This course is designed and delivered in collaboration with Martin de Bruin, a recognised industry expert with over 20 years’ experience in data protection, information governance and information security to provide you with the fundamental knowledge required and to prove that you understand the requirements of the legislation.

As a foundation course it can be seen as the first step towards practitioner level training for those individuals with more senior data processing responsibilities.

We have managed to compress a 7 hour long GDPR Foundation course into 1 hour of engaging content, case studies and quizzes to test your knowledge and prepare you for the official exam. 

You will learn:

• Essential General Data Protection Regulation background and terminology
• The six data protection principles
• The special categories of personal data
• The rights of data subjects, including data access requests
• The obligations of controllers and processors
• Data protection by design
• Securing personal data
• How to report data breaches
• The role of the data protection officer (DPO)
• Transferring personal data outside the EU
• The powers of supervisory authorities

Course Structure

• Module 1 - Introduction to Data Protection
• Quiz
• Module 2 – Data Protection Principles
• Case Studies
• Quiz
• Module 3 – Lawful Processing & Delegated Acts
• Case Studies
• Quiz
• Module 4 – Rights of the Data Subject
• Module 5 – GDPR Roles
• Case Studies
• Quiz
• Module 6 – Transfers of personal data
• Case Study
• Quiz
• Module 7 – Supervisory Authorities
• Case Study
• Quiz

After completing the course you can take an official exam with IBITGQ to obtain EU GDPR Foundation Certificate.

EU GDPR F online exam

This is an ISO 17024-certificated, 60-minute, multiple-choice exam set by IBITGQ and is taken online. 

There are two online exam formats. The format taken will depend on your computer’s operating system.

Duration: 60 minutes
Exam format: closed book, multiple choice
Exam pass mark: 39/60 questions (65%)