Data Protection Courses

Data protection courses aim to help the student to understand how important Data Protection and GDPR is. 

What will i learn?

Data protection courses will enable the student to become better prepared to engage in a discussion around data regulation, conform to specific GDPR parameters, and understand the background, concepts, principles, terms and definitions used in the GDPR.

A data protection course will teach the student how the regulation works, so they can prepare and work towards compliance. 

One of these courses will also place the learner in a better position to start a scoping exercise which can then lead to a gap analysis, privacy impact and risk assessment or a full data protection audit.

Who should attend?

These courses are aimed at anyone who is seeking to broaden their knowledge of the GDPR and data protection requirements. They are also ideal for those who may currently have a role in data protection or information security and need to understand how to comply with the regulation. Other people who may benefit from one of these courses are those with limited knowledge in the area of data protection but who have the ambition of becoming data protection officers. 

Suggested job roles include:

The following is a list of people who may benefit from a data protection course. 

• Information security managers
• Data protection officers
• IT and corporate security managers
• Corporate governance managers
• Risk and compliance managers
• Human Resource managers
• Financial and Accounts managers
• Internal legal teams
• Personal  data and records administration teams

Course outcomes

The aim of these courses is to allow the student to attain a thorough understanding of the current Data Protection legislation and the underlying principles. 

There are many Data Protection courses available across the country. 

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