Data protection isn't just a legal obligation — it's something that affects every person in your organisation who handles personal data, which in most businesses means almost everyone. This course gives staff a clear, accessible introduction to what UK GDPR requires, why it matters, and what good data handling looks like in practice.

It's designed as an all-staff awareness course, covering the background to data protection, what counts as personal data, the basics of how data should be used, stored and retained, and what to do if something goes wrong. The course takes around 20 minutes to complete and consists of two video modules, each followed by a short quiz. The course concludes with a final assessment, and a certificate is provided on successful completion.

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.

What will I get from this?

• Understand the key principles of UK GDPR and what they mean for how you handle information day to day
• Know your obligations around personal data — and what to do if something goes wrong
• Suitable for all staff, with no prior knowledge required

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.