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Contents
  • Overview
  • Who should attend
  • Learning objectives
  • Course agenda and content
  • Prerequisites
  • Training approach
  • Examination
  • Certification
  • General course information
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Certified GDPR Data Protection Officer

 

Overview

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The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates that an organization must appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) under three conditions:

  • It is a public authority

  • It engages in systematic monitoring of people

  • Processes sensitive personal data on a large scale.

 

A Data Protection Officer (DPO) is an enterprise security leadership role required by GDPR. The role holder is responsible for overseeing a company's data protection strategy and its implementation, to ensure compliance with GDPR requirements.

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DPOs must understand data protection law and regulatory requirements. They also need good communication skills, as they'll be working with an organisation's staff and management, as well as with its supervisory authority. Perhaps surprisingly, you don't need a formal qualification to become a DPO.

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The Certified DPO training course enables you to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and competence to effectively implement and manage a compliance framework with regard to the protection of personal data.

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  Training Course details
  • 1 day (09.00 - 17.00 GMT)
  • Online instructor-led via zoom.us
  • £350 + VAT per delegate
  • Deadline for payment/ registration: 2 calendar days before course start
  • Included: 1 day online instructor-led training, delegate workbook, online exam, and certificate.
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Who Should Attend

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The course is designed for those involved in a role whereby personal information is processed, or professionals seeking to understand the role of Data Protection Officer.

 

Those assigned in the following, or similar, positions may benefit from attending the course:

  • Data Protection Officers

  • Data protection professionals

  • Information Security and Business Continuity Managers

  • Risk and Compliance Managers

  • Human Resources (HR) Managers

  • Project managers or consultants seeking to prepare and support an organization in planning, implementing, and maintaining a compliance program based on the GDPR

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Learning Objectives

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At the end of the course delegates will have understood:

  • The basic concepts and components of the Data Protection Regulation

  • The goal, content of, and the interrelationship between GDPR and other regulatory frameworks

  • The concepts, approaches, methods and techniques for the effective protection of data

  • How to interpret the data protection requirements in the specific context of an organization

  • How to support an organization to plan, implement, manage, monitor and maintain the ongoing compliance to the GDPR

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Course Agenda and Content

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Introduction to data protection

  • Why is data protection required?

  • Data protection approaches

  • Data protection regulations

 

The role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO)

  • Working with personal data

  • Processing personal data

  • The rights of the data subjects

  • Encountering challenges

 

The information security context

  • Data breaches

  • Incident response plans

  • The supervisory authority

  • Recovering from incidents

  • Recording and reporting incidents

 

Performing personal data audit

  • What is personal data audit?

  • The DPO’s role

  • Collecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

  • Securing personal data

 

Conducting data protection impact assessment (DPIA)

  • What is DPIA?

  • When is DPIA required?

  • DPIA and the DPO

  • DPIA through the data life cycle

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Prerequisites

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Proficiency in the English language, willingness to learn, and open mind to new ways of working.

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Training Approach

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The course covers both theory and practice:

  • Slide-based training sessions, supported by examples

  • Preparation for the Foundation exam

  • Practice test (mock exam) simulating the certification exam.

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Examination

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Upon completion of the training course, you can sit for the exam and become Certified GDPR Data Protection Officer.

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Following are the exam details:

  • Duration             60 min.

  • Format               Closed book

  • Nr of questions  40 multiple choice

  • Pass mark          70% (min. 28 correct answers).

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Certification

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The Certified GDPR Data Protection Officer certificate will be issued to delegates passing the exam.

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General Course Information

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For general course information please click on the link here.

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N.B. Please read our Terms & Conditions (T&Cs) and ask for clarifications, if any, before booking your training event.

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Book now to reserve an on-site or online instructor-led training event of your choice for your company's delegates.

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