Data Protection Officer (DPO) Course
Develop practical DPO judgement through UK and EU workplace examples, clear questions and assessment. Prior GDPR knowledge expected. Each licence includes six months of free email support from a Data Privacy Services Data Protection Officer. Choose one or two named learner licences.
Who is this course for?
Aspiring and practising DPOs, privacy managers, compliance professionals and advisers with prior GDPR knowledge. Before starting, you should already recognise personal data, the principles, lawful bases and basic individual rights; complete foundational GDPR training first if these are unfamiliar.
What you will learn
- Determine scope, roles and legal conditions for a processing activity and explain UK/EU differences.
- Operate defensible transparency, rights and complaints processes with accurate timing and evidence.
- Assess DPO appointment and create a mandate that protects independence and addresses conflicts.
- Build and validate a compliance baseline, processing records and data-flow maps.
- Turn retention, policy, awareness and advice into workable operational controls.
- Assess processor arrangements, suppliers and jurisdiction-appropriate international transfers.
- Evaluate risk to people, advise on DPIAs and identify launch and prior-consultation requirements.
- Apply privacy by design, security, anonymisation and responsible-AI safeguards.
- Coordinate immediate incident reporting and reasoned breach-notification decisions.
- Plan risk-based monitoring, audits, corrective action and useful management reporting.
- Connect GDPR accountability to relevant ISMS and PIMS evidence without overstating assurance.
- Evaluate practical DPO cases, prioritise a ninety-day improvement plan and explain professional recommendations.
Explore the syllabus
01GDPR foundations: scope, roles, principles and lawful processing25 min
Analyse an activity, identify the relevant regime and roles, and justify its purpose and legal conditions.
02Transparency, individual rights and complaints25 min
Operate coordinated rights and complaints workflows with accurate deadlines, proportionate verification and defensible decisions.
03DPO appointment, mandate, independence and conflicts25 min
Assess appointment requirements and establish an independent, adequately supported DPO function.
04Compliance baseline, gap assessment, data maps and processing records25 min
Establish an evidence-based baseline and maintain processing records that support operational decisions.
05Policies, retention, staff awareness and operational advice25 min
Translate programme requirements into workable procedures, proportionate retention and role-specific staff behaviour.
06Processors, supplier assurance and international transfers25 min
Assess the real supplier service, its contract and onward access, and distinguish UK from EU transfer arrangements.
07Privacy risk, DPIAs and accountable decisions25 min
Assess harm to people, evaluate necessity and proportionality, and give useful DPIA advice before processing begins.
08Privacy by design, security, anonymisation and responsible AI25 min
Challenge a system design using practical privacy and security controls and separate UK from EU automated-decision rules.
09Incident management and personal data breach decisions25 min
Coordinate immediate reporting, proportionate containment, evidence preservation and justified notification decisions.
10Compliance monitoring, internal audit and corrective action25 min
Plan independent, risk-based monitoring and report evidence, limitations and effective corrective action.
11ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701 and an integrated privacy programme25 min
Use management-system disciplines to support GDPR accountability without overstating certification or compliance.
12Practical DPO decisions and your first ninety days25 min
Combine evidence, judgement and clear recommendations into an actionable DPO programme.
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