Advanced Data Protection Officer Training

• Call scheduled for 3 hours with additional time available immediately following the end of the session for queries or discussion.
• Presentation will be issued 4 working days in advance.
• You will need to read the course materials prior to the session, so at the beginning you can highlight any areas that you may be specifically unsure of, or if you any specific issues/scenarios that you may want to discuss. These will be factored into the session.

Why do you need Advanced Data Protection Officer training?

Undertaking Advanced Data Protection Officer training helps you to:

• Enhance your role as an experienced DPO.
• Examine previous decisions and case studies in depth to explore what issues need to be considered when you are faced with a range of IG issues.
• Review your own DPO decisions and reflect on any additional actions and thoughts to assist decision making going forward.
• Evaluate your current practice.

Effective Advanced Data Protection Officer training will:

• Improve your decision making when making challenging IG decisions.
• Support you in acting as the independent and expert voice of your organisation in relation to IG matters.
• Through a range of case studies, help you to explore additional reflection when considering data security measures and procedures.
• Identify learning and development opportunities for your staff and you as a DPO.

The Law

The UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 requires you to provide a compliant environment when handling personal data. As such you must ensure that you can readily evidence that your organisation has appropriate technical and organisational security measures in place in relation to processing peoples’ data.

Who needs Advanced Data Protection training?

This course is for all those who have a basic understanding of the DPO role but want to explore their decisions and gain knowledge of other “real life” scenarios and issues affecting DPOs nationally.

Specifically it is ideal for:

• Existing DPOs.
• Other senior members of staff acting in a lead IG role.
• Those deputising for the Data Protection Officer.

Aims of the course

To equip those, within an organisation, with a lead responsibility for IG matters with a better understanding of the role and range of decision making involved to ensure compliance around all key aspects of Information Governance, including:

• Appropriate technical and organisational security measures.
• How to effectively respond to the rights of individuals in relation to their personal data.
• To know what to consider in the event of a data breach or near miss.
• To have confidence in applying the key exemptions when processing Subject Access Requests.
• To promote questions and discussions.