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+442032862989Data Protection - Data Protection GDPR Foundation certification
Overview
During this 1 day accelerated training, you will learn about the General Data Protection Regulations including GDPR basics and risk management. This GDPR training includes the GDPR Foundation exam, which you’ll sit at the firebrand Training Centre during your accelerated course. You will also learn how to understand the fundamental privacy principles and become familiar with the role of Data Protect Officer.
Firebrand's GDPR training is designed for professionals with a practical need to understand and implement enterprise governance and business processes. This accelerated course is ideal for:
- Senior executives responsible for process and governance
- Contractors wishing to capitalise on this new area of process
- Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) practitioners
- Lawyers wishing to understand the whole context of GDPR
- Data privacy, security and compliance consultants
- Auditors, risk and compliance practitioners
Ensure your business can conform to the requirements of GDPR with this accelerated 1-day GDPR training. Breaches of EU regulation by multinationals can result in fines upwards of £20 million and could be as high as 4% of worldwide gross turnover.
As of March 2023, PECB have partnered with Credly to offer you the chance of earning a digital badge upon completing your certification.
Seven reasons why you should sit your GDPR Practitioner course with Firebrand Training
- You'll be GDPR Practitioner certified in just 1 days. With us, you’ll be GDPR Practitioner trained in record time
- Our GDPR Practitioner course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals. No hidden extras
- Pass GDPR Practitioner first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
- You’ll learn more GDPR Practitioner. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am – 5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day quality learning time, with your instructor
- You’ll learn GDPR Practitioner faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
- You’ll be studying GDPR Practitioner with the best. We’ve been named in Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified 134,561 professionals, and we’re partners with all of the big names in the business
- You'll do more than study GDPR Practitioner courseware. We use practical exercises to make sure you can apply your new knowledge to the work environment. Our instructors use demonstrations and real-world experience to keep the day interesting and engaging
Benefits
- Up-to-date content: the course is developed by specialist lawyers and enterprise architects who monitor the action of the courts and process developments – so you can rely on the most up-to-date content and relevant real-life examples.
- Experienced instructors: Firebrand provides specialist instructors who are still practitioners with years of international experience in industry, commerce and the legal world which enriches the course by having real-world examples that enhance your learning experience.
- IT-Savvy/IT-in-business-savvy/IT-in-legal-savvy: the GDPR Foundation is delivered in the practical and pragmatic context of todays technology, so you will take away an understanding of the ways that technologies can support you in this new aspect of enterprise governance.
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering training. Courses that include certification come with a certification guarantee. Pass first time or train again for free (just pay for accommodation and exams on your return). We do not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes.
Curriculum
On this accelerated GDPR course, you'll cover the following topics:
- Foundations of Modern Privacy Law
- GDPR Basics
- Personal Data and Consent: the six pathways to lawful business models
- Key Data Subject Rights
- Monitoring, Profiling, IT, the business, the GDPR, and case law
- Key Controller Obligations – principles, “tick-boxes”, pseudo-rights, etc.
- Exemptions, Member State Opt-outs
- Risk Management and the EU Data Protection Officer - who, what, why, how?
- International Transfers / Adequacy Regimes - BCRs, SCCs, Privacy Shield
- Non-compliance - the new legal and technological routes to legal enforcement
- GDPR's new legal defences against Foreign Governments
- Effect of Brexit on the GDPR - and vice versa
- Business Impacts: Security, Cloud, out-sourcing / Data Processors, IoT, Big Data
- Next Steps - practical enterprise approaches to GDPR compliance
- PIAs, BCRs, Enterprise Privacy Architecture basics
- Project / Privacy Office Organisation and Workflow Management
- Information Architecture, Data Mapping, and Privacy Dataflow Mapping
- Enterprise Privacy Architecture as metadata
- Multi-jurisdictional Legal Architecture
- Automated Privacy Impact Assessment as core Project Initiation subprocess
- The Future: Embedding Transactional EPA Metadata into Operational Systems
Firebrand's GDPR course also covers the following Data Protection Officer (DPO) areas:
- Appreciate the statutory requirements of the DPO from 1995 until 2018
- Compare with the basics of the onerous new regime by the GDPR
- Assimilate the new statutory obligations on Controllers
- Appreciate the diverse obligations on and statutory tasks of the DPO
- Learn of the expert knowledge and statutory abilities required of the DPO
- Consider the required expertise in law, IT, security, and associated topics
- Understand a DPO's own personal rights, accountabilities, liabilities, and immunities in the role
FAQs
What is a GDPR boot camp?
Firebrand’s GDPR Foundation course (sometimes referred to as a GDPR boot camp) is an accelerated 3-day course that will introduce you to GDPR. You’ll also sit your GDPR Foundation exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, just steps away from your classroom.
Does Firebrand offer GDPR Foundation online training?
Firebrand does not provide online training for the GDPR Foundation course. Instead, Firebrand’s GDPR course provides students with an opportunity to learn in-person from real-world GDPR and data protection experts.
How much does GDPR training cost?
To find out the cost of this accelerated GDPR Foundation course and others, visit our prices page.
What exam will I take?
During your accelerated course, you'll prove your knowledge with Firebrand's GDPR exam, developed by specialist lawyers and enterprise architects.
This open book exam consists of 40 multiple-choice questions and the pass mark is 50%. The time limit is 75 minutes for English speakers and 105 minutes for non-native English speakers.
Is there a governing body for GDPR certification?
There is no governing body for GDPR certification. Every training provider currently creates their own courses and exams. You will be accredited by the organisation you train with.
Firebrand’s GDPR Foundation course was designed and developed by a Barrister of the Middle Temple with international experience in privacy law. You’ll effectively receive three days in front of counsel, ensuring your organisation becomes GDPR compliant as fast as possible.
Exam Track
Exam duration is 1 hour, The “PECB Certified GDPR Foundation” exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competence domains:
Domain 1: Fundamental principles and concepts of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP)
Domain 2: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
What's Included
On your GDPR Foundation course, you'll also receive:
- Firebrand GDPR training material (PDF)
- The necessary documentation referred to in the course. Including: treaties, EU directives and leading case judgements.
- Privacy impact assessment examples
- Dataflow creation templates
- Enterprise Privacy Architecture Templates
- Free access to Enterprise Privacy Architecture data quality verification service
- An access code for free trial subscription to automated Privacy Impact Assessment Service
Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their studies and certification goals.
Our Certification Programs includes
- Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
- Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software including MeasureUp *
- Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
- Examination vouchers **
- Near site testing, Transportation to/from Testing Center are provided ***
- Accommodation, all meals, unlimited beverages, snacks and tea / coffee****
- Examination Passing Policy
Please note
- * Not on all courses
- ** Examination vouchers are not included for the following courses: PMP, CAPM and CISSP CBK Review
- *** Not included in our PMP, CAPM, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, (ISC)2 or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications
- **** Accommodation not included on the CISSP CBK Review Seminar
Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.
Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.
Examination Passing Policy
Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodations and vendor exam fees.
Prerequisites
You do not require any specific prerequisites for this accelerated course. However, it is advised that you have over five years of business experience and adequate knowledge of the English language.
Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.
Reviews
Here's the Firebrand Training review section. Since 2001 we've trained exactly 134,561 students and asked them all to review our Accelerated Learning. Currently, 96.44% have said Firebrand exceeded their expectations.
Read reviews from recent accelerated courses below or visit Firebrand Stories for written and video interviews from our alumni.
"It was a nice experience with high quality deliveries."
Hitham houliou. (30/7/2018 (Monday) to 1/8/2018 (Wednesday))
"I am into training professionals myself. I both receive and administer training. This was one of the best training I attended administered by a professions barrister. The insight, knowledge and was of teaching, not only reciting theory but incorporating real life examples making the whole course material far easier to comprehend."
Mary Papasopoulos, GMa Auditors Ltd. (30/7/2018 (Monday) to 1/8/2018 (Wednesday))
"An interesting and informative course covering many aspects of GDPR and the complexities it throws up and will continue to throw up for all parties covered but it was well worth attending if you are going to come under it."
Mark Cameron. (30/7/2018 (Monday) to 1/8/2018 (Wednesday))
"This is my 5th courses here at Firebrand. The teaching standard is excellent across the board. I look forward to returning for my change management course. Firebrand have ignited my passion for learning at this accelerated pace."
Jennifer Hamling-Hills, Orangutan Project Management. (13/11/2017 (Monday) to 15/11/2017 (Wednesday))
"Great class. I would recommend the course to anyone."
Eric Lee, Itsoha. (13/11/2017 (Monday) to 15/11/2017 (Wednesday))
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