The BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection covers topics related to UK data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), both the UK and EU implementations, the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR) 2003.

What will I learn?

The course covers a wide range of topics, including:

1) The changes between EU and UK GDPR
2) The Data Protection Act 2018
3) The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR) 2003
4) The Freedom of Information Act 2000
5) The Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Entry Requirements:

There are no prerequisites, although an awareness of data protection requirements and laws would be a benefit to you.