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Data Protection Essentials

£20.00 excl. VAT

Description

Description

Our Data Protection courses are suitable for anyone who handles personal information as part of their day-to-day role. The training covers the UK’s current data protection framework, including the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Learners will understand how to collect, use, store, share and dispose of personal data responsibly, while following the seven key data protection principles. The course also covers individual rights, lawful processing, data breaches, security and accountability.

Through practical examples and interactive activities, our Creative Learning Solutions Data Protection Courses help employees recognise risks, prevent common mistakes and understand their responsibilities when handling personal information.

Good data protection is not just about compliance. It helps organisations protect individuals, reduce risk and build trust with employees, customers and clients.

Prices below will cover all courses (excluding Education Setup Packs) so that you may pick any course, or combination of courses, and the % discount will apply to the total number of learners combined at checkout. There is no expiry date and they can be used at any time. Once allocated to a learner, they have 12 months to complete their course.

Quantity	Discount	Price Each (EXC. VAT)
10-19	15%	£17.00
20-49	25%	£15.00
50-99	35%	£13.00
100+	45%	£11.00

Objectives

After completing our Data Protection courses, our participants will be able to:

Recognise why fair and effective data management is important – not only to individuals, but to society as a whole. By learning that we are all Data Subjects and that our employer will also handle our own personal information, it reinforces an individual’s understanding of the importance of maintaining data security.
Understand the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the penalties a company or employee can face for breaching the eight data protection principles of the Act.
Learn how to work with information in a way that doesn’t breach the eight data protection principles and learn how the potential breach risks can be assessed and minimised.
Respond to requests for information from individuals in a way that is legal and effective.

Topics

The topics explored in our Data Protection Courses are as follows:

The courses cover the main provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the various roles the Government and organisations have in collecting and handling data.
This course goes over the eight principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.
You will cover the penalties under the Data Protection Act 1998 and how a breach of security may affect a client’s confidence in their ability to handle personal data properly.
Data Protection Courses will cover different forms of personal data and sensitive personal data. Stronger data protection is required for more sensitive information.
You will be provided with a guide to processing, managing, and using data.
You will be provided with the appropriate steps to take when responding to subject access requests.

Audience

Our Data Protection Courses are intended for employers and employees working with data; be it physical data in the form of storage files or electronic data (computer files).
It is also intended for those affected by the Data Protection Act and liable to penalties if the Act is broken.