Data Protection Awareness Staff Training
Capacity Building and Training
Our comprehensive staff awareness training program is strategically designed to empower your workforce with a profound comprehension of data privacy’s significance. This training acquaints participants with fundamental concepts and stipulations of GDPR and pertinent Data Protection laws. Tailored to specific audiences, the training harmoniously integrates legal frameworks with your organization’s operational context. Its primary objective is to enlighten employees on their roles and obligations within existing organizational policies and procedures, fostering a culture of vigilant data guardianship.
The objective of this Capacity Building phase is to ensure that all the key stakeholders in an organization have an understanding of their roles and responsibilities and that all relevant employees are aware of the data protection policy and their roles and responsibilities in its effectiveness and continual improvement.
Additionally, Sentinel Africa conducts a senior management awareness session that focuses on the appointment and role of a Data Protection Officer, the Data Protection Act as well and data protection regulations both regional and global, and provides them with a strategic view of data protection as a whole, its role and benefits of compliance.
What does a Sample Training Plan look like?
| Training – | Data Protection Training | Management Sensitization |
|---|---|---|
| Targeted role | Core Staff (Data Protection Champions) | Senior Management |
| Duration | 2 – 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Delivery | Trainer-led virtual training or workshop | Trainer-led virtual training or workshop |
| Training Content | -An Overview of the Data Protection Act and Implementation -Distinction between a Data Controller and a Processor -The appointment and role of a Data Protection Officer -How to identify information/Cyber security risks -How to report/escalate data breach or incidents -Their roles and responsibilities insofar as Data protection is concerned -Their contribution to the effectiveness of the data protection policy, including -The benefits of improved protection of PII -The implications of not conforming with the data protection requirements -Common Data protection/Cybersecurity threats; Phishing, Malware (Ransomware, viruses, etc | -An Overview of the Data Protection Act and Implementation -The appointment and role of a Data Protection Officer -Overview of ISO 27701, and ISO29100 frameworks -Their roles and responsibilities insofar as Data protection is concerned -Data protection policy implementation framework -Understand how to react in case of a crisis related to the breach |
