EU GDPR – Online Learning
To put it simply, this online course serves as the perfect tool to help develop an understanding of responsibilities under the EU GDPR. Reducing data risks and ensuring compliance. With this e-learning course:
- Identify what qualifies as personal and special category data
- Recognise the lawful bases for data processing
- Understand data subjects’ rights and how to support them
- Learn the roles of controllers, processors, and supervisory authorities
- Apply the key principles of GDPR in real workplace scenarios
- Implement practical steps for maintaining compliance
Course Introduction
This highly interactive and engaging e-learning course focuses on the topic of EU GDPR, which is the European Union’s data protection regulation. It governs how personal data is collected, used, and safeguarded across all EU member states.
This course aims to help learners gain a solid understanding of the core principles of data protection, legal obligations under the EU GDPR, and practical steps for ensuring compliance. It equips participants with the knowledge and confidence to handle personal data responsibly, protect privacy rights, and reduce the risk of regulatory breaches within their organisation.
The e-learning can be provided as SCORM files, or on a subscription basis, whether hosted on your own Learning Management System, or using our, feature-rich, easy-to-use learning platform.
Watch this video for a quick overview of the e-learning course:
Course Content
- Understand the purpose, scope, and origins of GDPR
- Learn how GDPR differs from previous data protection laws
- Identify which organisations and individuals the GDPR applies to
- Explore the benefits and challenges of GDPR in a digital world
- Define what constitutes personal data under GDPR
- Distinguish between direct and indirect identifiers
- Identify special category data and why it requires extra protection
- Distinguish personal data in your job role
- Apply personal data concepts to real workplace examples
- Learn what activities count as data processing
- Understand the six lawful bases for processing personal data
- Explore when each lawful basis applies through practical scenarios
- Recognise the need for justification and documentation in processing
- Define who data subjects are
- Identify the eight rights of data subjects under GDPR
- Learn how to support and uphold these rights in your role
- Examine real-world examples of data rights being exercised
- Understand the roles of data controllers and data processors
- Learn the responsibilities of a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Discover how supervisory authorities enforce compliance
- Clarify your own responsibilities in your organisation
- Learn the seven core principles of data processing under GDPR
- Understand how to apply these principles in day-to-day decisions
- Explore examples to reinforce responsible and compliant practices
- Learn how to manage consent, privacy notices, and cookie policies
- Understand how to maintain records of processing activities (ROPA)
- Explore when and how to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
- Know the steps to take in the event of a data breach
- A chance to test your knowledge of the topic with scoring
- The e-learning course comes with free CPD certificates for the learners
Customisable
All content can be adapted and altered to suit your needs. Courses are white-label as standard, but can include logos and branding where required. We can also provide AI generated language translations on demand.
Updates
All content is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure technical accuracy, best practice and legal compliance for your learners. Updates are all automatically made to content.
Certification
Your employees will receive personalised and dated certificates upon successful completion of our CPD certified e-learning courses. All courses have relevant accreditations.
Integration
Deliver e-learning courses via your own branded learning portal provided by us or upload our regularly updated courses to your own LMS if you would prefer.
