Essentials of Data Protection

What is Data Protection?

This Essentials of Data Protection course should be completed by all employees who deal with data in some form such as accessing and amending client or supplier accounts or work with personal and financial data and therefore need to be aware of the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

What's Included in the Essentials of Data Protection Course?

By completing this Essentials of Data Protection e-learning course, the learner will be taught how to protect both Commercial and Personnel Data. During the course, the learner will be given guidance to best practice based on the six key principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and Information Security at work. Ideal for any organisation seeking GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, or Cyber Essentials certification.

Course Content

• Definition of information, data and data security.
• Explanation of the international standards that apply.
• Data protection law.
• The eight enforceable principles of the Data Protection Act.
• Marketing.
• Marketing to Children.
• Roles and responsibilities.
• Consequences of non-compliance.
• Other laws associated with the use and storage of data.

Course Format

The course is delivered online in the form of e-learning and presented via an easy-to-use interface which is retina friendly, engaging, interactive and has a fresh modern style. The course can be accessed using (PC, Tablet or Mac), and the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge, please note that Pop-up may need to be enabled.

Certification

The course content complies with subject related standards and has an associated online knowledge assessment the successful completion of which results in a Certificate of Achievement that is certified by TQA and carries unique registration number. Certificates can be printed and saved.

T&C

The Essentials of Data Protection course will be available for 30-days once the account is activated with the new title. The purchase price includes one quiz attempt, resits are available for a small administration charge of £5.00 plus VAT.

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed over weekends or bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.