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Course Description

The Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO) program is a comprehensive training designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and practical skills required to manage and oversee an organization’s data protection and privacy compliance program. The course covers key privacy regulations such as GDPR, privacy governance, data subject rights, privacy risk assessments, breach response, and compliance audits. Participants will gain the competence needed to perform the duties of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and support organizations in achieving regulatory compliance and privacy best practices.

Course Objectives

Upon the successful completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

Understand the role, responsibilities, and competencies of a Data Protection Officer (DPO).
Interpret GDPR requirements and apply them to organizational policies and procedures.
Develop and implement privacy governance frameworks and compliance programs.
Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) and privacy risk assessments.
Manage data subject rights requests and privacy complaint processes.
Respond effectively to data breaches and regulatory reporting requirements.
Ensure lawful processing, consent management, and privacy by design principles.
Perform privacy audits and prepare for regulatory inspections.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for DPOs, compliance officers, legal professionals, IT/security managers, HR personnel, auditors, and governance professionals responsible for privacy and data protection compliance.

Course Agenda

Registration

Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Day 1: Privacy Fundamentals & GDPR Overview

Introduction to privacy and data protection concepts
Personal data vs sensitive data (special categories
Overview of GDPR and global privacy regulations (UAE PDPL, UK GDPR, etc.
Principles of data processing (lawfulness, fairness, transparency, minimization)
Legal bases for processing personal data
Roles: Controller, Processor, Joint Controller, DPO responsibilities
Workshop: Identify personal data types and map data processing activities

Day 2: Governance, Policies & DPO Responsibilities

Role and independence of the Data Protection Officer
Building a privacy governance structure
Developing privacy policies and procedures
Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) requirements
Consent management and privacy notices
Managing third-party processing and vendor compliance
Data processing agreements (DPA) essentials
Workshop: Create RoPA templates and privacy policy structure

Day 3: DPIA, Risk Management & Privacy by Design

Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) methodology
Identifying high-risk processing activities
Privacy risk registers and risk scoring
Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default implementation
Data retention, deletion, and minimization controls
Cross-border data transfers and safeguards (SCCs, adequacy decisions)
Workshop: Conduct a DPIA for a real-world business scenario

Day 4: Data Subject Rights, Breach Response & Incident Handling

Data subject rights (access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection)
Handling DSAR (Data Subject Access Request) processes
Complaint management and regulatory coordination
Data breach management process and incident response
Breach notification timelines and reporting requirements
Working with IT/Security teams for breach containment and investigation
Simulation Exercise: Data breach response drill + reporting decision-making

Day 5: Compliance Audits, Monitoring & Certification Capstone

Privacy audits and compliance monitoring programs
Key privacy compliance KPIs and dashboards
Employee privacy training and awareness programs
Documentation and evidence for regulators
Preparing for inspections and regulatory enforcement actions
Building a continuous improvement privacy roadmap
Final review and certification readiness assessment

Post Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers

Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments

Intensive Study materials

Flexible Schedules

Realistic training methodology

High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.

TNA-26066: Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO – Certification Aligned)