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Become a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
What is the role of a DPO?
A Data Protection Officer (DPO) is to monitor and manage compliance with data protection legislation such as the UK and EU General Data Protection Legislation (GDPR).
The DPO is responsible for the level of compliance in their organisation and as such, they must operate with the support and full co-operation of the senior management.
Who can be a DPO?
There are no specific prerequisites to becoming a DPO. However, we would recommend a level of experience and seniority that would enable them to have the sufficient gravitas to be successful in the role.
One key legislative requirement is that they must not have a conflict of interest in the organisation that they work for (or with, if external). This means that they should not be involved in making decisions about the processing of personal data other than in their role as a DPO.
As an example this means that most Managers, Business Owners and Directors can not be the appointed as the DPO.
- Certificate Supplied
- 6 Months Email Support
- Takes Approximately 4-6 Hours
- Multiple Licenses Available
- Online Course
- Authored By Senior DPO
What is the course curriculum?
The courses consists of instructor led tuition via videos and a total of 8 modules covering 59 lessons.
DPO Training
£375.00 + VAT
Online training course. Fee applies to a single user license. Discounts are available for multiple users.
Video introduction by the course author to run through the course objectives and content.
This module covers the background to data protection legislation and how this relates to the role of the Data Protection Officer.
Covers what the student needs to understand about the basics of the role and what this involves in today’s modern and often complex workplace.
This module is focused on the legal and often best practice justification to have a DPO within the organisation.
Covers the legal criteria and best practice justification.
This module is designed to demonstrate the role of the DPO in managing ongoing compliance within the organisation and what this means in relation to the artifacts required.
A DPO has to be prepared to manage incidents and know exactly what’s required when one occurs, this includes the actions to undertake in the event of a data breach.
A DPO needs to understand how to handle Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR’s) and undertake risk assessments on the risk to data protection (e.g. DPIA’s).
This module covers what is typically required when the student completes the training and how to go about addressing compliance.
Additional information
The course was written by one of our senior Data Protection Officers and covers the full certified syllabus for DPO training.
Note – we include 6 months email support to provide additional help to students once they have completed the course and are working as a DPO in their organisation.
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We are offering discounts of 10% for a second user of 15% for three users or more
Easy Enrolment
It’s very easy to enrol on one of our online or classroom based training courses.
Simply fill out the contact form and we will be in touch to find out your exact requirements e.g. number of licenses, desired date and preferred location (if classroom based).