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CPD Certified

GDPR.

Understand UK GDPR principles, data subject rights, and breach reporting

£15

paid once · certificate included
  • 3 hours

    Self-paced Online

  • Online

    Learn anytime, anywhere

  • Beginner

    Skill level

  • CPD Certificate of Completion

    On passing the final assessment

Course overview

UK GDPR Training provides staff with a practical understanding of how to handle and protect personal data in line with UK GDPR requirements.

Learners will explore data protection principles, individuals’ rights, secure data handling, breach reporting, and staff responsibilities.

What’s included

  • Instant access the moment you enrol
  • Self-paced online modules. Learn at your own speed, on any internet enabled device
  • Module by module multiple-choice quizzes to consolidate understanding
  • CPD Certificate of Completion on successfully passing the final assessment

AssessmentMultiple-choice questions (MCQs) - 80% pass mark required

Everything at a glance

Self-paced Online

Learn at your own pace.Certified in 3 hours.

UK GDPR Training provides staff with a practical understanding of how to handle and protect personal data in line with UK GDPR requirements. Learners will explore data protection principles, individuals’ rights, secure data handling, breach reporting, and staff responsibilities.

Who it’s for

Suitable for staff handling personal data across education, healthcare, social care, and workplace settings.

80%

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) - 80% pass mark required

A CPD

Achieve 80% to earn your CPD Certificate of Completion

Study methods

Online

Flexible learning

Complete your training online anytime, anywhere, at your own pace.

Dedicated support

support@educateu.com

Five modules. One certificate.

A knowledge check after each module, retakeable before you move on.

Card 01 / 06

  1. Module 1

    Principles

  2. Module 2

    Rights

  3. Module 3

    Secure Handling

  4. Module 4

    Breach

  5. Module 5

    Roles and Responsibilities

  6. Then

    80%

    in the final multiple-choice assessment earns your CPD.

Dedicated supportsupport@educateu.com

What you’ll learn

  • Explain the purpose and importance of the UK GDPR, and identify what counts as personal data
  • Describe the seven core data protection principles and apply them in everyday practice
  • Identify the eight rights of data subjects and respond correctly to rights requests, including Subject Access Requests
  • Handle personal data securely using technical, organisational, and physical measures across its lifecycle
  • Recognise a personal data breach and follow the correct procedure, including reporting to the ICO within 72 hours
  • Identify the key roles under the UK GDPR (controller, joint controller, processor, DPO, and the ICO) and their responsibilities
  • Understand the accountability principle and how to demonstrate compliance

Who this course is for

  • Staff who handle personal data

    Understand the seven data protection principles and apply them when collecting, using and storing data.

  • Senior managers

    Understand their overall responsibility for data protection and the policies their teams must follow.

  • Staff who deal with requests from individuals

    Identify the eight rights of data subjects and the duties that apply when an individual makes a request.

  • Staff who work with paper or digital records

    Apply technical, organisational and physical measures to keep data secure at every stage.

  • Anyone who may discover a breach

    Recognise a personal data breach and know how it must be reported and recorded.

Questions

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