Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO)

Our Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) training course will cover the following topics:

• The legal background of the GDPR and how the Regulation intersects with the PECR, freedom of information legislation, the Law Enforcement Directive and EU member state implementation approaches.
• Key changes in the UK GDPR and how it differs from the EU GDPR.
• The practical implications of the Schrems II ruling with regard to UK–US data transfers and standard contractual clauses.
• Updates on the Statutory Instrument 419 and Keeling Schedules.
• The requirements for the appointment of a DPO, and the demands placed on the DPO and on the controller or processor.
• The responsibility to inform and advise controllers or processors of their GDPR obligations.
• Essential training skills to allow the DPO to better ‘inform and advise’.
• How to monitor compliance with the GDPR.
• The DPO’s role in relation to liaising with data subjects and with the supervisory authorities.
• The DPO’s role in awareness-raising and staff training.
• All aspects of personal data processing.
• The purpose of data inventories, data flow mapping and the records of processing activities required by Article 30.
• The requirements around DSARs and the DPO’s role in facilitating them.
• The DPO’s role in incident management and response and data breach reporting.
• When and how to carry out a DPIA.
• The data processing requirements when transferring personal data to EU and other locations outside of the UK, particularly in relation to Cloud service providers.

Our Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) training course is targeted at individuals entering the data protection profession, or non-data protection professionals transitioning into the DPO role.

Our Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) training course includes the following:

• Full Comprehensive Course Materials (PDF Files)
• Highly Skilled & Knowledgeable Tutors
• Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) Exam
• Certificate Of Attendance

Before you take our Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) training course, you must hold the EU GDPR Foundation certificate.

It is recommended that you purchase one or more of the following books:

• EU GDPR Implementation & Compliance Guide
• Information Security Breaches
• The True Cost Of Information Security Breaches & Cyber Crime

Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) Exam

You will take the Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) exam set by IBITGQ at the end of our Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) training course.

• Delivery Method: Online
• Duration: 4 hours
• Questions: 150
• Format: Multiple choice
• Pass Mark: 75%

Candidates who pass the exam are awarded the C-DPO (Provisional) qualification by IBITGQ. To achieve fully Certified DPO status and obtain the C-DPO Professional qualification awarded by IBITGQ, you must provide evidence of 36 months of DPO work experience and 50 CPD learning hours.

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If you complete our Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) training course and exam, you will be awarded Certified Data Protection Officer (C-DPO) provisional certification and 28 CPD/CPE points.