Our free cyber security awareness training for employees offers you the chance to get confident with what cyber security means for you and learn some actionable steps you can take to stay safe online.
Overview
This is your chance to get confident with what cyber security means for you and learn some actionable steps you can take to stay safe online.
The four cyber security topics you will cover are:
- Defending yourself against phishing
- Creating strong passwords
- Securing your devices
- Reporting incidents
You’ll explore each of these topics by guiding a fictional character to solve a series of interactive challenges. At the end of the course, you’ll be asked to complete a short knowledge check. Once passed, you can generate a personalised certificate of completion to validate your learning.
Please remember, this is a safe environment for you to practice what you learn, so make the most of it, you’ll have unlimited attempts to retry any interactive challenge or question response that isn’t quite right!
Get Started
Once you are ready to proceed you can access the free cyber awareness training using the button below:
Further Information
Hixon Group developed this free to access resource in collaboration with Keele University Business School and Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce.
Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council supports the programme with funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The project aims to help strengthen the digital resilience of local businesses and employees and reduce the impact of cybercrime across Staffordshire.
Since launch in September 2025, more than 2,000 local employees have completed the training. In October 2025, the project was recognised at Keele University’s Breaking the Mould Awards with the Digital Futures Award. This collaboration shows what is possible when organisations put people at the centre of cyber security.
We now invite all businesses regardless of size across Staffordshire to take part.
Privacy Statement
We take your privacy seriously and handle your data responsibly. This training programme does not collect or store any performance data. To generate your personalised certificate of completion, you will enter your first name, last name, and company name. Your browser uses this information only to create the certificate; it is never sent to or stored on our servers. Because the certificate is generated locally on your device, you must save a copy before closing your browser. We cannot reissue or retrieve certificates once your session ends.
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data that shows how people access and use the training. These insights help us improve the quality of the course. No personal data is collected or linked to this analysis. You can learn more about how we protect your data in our privacy policy.
