Course Overview
This online Data Protection course is designed to help businesses and individuals comply with the essential principles of the UK’s Data Protection Act and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If you handle personal information as part of your work, then data protection should be integral to your daily activities. This course explains what your responsibilities are under data protection law so that you understand how to collect data legally, obtain consent where required, process data in accordance with the law and ensure data security.
- Developed by a qualified legal professional
- Fully online course and assessment with no time limits
- Approximate duration: 2 hours
- On completion, certificate is posted the next working day
Who should take this online Data Protection training course?
All businesses are required to comply with data protection law. If you handle any sort of personal information as part of your work, whether it’s about customers, clients, members of the public or employees, then you have a responsibility to keep that personal data safe and secure and process it in line with the GDPR. This Data Protection course is suitable for staff at all levels and no previous knowledge is required. It is suitable for both data controllers and data processors. The course is relevant to all types of businesses, including charities, professionals, sole traders and membership organisations, etc.