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Cylix to launch new GDPR Data Protection elearning course

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Developed with Norfolk County Council, Cylix's new elearning course will provide staff with a practical guide to complying with the requirements of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The GDPR course will replace Cylix's popular existing course, which has been taken up by dozens of organisations.
The GDPR course will replace Cylix's popular existing course, which has been taken up by dozens of organisations. 

We’re now less than a year away from the most substantial overhaul of data protection law in decades, in the form of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As well as extending many of the principles of the current Data Protection Act, the GDPR will introduce new responsibilities for organisations that process personal data, as well as giving individuals additional rights over how their personal data can be used.

In order to enable organisations to get their staff up to speed with the new legislation quickly and cost-effectively, Cylix is working with the information governance team at Norfolk County Council to develop an all-new GDPR data protection elearning course. This will replace the company’s existing data protection course and will outline the scope and provisions of the new legislation, and explore what staff will need to do to comply with it.

Incorporating extensive case studies to explore how the law applies in practice, the new course will have a total run-time of 60 minutes and comprise the following four main sections:

The big picture

  • Why is it so important to protect personal data?
  • The scope of the GDPR… and the penalties for non-compliance.
  • What information is covered by the GDPR?
  • What does “data processing” encompass?
  • Understanding who’s who: data subject, data controller, data processor, ICO.

What the law says

  • The seven core principles for processing personal data.
  • Rules for transferring/storing personal data outside Europe.
  • What to do in the event of a data breach.
  • Rights of the data subject, including the right to be forgotten.

Putting it in practice

  • Series of case studies in which users need to decide how to comply with the GDPR in a range of realistic situations.

Test your knowledge

  • Comprehensive mastery test to check each user’s retention and understanding of key points. On successfully passing the test, users will be able to download a personal course completion certificate.

While the course will focus on the practical, day-to-day aspects of complying with the GDPR, a comprehensive ‘Ask the Expert’ resource will be available, enabling users to drill down into specific aspects of the law. An innovative top-up training mode will also be available, which will highlight the main differences between the Data Protection Act and GDPR, such as the requirement for explicit consent through active opt in. As Steven Price, Cylix’s Managing Director, explains: “The top-up mode is for users who’ve recently completed data protection training, and will enable them to quickly identify the additional things that they need to know – and do – when the GDPR comes into force.”

The course is being developed in Cylix’s groundbreaking new HTML 5 framework, so will run on a broad range of computer systems and devices, including iPads and Android tablets. Organisations will be able to deploy the course through any SCORM-compliant learning management system, enabling administrators to track and report on usage for audit purposes. Cylix can also provide a hosting service when a suitable learning management system isn’t available.

Cylix will be launching its GDPR data protection course in September and will be offering free evaluation access to the course then. Any organisation wishing to review the course should contact Cylix:

t: 0800 634 1770
e: [email protected]
w: www.cylix.co.uk

About Cylix
Founded in 2002, Cylix (www.cylix.co.uk) is one of the UK’s leading e-learning providers and specialises in developing highly interactive and engaging e-learning courses on compliance-related subjects. Its comprehensive range of courses are being deployed by hundreds of organisations across all industry sectors, including BMW, Bristol City Council, Edinburgh College, the Law Society and Oxford University.