

Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)

• A PSEA account will be opened for Singapore Citizens who have a balance in either their:
• Child Development Account (CDA) in the year they turn 13 years old.
• Edusave Account in the year they turn 17 years old, or no longer studying in an MOE-funded school, whichever is later.
• The account holder's PSEA will be closed around the middle of the year in which they turn 31.