Online Data Protection and GDPR Level 2 (VTQ) Certification

Learn the correct methods of compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016.

Data Protection and GDPR Level 2 (VTQ) at a Glance

  • 1-year nationally accepted certificate
  • 1 hour and 7 minutes of engaging video training
  • Immediately printable card
  • Videos include subtitles
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$24.95

Data Protection level 2 training gives learners an insight into the regulations that cover the storage and security of data in the workplace. Keeping data safe is a legal requirement and the course covers these requirements to ensure that staff understand why and how we comply with the rules.

Learn how to understand your requirements under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)  and learn about the requirements to handle a Subject Access Request (SAR).

The course covers the data protection principles as well as other relevant data protection subjects allowing compliance for companies and employees.  

Subject Access Requests or SAR's are an important subject for all employees to understand as they can be submitted to all members of staff so it is vital that everyone understands how important they are and what to do with them when they are received by any business.

Included in this course are the latest General Data Protection Regulations or GDPR regulations which came in to effect in May 2018. it covers the roles within GDPR and responsibilities under GDPR.  GDPR is an ongoing process and gives data subjects rights that have to be understood and respected by all businesses. The course covers data principles, legal basis and what to do when a potential data breach occurs.

  • All industry sectors need data protection training
  • Financial sector
  • Medical staff
  • Self-employed
  • All staff employed by companies
  • Business owners

Total course time includes 1 hour and 7 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The contents included in the classroom course are:

  • Purpose of the Act
  • Legal Framework
  • Aims of the Act
  • General Data Protection Regulations
  • ICO – Information Commissioner
  • Public Authorities and Freedom of Information
  • The Date Controller
  • Data Protection Principles
  • Privacy Shield
  • What is Personal Data?
  • Who holds Personal Data?
  • Individual Rights
  • Subject Access Request (SAR)
  • Processing Personal Data
  • General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
  • Data Breaches
  • Data Protection Officers (DPO)
  • International
  • Exemptions/Derogations
  • Improving Data Protection
  • Record keeping, Management and an Individual Rights
  • Cybercrime – Phishing and Malware
  • Business Email Compromise
  • Text and Phone Scams
  • Data Protection and GDPR student manual
  • Access Aware Campaign
  • Data Protection Act 1998
  • Data Protection Impact Assessments
  • Data Protection and the Rights of Access to Data for a Data Subject
  • Data Protection by Design and Default
  • GDPR - The Actual Law
  • GDPR Documentation Controller Template
  • GDPR Simplified Data Inventory
  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) FAQs for Small Organisations
  • Getting Ready for the GDPR Resources
  • Getting Ready for the GDPR for Small Businesses
  • Overview of the General Data Protection Regulation
  • Preparing for GDPR
  • Subject Access Request - What is an individual entitled to?
  • Subject Access Request Record