Business & Management
UK GDPR Awareness
Assessment type
Training only (attendance)
Minimum duration
30 Minutes
Course delivery
E-learning
Description
The UK GDPR Awareness eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of the principles of data protection and their responsibilities when handling personal information in the workplace.
The course explores the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), including the principles governing the collection, use, storage and sharing of personal data. Learners will consider how to handle information appropriately, recognise individual data protection rights, identify potential personal data breaches and follow organisational procedures when working with personal information.
Who Should Attend?
- Employees at all levels.
- Employees who collect, access, use or store personal information.
- Administrative and office-based personnel.
- HR and people management personnel.
- Customer and client-facing employees.
- Managers and supervisors.
- New starters requiring data protection awareness.
- Anyone requiring an understanding of UK GDPR and workplace data protection responsibilities.
What You Will Learn
- What is meant by data protection.
- Understanding the purpose of the UK GDPR.
- Recognising what constitutes personal data.
- Understanding special category personal data.
- Recognising the roles of data subjects, controllers and processors.
- Understanding the principles of lawful, fair and transparent processing.
- Recognising that personal data must be collected for specified and legitimate purposes.
- Understanding the principle of data minimisation.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date personal information.
- Understanding appropriate data retention.
- Protecting the confidentiality and integrity of personal data.
- Understanding the principle of accountability.
- Recognising that organisations require an appropriate lawful basis for processing personal data.
- Awareness of the different lawful bases for processing.
- Understanding the role and limitations of consent.
- Collecting personal information appropriately.
- Using personal information only for appropriate purposes.
- Limiting access to personal data to authorised individuals.
- Sharing personal information appropriately and securely.
- Maintaining appropriate security when sending personal information electronically.
- Protecting paper and electronic records from unauthorised access.
- Disposing of personal information securely.
- Understanding individual rights relating to personal data.
- Awareness of the right of access to personal information.
- Recognising requests relating to an individual's data protection rights.
- Understanding the importance of referring requests through appropriate organisational procedures.
- Recognising what may constitute a personal data breach.
- Responding appropriately if information is lost, disclosed or sent to the wrong recipient.
- Reporting suspected personal data breaches promptly.
- Recognising common data protection risks when working remotely.
- Understanding individual responsibilities for protecting personal information.
- Following organisational data protection, privacy and information security procedures.
- Contributing to appropriate and responsible handling of personal data within the workplace.
Course Delivery
This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.
Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.
Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.
Assessment
Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.
A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.
This is an awareness-based eLearning course and should be used alongside the organisation's own data protection, privacy, information security and records management policies and procedures. Completion of this course does not, on its own, demonstrate organisational compliance with UK data protection legislation.
Course Duration
The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.
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