Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO)

Data protection is taking the world by storm. Anyone who works with personal and company sensitive data needs to understand how to ensure compliance with new data protection laws, both in the UAE, the GCC and globally.

This is a practical course that gives participants knowledge and necessary guidance to build a privacy framework within their organization. International Data Protection laws will be covered including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the newly launched DIFC Data Protection Law. 

This course is highly interactive with facilitator-led presentations, group discussion and real current case studies.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define data protection principles and rights of data subjects
• Determine the lawful basis for processing data
• Demonstrate how to deal with subject access requests, data breaches and internal investigations
• Apply appropriate transfer mechanisms for cross border transfer of personal data
• Create and implement a privacy framework for their organization

This course is suitable for anyone who handles sensitive personal or company data.  This includes compliance officers and managers, auditors, IT managers, human resources, database professionals and any information security, incident management, and business continuity professionals whose responsibilities include the secure handling of data.

This course is also suitable for current Data Protection Officers who are seeking to become certified or update their knowledge with the latest laws.

• Operational compliance
• Decision making
• Communication with stakeholders
• Information Governance
• Policy Creation