UK DPAs receive the most complaints across Europe (GDPR Today)

  • Business Compliance
  • 40 languages
  • 35m

Learning outcomes

  • Understand the difference between a Data Controller, Data Processor, and Data Subject

  • Have a clear understanding of the 7 Principles of the GDPR and how they apply to the work you do

  • Understand what the UK GDPR aims to achieve and why it exists

Covered in this course

Course contents

This training course is broken down into 2 sections

  1. 1
    Background
  2. 2
    The Regulation

About this course

Now that the UK’s transition period (from leaving the EU) has ended, the EU GDPR has been brought into UK law and sits alongside other data protection laws and regulations.

Our GDPR Training provides employees with an understanding of their duties and responsibilities when it comes to processing personal data under the GDPR in the UK. This training course provides an in-depth look into the GDPR in the UK, building on the content of our GDPR EU Essentials course.

The General Data Protection Regulation has brought together years of different laws and regulations and combines them into a single technology-neutral piece of legislation which will form the foundation of data protection law for years to come.

Our GDPR training is aimed at staff who need to follow the rules and policies that are laid out by the GDPR. In this GDPR course, staff will learn about personal data, the principles of the GDPR, individual rights and will use some scenario-based learning.

Download our free GDPR white paper for more information about the regulations and how it affects certain industry sectors.

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The importance of GDPR Training

It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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Available in 40 languages

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UK GDPR Essentials certificate

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Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This UK GDPR Essentials Training course concludes with a 15 question multiple-choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questions guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your GDPR Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

7,947 real user reviews

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Mind boggling

Information technology increasing at this rate is scary, your details are everywhere and not always secure, this course does a good job at highlighting the rights of individuals

The presenter spoke in a calm manner and was easy to follow. The visuals were helpful.

This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars

Well delivered, clearly spoken

My one comment is, that although there are little 'quiz questions' in some of the modules, it is very much 'chalk and talk' – trainees sitting passively and listening with very little interactivity in between the start and the test. A good way I've found of improving engagement in training is to have 'what do you think' questions at the beginning and stress there's no right or wrong and that at the end of the training they'll be able to compare their initial thoughts with what they've learned., I've found that varying the method (i.e. not all multiple choice) helps. Most quizzing software has options such as Ranking, Matching, Fill in the Blanks, etc. Just suggestions but the trainer had a very engaging personality.

vry good

Excellent presentation and notes

Good course

This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars

Excellent, accessible training

A great way to learn about a range of different essential topics in the workplace. The format and style is a great way to take even the most complex issues in bite sized chunks, with a test at the end to help ensure it's gone in.

A clear and concise summary of what I need to know

The course was very helpful and a lot more interesting than I expected! It sets out the importance of GDPR and our contribution to implementing it.

Clear and concise course

A clear and concise course that covers all the main provisions and aims of GDPR without getting bogged down in too much fine detail. This approach enabled me to understand and absorb the information and gave me the tools and contact details to go into the subject in more depth, in order to make it more relevant to my own organisation.

Why is this training important?

Compliance

It’s important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.

In May 2018, the EU GDPR came into effect. At the same time, the UK also introduced a new Data Protection Act. This sat alongside the GDPR and set out certain provisions which the GDPR allowed countries to decide for themselves.

On 31st January 2020, the UK enacted the Withdrawal Agreement which, among other things, signalled the UK’s exit from the EU and entry into a transition period. During the transition period, all EU laws, including the GDPR, continued to apply. However, to avoid any problems at the end of the transition period, the Agreement also introduced the UK GDPR. This was a combination of the EU GDPR and the Data Protection Act which tweaked the European Regulation to make it relevant to the UK. During the transition period, both the EU and UK GDPR were in effect in the UK until the end of the transition when just the UK GDPR remained.

Today, both GDPRs are in effect in their own areas; the EU GDPR across the European Union and the wider European Economic Area and the UK GDPR in the UK.

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