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Become a Certified Data Protection Officer in just 3 days with accelerated data protection officer training from Firebrand. Get your Data Protection Officer qualification at twice the speed and sit the official PECB Certified Data Protection Officer Exam onsite at the Firebrand Training Centre.
On this Certified Data Protection Officer course, you'll cover the fundamentals of GDPR. You'll then learn how to build, maintain and operate a compliance programme to fulfill the requirements of GDPR and other regulatory requirements for your organisation. You'll also examine the tasks performed by a Data Protection Officer and other members of the organisation to ensure compliance in an efficient manner over time.
Learn how to adapt your organisation to become GDPR-compliant and implement privacy policies, procedures, working instructions, consent forms and data protection impact assessments.
Key learning objectives for your accelerated Data Protection Officer training are:
With this accelerated data protection officer training, you'll prepare for and sit the official PECB Certified Data Protection Officer Exam. This is covered by your Certification Guarantee.
As of March 2023, PECB have partnered with Credly to offer you the chance of earning a digital badge upon completing your certification.
This accelerated Data Protection Officer course is ideal for:
GDPR applies to organisations within the EU, as well as all those that handle personal data of EU citizens. If your organisation's core activities require regular and systematic monitoring of individuals on a large scale - like tracking an individual's behaviour on the internet - you must appoint a Data Protection Officer.
Cut the risk of prosecution in the event of a data breach - breaches of EU regulations by multinationals could result in fines of £20 million or 4% of worldwide gross turnover.
You'll become an expert across the following modules:
You'll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:
You'll be tested on the following domains:
This Data Protection Officer exam is open book - you can take any PECB issued material and notes made during the course into the exam.
Your PECB Certified Data Protection Officer exam meets the full requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification Programme (ECP).
Upon successful completion of the exam, you can apply for the credentials outlined in the table below. These are based on professional experience, information security and/or data protection experience as well as the signing of the PECB Code of Ethics.
You can gain the PECB Provisional Data Protection Officer credential with no experience. However, to gain the PECB Certified Data Protection Officer credential, you must have the necessary experience detailed in the table below.
Credential |
Exam |
Professional Experience |
Data Protection project Experience |
Other Requirements |
PECB Provisional Data Protection Officer |
PECB Certified Data Protection Officer exam |
None |
None |
Signing the PECB Code of Ethics |
PECB Certified Data Protection Officer |
PECB Certified Data Protection Officer exam |
Five years of industry experience, two of which must have been in Data Protection |
Data Protection activities: a total of 300 hours |
Signing the PECB Code of Ethics |
For your Data Protection project activities to be eligible they should align to the following activities:
You'll receive the following as part of your accelerated Data Protection Officer training:
Your accelerated course includes:
Before attending this accelerated Data Protection Officer course, you should understand GDPR basics and have knowledge of current legal requirements for data protection.
Although there are no prerequisites for you to sit the course, in order to achieve the Certified DPO credential you'll need to meet a range of requirements. Upon successful completion of the exam, you can apply for the credentials outlined in the table below. These are based on professional experience, information security and/or data protection experience as well as the signing of the PECB Code of Ethics.
You can gain the PECB Provisional Data Protection Officer credential with no experience. However, to gain the PECB Certified Data Protection Officer credential, you must have the necessary experience detailed in the table below.
Credential |
Exam |
Professional Experience |
Data Protection project Experience |
Other Requirements |
PECB Provisional Data Protection Officer |
PECB Certified Data Protection Officer exam |
None |
None |
Signing the PECB Code of Ethics |
PECB Certified Data Protection Officer |
PECB Certified Data Protection Officer exam |
Five years of industry experience, two of which must have been in Data Protection |
Data Protection activities: a total of 300 hours |
Signing the PECB Code of Ethics |
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.
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