Data Protection Practitioner (S-DPP)

This advanced data protection course is a comprehensive, practice-oriented training for professionals responsible for implementing and managing privacy and data protection policies.

The course goes beyond theory by helping you align your organisation with the GDPR in a practical and structured way. You will learn how to perform Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), embed privacy by design and default, handle data subject requests, and design a governance structure that ensures ongoing compliance.

This course prepares you for the role of Data Protection Officer (DPO) or similar responsibilities at the operational and strategic level.

Exam and Certification:

After this course, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge through an online exam supervised by SECO-Institute. Successful candidates are awarded the prestigious S-DPP certification from SECO-Institute.

Benefits of Certification:

Demonstrable knowledge will significantly enhance your value as a professional for your organisation. Additionally, this certification by SECO-Institute ensures improved career prospects for you.

Delivery methods:

  1. Tutored online/ virtual training
  2. Classroom training

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand how to translate organisational goals into a strategic vision and policy for handling personal data, supported by a clear implementation plan;
  • Understand how to assess data protection risks through DPIAs and risk analyses, and define measures and requirements to mitigate these risks effectively;
  • Understand how to integrate GDPR requirements and data protection principles into daily operations and organisational procedures in a practical way;
  • Understand how to apply privacy by design/default, use relevant technological tools, and foster awareness to embed data protection in projects and processes;
  • Understand how to set up a Data Protection Management System, prepare for GDPR audits, and ensure third-party compliance through structured governance.

Pre-requisites

Basic knowledge of privacy and data protection (equivalent to S-DPF) is strongly recommended.

Audience

This course is suitable for:

  • Professionals responsible for, or involved in, the organisation, management, or oversight of how personal data is handled;
  • Privacy & Data Protection Officers;
  • Privacy & Data Protection Coordinators;
  • Data Protection Officers (DPO) / Data Protection Functionaries (FG);
  • (Future) Data Protection Officers.

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