GDPR Training Courses | IT Governance UK

GDPR training courses and qualifications

IT Governance was the first to develop a comprehensive GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) training curriculum. To date, we’ve trained more than 8,000 individuals on the GDPR alone.

Delivered by our experienced team of data protection consultants, our GDPR and DPA (Data Protection Act 2018) training courses follow a structured learning path to give you the qualifications, specialist knowledge and skills you need to help your organisation achieve and maintain compliance with the GDPR and DPA 2018.

Learn about the GDPR and DPA 2018 and how to ensure your organisation meets its legal requirements with our certified GDPR training courses.

Foundation-level and advanced training courses

GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 Staff Awareness E-learning Course

Comply with Article 39 of the GDPR and demonstrate that you’re continuously training staff on their responsibilities with this e-learning course.

Simple and easy to use, it introduces the GDPR, explains how the Regulation relates to the DPA 2018 and covers the key compliance obligations for organisations.

Duration: 45 minutes

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GDPR Challenge E-learning Game

Embed GDPR knowledge fast and effectively with this fun and interactive GDPR refresher game, covering five essential GDPR compliance areas.

Employees are challenged to solve typical GDPR questions across a range of business scenarios and industries.

Duration: 10 minutes

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Certified GDPR Foundation Training Course

This Foundation-level GDPR course provides a complete introduction to the Regulation, and an overview of the implications and legal requirements for organisations, including responding to individuals (data subjects) exercising their rights, DPIAs (data protection impact assessments) and data breach reporting

Duration: 1 day

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Certified GDPR Practitioner Training Course

This advanced-level course builds on the GDPR Foundation qualification to give you the knowledge and operational skills to build, implement and manage a GDPR compliance programme, and to fulfil the DPO (data protection officer) role.

All participants must have completed the GDPR Foundation course and passed the examination before attending this course.

Duration: 4 days

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Certified DPO training courses

Our certified DPO training courses are ideal for anyone looking to enhance their professional development and begin a career as a DPO.

Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) Training Course

Gain the knowledge and skills to fulfil the DPO role under the GDPR with this four-day certificated training course.

All participants must have completed the GDPR Foundation course and passed the examination before attending this course.

Duration: 4 days

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Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) Accelerated Training Course

This upgrade training course prepares individuals who have successfully completed the certified GDPR Foundation and Practitioner training courses to achieve DPO certification.

All participants must have passed the GDPR Foundation and GDPR Practitioner exams before attending this course.

Duration: 4 days

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Other GDPR/data protection training courses and workshops

We can also help you address your GDPR compliance gaps with training on the DPA 2018 and DPIAs.

Certified Introduction to Data Protection Training Course

Get an introduction to UK data protection legislation and an understanding of the GDPR, DPA 2018 and PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).

Duration: 1 day

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Classroom

Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) Workshop

This one-day workshop covers when to conduct a DPIA under the GDPR, and uses a real-life case study to demonstrate best practices and methodologies, including the application of a DPIA tool to help assess and address privacy risks.

Duration: 1 day

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Classroom

Data Protection Act 2018 Training Course

The DPA 2018 modifies the GDPR by filling in gaps that were left to individual member states to interpret and implement, and sets out data processing regimes that fall outside the GDPR’s scope. This one-day course will provide you with an overview of the differences between the GDPR and the DPA 2018, and how they work together.

Duration: 1 day

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Data Protection Act 2018 Part 3 - Law Enforcement Processing Training Course

This course explains Part 3 of the DPA in depth – and when it applies.

Part 3 specifically covers matters directly relevant to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for law enforcement purposes.

Duration: 1 day

Ways to learn

In-house

Learn from anywhere

As a company that fully embraces flexible and remote working, we have improved our delivery methods to allow you to learn from anywhere and always get the full benefit of a classroom session.

Thanks to our high-quality conferencing platform, you can now join a live, in-venue training course from the comfort of your home or office, or you can attend in-person and interact with learners from around the world.

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