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Certified Data Protection Practitioner (GDPR)

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    Learn to solve data protection (GDPR) problems to new privacy situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques, and rules learnt from the data protection foundation course

Overview

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This 3-day practitioner course will provide a practical guide to data protection (GDPR) and privacy legislation, information governance, risk management and security, and data protection (GDPR) implementation.

Under the new EU data protection regulations, the appointment of a data protection officer (DPO) will be mandatory for controllers and processors in the public sector. The obligations for this new and challenging role will require insight into cyber threats, risks, data breach management, secure design and secure by default principles, privacy compliance and the legal spectrum of the GDPR.

This course is suitable for data protection officers, HR professionals, compliance officers, auditors, IT and security professionals and those wishing to challenge for the Certified Data Protection Practitioner exam.

Successful completion of this course requires access an external online assessment. The online assessment platform may not be accessible on Civil Service department IT due to security restrictions. For more information, click here. If you have any questions or believe you may be impacted by these restrictions, please contact support@governmentcampus.co.uk.

Delivery method
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Face to face

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Virtual

Course duration
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22.5 hours

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Working

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Delivery method
  • face to face icon

    Face to face

  • Virtual icon

    Virtual

Course duration
Duration icon

22.5 hours

Competency level
  • Working icon

    Working