This course is a general data protection elearning course, and is ideal for awareness training for all members of staff. The course considers the implications, in terms of GDPR compliance and the potential impact on businesses, of failure to comply with requirements to protect personal data. The course then addresses some simple principles for the use, storage and retention of data.

This Introduction to Data Protection elearning course will take around 20-30 minutes to complete, and consists of two videos, each followed by a short quiz to check your understanding of some of the issues. Th course concludes with a test, and delegates will gain a certificate on successful completion of the course.

Course Content

Specifically, the course consists of:

• An introduction, which gives some of the background to data protection, including examples of major data breaches. It demonstrates why data protection is of importance to ALL organisations
• What is Personal Data, which explains what could be classed as personal data, as well as giving some considerations to the handling of data. This part of the course also includes some specific examples for data handling and dealing with data breaches.

The training in this course is based on our experience of working as a Data Protection Officer in a number of businesses, and developing a good understanding of the basic awareness that is needed by all staff who have a role handling personal data.

This course is used by a number of our clients to raise general awareness of data protection across their workforce. Some clients have implemented this course in their own workplace, with the exercises and questions tailored to meet the specific requirements of the their own organisation, and have their own branding and links to internal policies and procedures.

Contact us to discuss how we could help your organisation to develop greater understanding of how to handle personal data, and the implications of failing to comply with the legislation.