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European Certified Data Protection Officer Programme


Overview

The Certified Data Protection Officer Programme has been designed to equip Data Protection Officers with the necessary skills and competencies to meet and maintain all aspects of data protection compliance.

The ECDPO programme is ideally suited to anyone currently fulfilling a Data Protection Officer role within an organisation or looking to develop a career in data protection.

Can't see a course date that suits you? Please contact training@ics.ie to find out future dates.

Download the full ECDPO Course Summary & FAQs here.

Duration | 6 Days (Typically 2 days per month)

Cost | Members €788 per day or €2965 for 6 days / Non-Members €875 per day or €3295 for 6 days  + 1 year's free membership

CPD Points | 63

Venue | Dublin, Cork & Galway or on-site nationwide

Who should attend


The ECDPO programme is ideally suited to anyone in a Data Protection Officer role or those responsible for ensuring their organisation is compliant with data protection law. This includes data protection officers, IT managers or directors, human resources managers, heads of compliance, operations managers or risk managers, etc.

To attend, you will need a working knowledge of current data protection & privacy legislation and to hold an accredited Data Protection Practitioner Certification.

What you will learn

The course is delivered over a minimum of 6 days within a period of less than 12 months. Candidates are required to complete 6 modules from a choice of 8 specially tailored advanced data protection modules followed by an exam.

  1. GDPR Fundamentals
  2. Subject Access Requests
  3. Data Protection Impact Assessment
  4. Managing a Data Breach
  5. How to conduct a Data Protection Audit
  6. Understanding Data Protection by Design & Default
  7. Records & Policy Management
  8. Data Governance & Accountability
Download the full ECDPO Course Summary & FAQs here.

Benefits

This programme will enable you to fully meet the legislative requirements as a Data Protection Officer under GDPR. Increase you and your organisation’s confidence to:


  • Protect and manage data
  • Interpret legislation concerning data protection
  • Implement a data protection framework within your organisation
  • Design, complete and report on major data protection projects
  • Justify the rationale behind data protection related recommendations
  • Maintain, develop and apply Data Protection best practice


Successfully completing this course meets the knowledge requirement for entry to the Association of Data Protection Officers at the grade of Officer.

Accreditation is provided by the Association of Data Protection Officers and the Irish Computer Society.

Non-member rate includes 12 months free membership. We will be in touch with registration details after your place is confirmed.

Eligibility & Entry Requirements

Candidates are expected to have at least a working knowledge of current data protection & privacy legislation in order to ultimately achieve "expert level knowledge" (as specified by EU GDPR) and hold an accredited Data Protection Practitioner Certificate qualification or equivalent.

Download the full ECDPO Course Summary & FAQs here.

Please contact training@ics.ie for more details.

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Upcoming Events

Dec
02

CDPP - Certified Data Protection Practitioner – 2nd / 3rd / 9th / 10th / 17th / 18th Dec - Online Delivery

Please note: This course will be delivered online.

Be confident that your organisation’s policies and procedures are legally compliant with data protection legislation by completing Ireland’s first certified data protection practitioner programme.

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Dec
07

ECDPO – Understanding Data Protection by Design – 7th / 8th Dec - Online Delivery

Please note: This course will commence online.

Data Protection by Design is an approach to system design which takes privacy into account throughout the whole service, product or systems design process. Protection of personal data should not be retrofitted or seen as an afterthought but instead be seen as integral to systems development. Before the first line of code is written, as a data controller you should ask the following question should be asked;


1. What does the use of personal data mean for the customer?

2. What risks will the use of personal data pose to the fundamental rights of individuals?

3. Are the necessary technological measures in place to safeguard processing of personal data?

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Dec
15

ECDPO – Records & Policy Management – 15th / 16th Dec - Online Delivery

With the rapid growth in data storage solutions, many organisations no longer see data retention as a high-cost item. The temptation to retain all things data is so strong and with greater access to technology due to reduced costs, perpetual retention of both manual and electronic data may be perceived as convenient and not necessarily expedient as it involves “a lot work”. But with this comes increased exposure to the risk of data loss, unauthorised access, and ultimately, reputational damage. Retaining data indefinitely without a legal basis or justification can constitute an infringement under GDPR can attract fines.

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