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Data Protection Essentials for Staff

A plain-English course for everyone at work: what personal data is, how to keep it safe, and what to do when something goes wrong.

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16slides with notes
10quiz questions
45minutes to deliver

What you will be able to do

Learning outcomes

  • Recognise personal data, including the extra-sensitive kinds
  • Follow the everyday habits that keep personal data safe
  • Spot a request from someone about their data, and pass it on straight away
  • Recognise a data breach and report it within minutes, not days
  • Know who to ask when you are not sure

The basics

Personal data is anything about a person · Seven principles, one sentence each

Part 1: Everyday habits

Six habits that prevent most problems · The most common breach is a misdirected email · New tricks, same rule: think before you share

Part 2: When people ask, and when things go wrong

Someone asks about their data: what you do · Something has gone wrong: what you do · At home, on the move and in public · What would you do? · Who to contact

16-slide course deck

Speaker notes on every slide, four discussion scenarios with suggested answers and a "who to contact" slide you fill in.

Participant workbook

Notes pages, the scenarios, a 10-question quiz and a one-page quick reference card.

Training record and quiz scorer

An Excel file that marks each person's quiz, flags retakes and sets refresher dates. Trainer Licence only.

This course is training material, not legal advice. Before delivery, add your own contacts and policy links to the slides marked with [brackets].

Pricing

Choose your pack

Learner Pack

£29 one-off

For self-study, or to see the course before you roll it out.

  • Course deck (PDF, 16 slides)
  • Participant workbook with quiz
  • Quick reference card
  • Single-user licence
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