GDPR Training : Data Protection Essentials for Business

It is a legal requirement for businesses to protect the data of their clients and employees and there are clearly spelled out legal consequences if they do not.

This half-day training course will deliver an interactive introduction to data protection, alongside best practices for collecting, using, storing, and disposing of personal data to increase compliance with data protection legislation.

This essential training in data protection will provide you and your workers with an applicable overview of the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 and their implications in the day-to-day workplace, while providing foundational best-practice approaches in securing the data of your clients in a manner that is compliant with existing and future laws.

Outcomes & Objectives:

• Importance of protecting personal data and potential sanctions for non-compliance
• Overview of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the, post-Brexit, GDPR
• Understanding what is classed as ‘personal data’ and key roles in data protection compliance
• The data protection principles
• Data breach handling and data subject rights
• Data protection and third party providers
• Controlling data protection risks – practical data security and data retention tips
• Consent, marketing and the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations
• Looking to the future: introduction to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and key changes expected

Data Protection Essentials for Business: GDPR Training provides delegates with solid best-practice approaches to protecting client data in their day-to-day work environment and how to incorporate data protection regulations into company policies with strategies and real-world examples of benefits to protecting client and colleague data and the consequences if we fail to do so.

FLEXIBLE TRAINING:

The Chamber will run this course three times throughout the year. However, you can arrange to have this training onsite at your facility on a date and time that is most convenient to your team. Contact us to discuss a bespoke or on-site offering today.