This online training course on personal data protection focuses on educating employees about the legislation around data protection, with an emphasis on accountability and ownership when it comes to processing and storing personal data.
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the gold standard for protecting the personal data of individuals and is the basis for the best practice principles and rights that you’ll explore in this course. We also offer a UK version of the course for UK business, which focuses on the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018.
The course enables learners to understand their role in protecting data within their organisation and covers three key areas in detail – data and the new laws/regulations; the principles, rights, and obligations of GDPR (EU and UK); and potential data breaches under GDPR.
This course was previously called ‘Protecting Data’ course.
This eLearning course enables learners to understand their role in protecting data within their organisation, using the GDPR as a basis. This online training course is broken down into three main topics.
This eLearning course enables learners to understand their role in protecting data within their organisation, using the GDPR as a basis. This online training course is broken down into three main topics.
Data protection regulations are designed to give more control to individuals regarding what happens to their personal data and who can handle it. In this topic, learners are introduced to data protection legislation including the GDPR, how it applies to data controllers and processors established in the EU and the concept of third countries.
Learners look at the principles, rights and obligations and how they affect organisations. Learners will also explore enhanced data subject rights which aim to give individuals more control over their data and new obligations for organisations including accountability, consent, privacy by design and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
This topic explores the several ways in which organisations can fail to comply with data protection regulation. Through interactive scenarios, learners will look at some potential data breaches relating to each of the data protection principles. The topic covers why it’s important for employees to understand the data protection regulations and to commit to a data protected culture.
The course refers to Columbus Confectionary, a fictitious international company based in the UK, as learners explore how personal data protection affects a global organisation. Learners are tested on their knowledge throughout the course with short quizzes and feedback on the answers. On completing the three core topics, leaners must take an assessment test and answer 80% of the questions correctly to pass the course. Learners can also take the assessment again to improve their score.
| Number of Learners | Cost (per year) | |
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| 1 - 10 | ||
| 11 - 20 | ||
| 21 - 50 | ||
| 51 - 100 | ||
| 101 - 150 | ||
| 150+ | ||
| Number of Learners | Cost (per year) | |
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| 50 - 100 | ||
| 101 - 200 | ||
| 201 - 300 | ||
| 301 - 400 | ||
| 401 - 500 | ||
| 501 - 750 | ||
| 751 - 1000 | ||
| 1001 - 2500 | ||
| 2501 - 5000 | ||
| 5000 - 10,000 | ||
| 10,000 + | ||
Included Features
Understanding what data protection regulations, such as the Data Protection Act 2018 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), mean for your organisation is the first important step towards compliance. The GDPR which came into force in May 2018 marks the most important change in data privacy regulation in the last twenty years and is regarded as the gold standard for protecting individuals’ personal data. Protecting personal data within your organisation requires a culture of accountability so that customers and partners can feel that they have true ownership of their data. Non-compliance with the GDPR could result in heavy fines and damage your organisation’s reputation.
Data protection deals with the safeguarding and responsible handling of personal data held by organisations and businesses. Across the world, regulations have been developed with the aim of protecting individual’s data from unlawful use, compromise or loss. Protecting data, ensuring privacy and preventing data breach are key components of data protection.
Data protection regulations such as the Data Protection Act 2018 and the EU GDPR requires organisations to follow certain principles while processing data. Personal data must be processed fairly and lawfully and used for specific purposes. Personal data should always be stored securely and in accordance with regulations. Data collected must be adequate, relevant and up-to-date, and must not be kept any longer than necessary.
A Data protection officer (DPO) can assist businesses in monitoring compliance, advising on data protection obligations, providing guidance on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and act as a contact point for data subjects and the Information Commissioner. The DPO, who can be an existing employee or externally appointed, must be independent, a data protection expert and report to the highest management level.
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