GDPR Training | Certified EU GDPR Foundation & Practitioner Course in Chicago

Certified General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Foundation and Practitioner Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to GDPR

• GDPR in a Nutshell
• Generate Customer Confidence
• Focus of GDPR
• What is Personal Information?
• Who has Personal Data?
• Lawful Processing of Personal Data

Module 2: GDPR Terminology and Techniques

• Key Roles
• Data Set
• Subject Access Request (SAR)
• Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
• What Triggers a Data Protection Impact Assessment?
• A DPIA is Not Required in the Following Cases
• Processes to be Considered for a DPIA
• Responsibilities
• DPIA Decision Path
• DPIA Content
• How Do I Conduct A DPIA?
• Signing Off the DPIA
• Mitigating Risks Identified By the DPIA
• Privacy by Design and Default
• Privacy by Design
• External Transfers
• Profiling
• Pseudonymization
• Principles, User Rights, Obligations
• One Stop Shop

Module 3: Structure of the Regulation

• The Parts of the GDPR
• Format of the Articles
• Articles

Module 4: Principles and Rights

• Introduction
• Legality Principle
• How the Permissions Work Together
• Lawfulness of Processing Conditions
• Lawfulness for Special Categories of Data
• Criminal Offence Data
• Consent
• Transparency Principle
• Fairness Principle
• Rights of Data Subjects
• Purpose Limitation Principle
• Minimization Principle
• Accuracy Principle
• Storage Limitation Principle
• Integrity & Confidentiality Principle
• Accountability Principle

Module 5: Demonstrating Compliance

• UK Data Transfers Post-Brexit
• UK Representative Requirements
• ICO Compliance and Enforcement
• Data Breach Notification in the UK
• Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data

Module 6: Incident Response & Data Breaches

• What is a Personal Data Breach?
• Notification Obligations
• What Breaches Do I Need to Notify the Relevant Supervisory Authority About?
• What Information Must Be Provided to the SA?
• How Do I Report a Breach to the SA?
• Notifying Data Subjects
• What Should I do to Prepare for Breach Reporting?
• Updating Policies and Procedures
• Ways to Minimise the Breach Impact
• Incident Response Protocols
• Compliance Strategies

Module 7: Understanding the Principle Roles

• What the GDPR Makes Businesses Responsible For?
• Difference Between a Data Controller and a Data Processor
• How the Roles Split
• Controllers and Processors
• Contractual Implications for Controllers and Processors Under GDPR
• Controllers: Key Points
• Main Obligations of Data Controllers
• Demonstrate Compliance
• Joint Controllers
• Representative
• Controller-Processor Contract
• Maintain Records
• Keeping Records for Small Businesses
• Cooperation with Supervisory Authorities
• Keeping PII Secure
• Data Breach Transparency
• Role of the Data Processor
• Controller-Processor Contract
• Main Obligations of the Processor
• Perform Only the Data Processing Defined by the Data Controller
• WARNING: It is Easy to Become a Controller Without Recognising the Situation
• Update the Data Controller
• Sub-Processor Appointment
• Keep PII Confidential
• Maintaining Records
• Cooperate with Supervisory Authorities
• Security
• Notify Breaches
• Appoint a DPO – If Necessary
• Transferring Data Outside
• Note: If You Have Staff You Will be a Data Controller
• Data Processors Key Points

Module 8: Role of the DPO

• UK GDPR: Roles of Data Controllers vs. Data Processors

Module 9: Subject Access Requests and How to Deal with them?

• Subject Access Requests (SAR)
• Dealing with SAR
• Handling SARs in the UK

Module 10: UK Implementation

• Introduction to UK GDPR
• Data Protection Act 2018
• Role of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
• Cross-Border Data Transfers Post-Brexit
• UK's Role in the Global Data Protection Landscape

Module 11: Key Features

• Key Features of GDPR
  • Specific Permission
  • Privacy by Design
  • Data Portability
  • Right to be Forgotten
  • Definitive Consent
  • Information in Clear Readable Language
  • Limits on the Use of Profiling
  • Everyone Follows the Same Law
  • Adopting Techniques

Module 12: Data Subject Rights

• Rights of the Data Subject
• Must I Always Obey a Right?
• Rights and Third Parties
• Requests Made on Behalf of Other Data Subjects
• Guidelines for Children's Maturity
• Class Exercise
• Responding to a Rights Request
• What is a Month?
• Rights Request Flow Chart
• Right to Be Informed
• Right of Access
• Right to Rectification
• Right to Erasure
• Right to Restrict Processing
• Right to Data Portability
• Right to Object
• Rights Related to Automated Decision Making and Profiling

Module 13: Subject Access Requests

• Overview: SARs
• A SAR is an Activity, not a Title
• How Can a SAR be Submitted?
• What Information Should the Response to a SAR Contain?
• Additional Information
• Replying to a SAR
• Confirming a Data Subject's Identity
• Class Exercise
• Scope
• Electronic Records
• Non-Electronic Records
• SARs involving 3rd Party PII
• Fees
• Refusing a Subject Access Request
• Access Requests from Employees
• Credit Reference Agencies
• Best Practice for SARs

Module 14: Lawful Processing

• Lawful Processing: A Reminder
• User Rights Change Depending on the Justification
• Lawfulness of Processing Conditions
• Lawfulness for Special Categories of Data
• UK ICO has a Tool
• Consent
• Other Key Points about Consent
• Affirmative Action & Explicit Consent
• What is not Affirmative Action?
• Examples of Affirmative Action from the ICO
• Explicit Consent
• The Explicit Statement
• Obtaining Explicit Consent
• ICOs View of a Poor Form of Explicit Consent
• Obtaining Consent for Scientific Research Purposes
• Getting Consent
• What Should go into the Consent Request?
• Consent Granularity
• Right to Withdraw Consent
• Children
• Consent Records
• ICOs Examples of Record Keeping
• Key Points when Establishing Consent
• Legitimate Interests
• Getting the Balance Right
• Consent or Legitimate Interest?
• What Lawful Basis can be used for Processing Marketing PII?

Module 15: Third Country Data Transfers

• Adequacy
• Adequate Ways to Safeguard Transfers of PII
• UK-EU Data Adequacy
• UK Mechanisms for International Data Transfers
• International Data Transfers & Schrems II
• EU-US/UK-US Data Bridge Implications

Module 16: Protecting Data

• Need to Secure
• What is Appropriate?
• Protecting PII – 3 Key Areas
• Coverage
• Defensive Design
• Single Point of Failure (SPOF)
• Incident Response
• Data Breach Reporting Requirements
• Incident Response Team

Module 17: Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)

• Data Protection Impact Assessments
• What Triggers a Data Protection Impact Assessment?
• DPIA is Not Required in the Following Cases
• Benefits of DPIA
• Processes to be Considered for a DPIA
• Responsibilities
• DPIA Decision Path
• DPIA Content
• How Do I Conduct A DPIA?
• Signing Off the DPIA
• Mitigating Risks Identified by The DPIA

Module 18: Need Want Drop

• Need-Want-Drop
• Need-Want-Drop: Concept Diagram
• Need/Want/Drop Methodology

Module 19: Dealing with Third Parties and Data in the Cloud

• What is Cloud Computing?
• Myths of Cloud
• Cloud Challenges
• Controller-Processor Contract
• Checklist
• Data Controller – Summary
• Data Processor - Summary

Module 20: Practical Implications: GDPR

• Legal Requirements of the GDPR
• Incident Response Protocols
• Compliance Strategies

Module 21: Legal Requirements of the GDPR

• Legal Requirements
  • Lawful, Fair, and Transparent Processing
  • Limitation of Purpose, Data and Storage
  • Data Subject Rights
  • Consent
  • Personal Data Breaches
  • Privacy by Design
  • Data Protection Impact Assessment
  • Data Transfers
  • Data Protection Officer
  • Awareness and Training

Module 22: Privacy Principles in GDPR

• Privacy Principles in the GDPR
  • Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency
  • Purpose Limitation is the Second Principle
  • Data Minimization
  • Accuracy is the Fourth Principle
  • Fifth Principle is the Storage Limitation
  • Sixth Principle of Integrity and Confidentiality

Module 23: Common Data Security Failures, Consequences, and Lessons to be Learnt

• Common Data Security Failures
• Consequences
• Lesson Learned

Who Should Attend this General Data Protection Regulation Foundation and Practitioner Course?

This General Data Protection Regulation Foundation and Practitioner Training Course is designed for professionals who handle, manage, or oversee personal data and are responsible for ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. It is particularly beneficial for:

• Data Protection Officer (DPO)
• Compliance Manager
• Information Security Analyst
• Privacy Consultant
• Legal and Regulatory Advisor
• IT Risk and Governance Specialist
• Data Governance Manager

Prerequisites for the General Data Protection Regulation Foundation and Practitioner Course

There are no formal prerequisites to attend this General Data Protection Regulation Foundation and Practitioner Training Course. However, a basic understanding of data protection or information governance can be beneficial.

Certified General Data Protection Regulation Foundation and Practitioner Course Overview

Certified General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Foundation and Practitioner Course introduces GDPR principles and data protection compliance. It explains personal data management and regulatory requirements. The course builds practical GDPR knowledge.

Delegates develop skills in DPIAs, lawful processing, and breach management. The course strengthens understanding of GDPR compliance and data governance. These skills support effective data protection practices.

This 4-Day course by The Knowledge Academy enables delegates to apply GDPR requirements confidently. Delegates support compliance activities and manage personal data responsibly. These skills strengthen organizational privacy practices.

Certified General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Foundation and Practitioner Course Objectives

• To understand GDPR principles and legal requirements
• To explain the responsibilities of data controllers and processors
• To conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments
• To apply lawful processing and data subject rights
• To manage personal data breaches and compliance activities
• To support GDPR implementation across organizations

Upon completing this Certified General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Foundation and Practitioner Course, delegates will be able to apply GDPR requirements, support compliance activities, and contribute to effective data protection within their organizations.

What’s included in this Certified EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) Foundation and Practitioner Course

• Certified General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Foundation and Practitioner Examination
• World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
• Interactive Learning with 24*7 Support
• Digital Delegate Pack

GDPR Foundation Exam Information

To achieve the Certified General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Foundation, candidates will need to sit for an examination. The exam format is as follows: 

• Question Type: Multiple Choice 
• Total Questions: 45 
• Total Marks: 45 Marks 
• Pass Mark: 65%, or 29/45 Marks 
• Duration: 60 Minutes 
• Open Book/ Closed Book: Closed Book