Develop the knowledge and skills to serve as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and support GDPR compliance.

This course equips professionals with the knowledge, practical skills, and competence to perform the role of a Data Protection Officer and support organizations in implementing and maintaining a GDPR compliance program.

  • Why get trained: Develop the ability to understand GDPR requirements, advise organizations on compliance, monitor compliance, cooperate with supervisory authorities, and perform the daily tasks of a Data Protection Officer.
  • Why it matters: Effective data protection helps organizations protect personal data, avoid risks that can affect credibility, reputation, and financial status, and meet GDPR compliance obligations.
  • Who should attend: Managers or consultants, DPOs and individuals responsible for GDPR conformity, information security, incident management and business continuity professionals, technical and compliance experts, and expert advisors involved in personal data security.

Develop the practical knowledge and skills needed to perform the DPO role and support GDPR compliance across your organization. HRD Corp Claimable.

Overview

As the world is moving faster than ever, technological developments have rapidly evolved and are redefining, among others, the way we live, learn, and teach. This expansive nature of the internet and technology demand new ways of adapting to this new virtual environment for all of us. This new world has given birth to a new form of studying that is both efficient and of global reach: eLearning.

The GDPR Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO) eLearning training course enables you to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills, and develop the competence to perform the role of the data protection officer in a GDPR compliance program implementation.

Skills Covered

  • Understand the concepts of the GDPR and interpret its requirements.
  • Understand the content and the correlation between the General Data Protection Regulation and other regulatory frameworks and applicable standards, such as ISO/IEC 27701 and ISO/IEC 29134.
  • Acquire the competence to perform the role and daily tasks of the data protection officer in an organization.
  • Develop the ability to inform, advise, and monitor compliance with the GDPR and cooperate with the supervisory authority.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites required to attend this course.

Target Audience

  • Managers or consultants seeking to prepare and support an organization in planning, implementing, and maintaining a compliance program based on the GDPR.
  • DPOs and individuals responsible for maintaining conformance with the GDPR requirements.
  • Members of information security, incident management, and business continuity teams.
  • Technical and compliance experts seeking to prepare for a data protection officer role.
  • Expert advisors involved in the security of personal data.

Course Curriculum

Section 1: Training course objectives and structure
Section 2: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Section 3: Core considerations for the GDPR
Section 4: Designation of the DPO
Section 5: Analysis of the GDPR compliance program
Section 6: Relationship with the top management
Section 7: Data protection policy
Section 8: Records of processing activities
Section 9: Risk management process
Section 10: Data protection impact assessment
Section 11: Documentation management
Section 12: Evaluation of the data protection controls
Section 13: Data protection and technology
Section 14: Awareness, training, and communication
Section 15: Incident management and personal data breaches
Section 16: Monitoring and measuring compliance
Section 17: Data protection internal audit
Section 18: Treatment of nonconformities
Section 19: Continual improvement
Section 20: Closing of the training course

Dates & Locations

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Exam & Certification

The “PECB Certified Data Protection Officer” exam complies with the PECB Examination and Certification Program (ECP) requirements. The exam covers the following competency domains:

Domain 1: Data protection concepts, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and compliance measures
Domain 2: Roles and responsibilities of accountable parties for the GDPR compliance
Domain 3: Technical and organizational measures for data protection

Training & Certification Guide

  • Certification and examination fees are included in the price of the training course.
  • Participants will be provided with the training course material containing over 450 pages of explanatory information and practical examples.
  • An attestation of course completion worth 35 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued to participants who have attended the training course.

Why train with Trainocate

As data protection is becoming more and more valuable, the need for organizations to protect these data is also constantly increasing. Besides violating the fundamental rights and freedoms of persons, not complying with the data protection regulations can lead to risky situations that could harm an organization’s credibility, reputation, and financial status. This is where your skills as a data protection officers come to place.

The PECB Certified Data Protection Officer training course will help you acquire the knowledge and skills to serve as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) so as to help organizations ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements.

Based on practical exercises, you will be able to master the role of the DPO and become competent to inform, advise, and monitor compliance with the GDPR and cooperate with the supervisory authority.

After attending the training course, you can sit for the exam, and if you successfully pass the exam, you can apply for the “PECB Certified Data Protection Officer” credential. The internationally recognized “PECB Certified Data Protection Officer” certificate will prove that you have the professional capabilities and practical knowledge to advise the controller and the processor on how to meet their obligations regarding the GDPR compliance.

Our eLearning training courses have been designed to meet the needs of diverse learners who have different learning preferences and/or limited time to attend a training course session.

  • Both the training course and the examination are conducted fully online. Thus, all you need is an electronic device, and internet access.
  • The training course is available 24/7, so you can adapt your study pace, time, and location to your schedule instead of having to adapt your schedule to the training course.
  • The unlimited access allows you to go back to any section of the training course as needed.
  • Every training course consists of several video sections.
  • This was done with the sole purpose of making the information easy to receive and process.

Simply put, the eLearning training courses are a convenient way to effectively enhance your professional skills.

The GDPR Certified Data Protection Officer eLearning training course is delivered on myPECB platform. It becomes available after you log in using your PECB account.

In addition to having the training course content in the video format, you can also access the regular training course materials format, structured in training course days, with the additional files available in an editable format. Depending on the training course, the case study, exercises, and exercises correction key files will also be available.

Quizzes are part of the training course to increase interactivity between attendants and the training material.

  • Take the training course
  • Access the materials on myPECB
  • Enter the exam at your most convenient date, time, and location via PECB Exams

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