Data Protection: Hands-on Module

User-generated data and the exponential industrial value of data is increasing every day. Therefore, putting together a formal set of data protection policies and procedures is essential, no matter the size of your company or the sector it operates within. This significant step in data protection compliance is crucial to ensuring your business is built to protect the information you process on employees, customers, partners and all other parties whose data may come into your possession. Lastly, it is crucial to put in place safeguards to prevent data breaches but also after experiencing a data breach.

Do you need practical knowledge on how to deal with data protection related issues? Are you in doubt about how to implement requirements set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in your organisation? Do you have the knowledge but lack practical experience and peer-to-peer exchange in the data protection field?

This course is designed to provide practical, hands-on experience to complement your existing knowledge in the field of data protection. The hands-on module is primarily focused on enhancing the day-to-day work of DPOs and anyone working in the field of data protection. You will benefit from the trainers’ knowledge and practical experience by participating in the interactive workshops.

The hands-on module is an extraordinary opportunity to put your data protection knowledge into practice. This course employs a methodology focused on practical workshops that will be moderated by practitioners in the field. The workshops will use various simulations that will allow you to learn by doing.

What will you learn

• The tasks and responsibilities of the DPO;
• How to audit an ICT provider;
• The difference between anonymisation, pseudo-anonymisation and encryption;
• How to conduct a data protection impact assessment;
• What is a data processing agreement and its practical implications;
• How to counter opposition from the rest of the organisation – a view from the DPO perspective;
• How to ensure data protection compliant migration to a cloud computing service provider;
• How to draft a data breach protocol and effectively raise awareness;
• How to act after a significant data breach, including audit and lessons learnt.

Course methodology/highlights

The Data Protection: Hands-on Module consists of nine interactive workshops spread over two days. If you would also like to renew your DPO certification, then we advise you to book our complete course Data Protection: Refresher and Advanced Course for DPOs and Data Protection Experts + Hands-on Module

You will be able to

• facilitate the development of an effective data protection strategy and plan;
• draft specific policies and procedures;
• manage data breaches;
• ensure data protection compliant transfers of personal data;
• define the pragmatic approaches to ensure GDPR compliance within your organisation;
• support your organisation in identifying gaps to be addressed in view of GDPR compliance;
• advise your organisation on how to manage personal data;
• implement effective communication policies.

Before or after course support

After taking this course, you can join EIPA’s dedicated community of practice together with former participants. You will also have access to the course materials for three months after the course.

• DPOs and managers exposed to questions related to data protection and the management of the related risks, plans and solutions;
• Data protection experts and advisors;
• Certified DPOs;
• Anyone in the public or private sector who is responsible for their organisation’s compliance with the GDPR.

Online Course
For this online course we make use of WebEx

Programme Organiser
Ms Eveline Hermens
Tel: + 31 43 3296259
e.hermens@eipa.eu

Discounts
EIPA member fee
EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency

Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies

Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.

Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies.

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.

Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged € 50 for cancellations received within 7 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.

EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 1 week before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed.

A few days before the start of the course you will receive the log-in details for accessing the course materials. You can log in here.