General Data Protection Regulation

This short course is designed to help your organisation navigate the introduction of the GDPR and covers all the essential information on how GDPR affects your business.

Unravel the complexities of the GDPR and help ensure your organisation avoids fines, penalties and reputational damage through understanding the principles of GDPR.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018 and strengthens existing legislation on how businesses store and process data. This e-learning Short Course is designed to help your organisation navigate the introduction of the GDPR and covers all the essential information on how GDPR affects your business. It is ideal for employees in busy workplaces who need to get up to speed quickly with the requirements of the GDPR.

This course covers the following areas:

  • What is GDPR is and how it affects how your business collects data
  • The principles behind how you should process client data
  • The rights of individuals over their data, including subject access requests and the right to be forgotten
  • The GDPR requirements for your organisation
  • What data and personal data is
  • Data breaches and penalties
Who it's aimed at?:

Any employee responsible for handling data, as well as their managers. It is particularly useful for employees responsible for managing or accessing databases.

Prerequisites:

No prior knowledge is needed.

Duration:

20 โ€“ 40 minutes

How it works:

After purchasing the course learners will be contacted by our Learner Management Team and provided with a username, password and hyperlink to the Awarding Organisationโ€™s Learner Management System along with instructions on accessing the course. The learner account will already be set up and after logging-in, learners will be able access and work their way through the course, along with the scenarios that provide them with real-life context.

Learners are assessed at the end of the course by multiple-choice questions.

Certification:

Learners will receive a Highfield e-learning completion certificate, which is downloadable upon successfully finishing the course.

LOCATION

Our e-learning courses are delivered on demand and on-line.

When do they take place

All courses must be taken within 6 months of registration

How it works

After purchasing the course, learners will receive a link to the course by email. Following this link will allow them to access the course directly.

Price

ยฃ10.00

Learner details

pay in interest free monthly instalments: 12 x ยฃ0.83