GDPR & Data Protection Essentials

This course explains what personal data is and how the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 protect it. You will learn the data protection principles, the lawful bases for processing, people's rights over their data, and the everyday habits that keep information secure. You will also learn how to recognise a personal data breach and what to do straight away.
Modules
5
Duration
About 45 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 18

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Explain what personal data and special category data are, with workplace examples.
  • ✓Describe the seven data protection principles and the six lawful bases for processing.
  • ✓Recognise requests from individuals exercising their rights, including subject access requests, and pass them on promptly.
  • ✓Apply secure, everyday habits when handling personal data on paper, on screen and in email.
  • ✓Identify a personal data breach and report it internally without delay.

Course contents

  1. Module 1: What personal data is and why it matters

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  2. Module 2: The data protection principles and lawful bases

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Individuals' rights and subject access requests

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Handling data securely day to day

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  5. Module 5: Personal data breaches

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  6. Final assessment & certificate