This CPD-certified online General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Training course outlines how to handle personal data and ensure compliance with the UK GDPR.
The course examines the fundamental principles of UK GDPR and provides practical guidance on how to process data with confidentiality and integrity. The course is designed for employees at all levels, including workers, supervisors, and contractors who handle personal data and must have appropriate GDPR training.
Explains how personal data is collected, used, stored and shared, common risks such as loss or misuse and ways to protect it
Defines GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, outlines ICO powers and penalties and shows why organisations must comply
Looks at the key principles of GDPR all employees must follow when processing personal data. These principles include legitimate purposes for collecting data and ensuring it’s stored securely.
Explores the eight user rights regarding personal data handling, including inquiries about personal information, automated decisions, restricting the use of personal data, rectifying data and erasing data.
Explores key responsibilities employers have in protecting their employees’ personal information, data protection procedures to follow and the importance of reporting any data security issues to supervisory authorities.
What You Will Learn
The seven key principles of GDPR legislation
Individual rights under the GDPR
Key terms related to the GDPR
What personal data is and best practice to protect it
Data security under the GDPR
Penalties for non-compliance
Available in 13 Languages
Course subtitles are available in multiple languages, including:
This course is certified by the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certification Service.
The course certificate includes:
User name
Company name
Course name
Completion date
Expiry date
Approval body
A CPD-certified certificate will be available for download and printing instantly upon course completion.
Users must complete an assessment before earning their certificate.
The end-of-course test is:
Fully online
Multiple choice
A score of 80% is required to pass.
Customer Feedback
Why Is GDPR Awareness Training Important?
Safe and secure data handling is now fundamental to business. To ensure GDPR compliance, employees must be aware of the legislation’s principles and understand how to protect personal data during routine work.
When data breaches occur, organisations risk heavy fines and reputational damage. The UK GDPR sets a maximum fine of £17.5 million or 4% of annual turnover, whichever is greater.
GDPR failures can also result in other penalties, including:
Warnings and reprimands
Temporary or permanent bans on data processing
Ordering the restriction, erasure or rectification of data
Suspension of data transfers
It is in every organisation’s best interest to maintain compliance with the UK GDPR and ensure staff are aware of data handling best practices. This online GDPR Training course helps ensure employees are aware of the relevant legislation and how to embed compliance in their routine work.
What are Your Responsibilities for GDPR Compliance?
As an employer, it is your responsibility to comply with the UK GDPR. This duty includes ensuring fairness and transparency in the collection and processing of personal data, as well as keeping the collected data secure and protected from unauthorised parties.
Data protection training for staff members is crucial for this. Your employees must handle data according to GDPR principles and best practices.
About This GDPR Training Course
This online GDPR Awareness Training course supports compliance and data security. It explains GDPR requirements and data handling techniques that help reduce the risk of breaches or theft.
Under the UK GDPR, personal data must be handled properly to ensure it is not misplaced, lost, stolen or misused. As such, organisations and the self-employed have obligations regarding how personal data is collected, used, stored and secured.
Every organisation that processes personal data must comply with the principles of the UK GDPR without exception. GDPR awareness is a critical part of compliance and should be provided to any employee who handles personal, client or public data.
Frequently Asked Questions
This GDPR Awareness Training course explores the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including its principles, requirements and implications for handling personal data.
It ensures that employees understand their responsibilities, helps organisations maintain compliance and reduces the risk of data breaches.
GDPR awareness is essential for all personnel who handle, manage or access personal data. It is also necessary for individuals who work in dedicated data protection roles, such as security professionals and data protection officers.
Additionally, individuals in legal or consulting roles related to data protection may benefit from this training course.
This training course is designed for anyone responsible for handling personal data in their organisation. This includes IT staff, HR professionals, marketing teams, customer service representatives and data governance executives.
The course includes approximately 30 minutes of learning content.
Yes. Following Brexit, the UK retained most of the EU’s GDPR. The UK GDPR is essentially the same as the EU GDPR with necessary amendments to reflect the UK’s current legal and political status.
Organisations that handle the personal data of UK citizens must comply with the UK GDPR.
Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: The use of personal data must be lawful, fair and clearly explained.
Purpose limitation: Data must only be used for the reasons given when it was collected.
Data minimisation: Only the minimum amount of data needed should be collected and used.
Accuracy: Data must be kept accurate, and inaccurate data must be deleted or updated.
Storage limitation: Data must not be kept longer than strictly necessary.
Integrity and confidentiality: Data must be protected from loss, damage or misuse.
Accountability: Organisations must take responsibility for following these principles and be able to provide proof of it.
The UK GDPR requires organisations to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data. This commonly includes ensuring that employees handling personal data are properly trained in data protection principles and are aware of their responsibilities.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which enforces the UK GDPR, expects all employees who handle personal data to receive an appropriate level of training.
What is appropriate will vary depending on the employee’s role. However, even those with limited data access must understand the basic principles of data protection to maintain compliance and prevent breaches.
Yes. GDPR Awareness Training provides a general understanding of data protection responsibilities under the UK GDPR.
Yes. Upon completing this online course, you can download a printable certificate certified by CPD.
This course is priced at £25.00 +VAT for individual users. Discounts are available for bulk purchases.
The training certificate is valid for three years. After this period, it’s necessary to retake the course to refresh your knowledge and renew your certification.