What Is Data Protection?
Robust, secure data handling is a fundamental requirement of modern business, and organisations have a legal obligation under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to accurately and fairly collect, store and process personal data.
Organisations need to put in place policies, processes and procedures for handling and processing data. A key component in a robust information security system is training employees on how to correctly process data, how to identify potential data breaches and what to do in the event of a data breach.
Why Take Data Protection Training?
Businesses with a high standard of data protection in place protect sensitive information, prevent reputational harm caused by data breaches, ensure legal compliance, and avoid the risk of large fines and penalties.
Data protection training ensures employees understand the different types of data, the different data roles within an organisation, and individual’s rights to be informed and to access their data.
Our training supports employees who collect, process or store data as part of their key responsibilities in understanding the importance of robust data protection for their organisation.
Who Should Take Data Protection Training?
Our data security training is aimed at employees of all levels, including business owners, directors, managers, supervisors, staff and contractors looking to improve data protection awareness and compliance.
No previous or specialist knowledge is needed for our data protection course, and our learning platform includes helpful guidance and advice to support your learning.
Training Aims and Outcomes
Trainees will be able to increase their understanding of data processing, their responsibilities and what to do if they identify a data breach.
By completing our data protection course, you’ll be able to:
- Understand the main requirements of data regulations such as GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
- Identify potential data breaches, understand their consequences and know what to do in the event of a data issue.
- Understand the rights of individuals in relation to personal data and how to securely manage data.
- Demonstrate understanding of the different types of personal data with practical examples.
Data Protection Training Duration
- Introduction: Learn about the course, its aims and outcomes, and an introduction to the importance of data protection within an organisation.
- Data protection: Understand the different types of data protection regulations, how data is governed in the UK, data protection roles within an organisation and the rights of individuals. This module outlines the penalties organisations can face for data breaches and considerations of Brexit on data protection.
- Processing data: Learn about the different activities within an organisation concerning data processing and how they are covered by data protection regulations, as well as the different forms of data and special categories of personal data.
- Data protection principles: Discover the six data protection principles and the guidance they offer for organisations collecting and processing data with examples of them in practice.
- Working with data: Understand your role and responsibilities within data processing, including how to manage data correctly and securely, respond to subject access requests and what to do in the event of a data breach.
- Assessment: Understand the learning and provide evidence that you have undergone training for employee compliance.
How the Course Is Delivered
Our data protection training is delivered online, and you can learn at your own pace. Courses can be accessed using a web browser over broadband on laptop and desktop PCs and mobile devices such as tablets. You can save your progress, and organisation-wide training can be recorded as part of ISO audits.
Our BABLearn platforms support organisational learning, allowing course performance to be recorded and monitored.
We offer a range of courses, from CQI and IRCA QMS Lead-Auditor courses to our own one-day ISO awareness courses across the UK. We support your certification process with in-house training with bespoke training available.
