GDPR Training
Upskill your team with GDPR training: understand your legal responsibilities, protect personal data, and mitigate risks with our comprehensive course tailored for Irish businesses.
GDPR Training eLearning Course
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Overview
Ensure your staff are aware of the latest GDPR updates
The way we work has changed dramatically in recent years, resulting in a greater dependence on technology to enable effective communication between both in-office and remote employees.
We are seeing new advances in AI (Artificial Intelligence), creating both positive and negative issues for businesses. Combined, these changes increase the likelihood of data breaches, cyber security threats, and the possibility of confidential information being compromised.
Our GDPR Training for employees in Ireland aims to help staff members understand their responsibilities and obligations under the current GDPR data protection law in Ireland.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most important topics among Irish businesses right now.
Our GDPR eLearning course is tailored specifically for Irish businesses by a team of data protection experts. It provides all your employees with comprehensive GDPR compliance training and you with transparency through an evidence trail for the Data Protection Commission (DPC) should a data breach occur.
What's Included?
What's included in GDPR Training?
Our GDPR online course is a unique and informative data protection course in the Republic of Ireland. It includes up-to-date training on various topics, including the importance of data security and legal compliance with the latest GDPR principles and rights.
Topics Covered within the GDPR Course Include:
- Why protecting data is important
- GDPR data protection law and regulatory requirements in Ireland
- How to protect data in the modern world
- How to protect against a cyber attack
Who Needs GDPR Training in Ireland?
Data protection training in Ireland is essential for all staff members, whether they are in-office, hybrid or remote workers. GDPR awareness will make them aware of their data protection responsibilities and obligations under GDPR and data protection law. Thus, making them better equipped to protect your organisation against data breaches and cyber attacks.
Recent statistics on GDPR fines in Ireland
In 2022, the DPC issued GDPR fines worth more than €1 billion, placing Ireland in the top of the EU league table for aggregate fines imposed that year, according to DLA Piper’s ‘GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey 2023.’
Should you have a particular need to brand or tailor any of our courses to your specific requirements, that is no problem at all. We offer a full bespoke service in-house. If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to contact our eLearning Client Executive, Glen Bell - glen@legal-island.com
The Importance of Training
Why is GDPR Training Important for Employees in Ireland?
Our dependence on technology to enable effective communication between in-office and remote employees, alongside fast-developing advances in AI (Artificial Intelligence), has increased the likelihood of data breaches, cyber security threats, and the possibility of personal data and confidential information being compromised.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out the key principles, rights, and obligations for personal data processing activities in Ireland. In essence, it is designed to bring controls on how organisations process personal data into line with 21st-century developments, like social media, e-commerce, mobile data, and the cloud.
If your organisation fails to comply with GDPR and data protection legislation, you could be facing fines of up to €20 million or 4% of your global turnover. Organisations processing personal data are obliged not only to comply with the law but also to demonstrate they have complied.
Careless processing of personal data by your organisation can also ruin your reputation, lower employee morale, and lower the market value of your company.
Data protection training is essential as employees must comply with the law and understand the risks to the organisation’s reputation, the fines you may face, and their own personal risk of disciplinary action or even dismissal if they are involved in a data breach.
According to IBM’s ‘Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022’, organisations take, on average, 277 days to detect and contain a data breach, and 45% of data breaches occur in the cloud.
You can make your systems and contracts GDPR compliant and bring your workforce up to date with GDPR staff training. Data protection compliance training reduces the likelihood of data breaches at work and significantly strengthens your defence when dealing with the DPC.
Raising staff awareness through this data protection eLearning course will help ensure compliance with the principles of GDPR and reduce the likelihood of data breaches and cyber attacks.
Course Duration
How long does GDPR training take?
This GDPR Training course will take no longer than 45 minutes to complete including an assessment. We also recommend offering staff regular refresher courses to ensure legal compliance with the latest regulations.
Key Statistics
Why learn with Legal Island?
We take huge pride in the training we deliver across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Our key statistics show:
97%
of users said they found the courses beneficial for their organisation
96%
of users said they found the courses convenient and easy to use
96%
of users said their knowledge of the compliance topic area improved
96%
of users said they would recommend our eLearning courses to other organisations
750,000 +
hours of training and course content delivered
200,000 +
employees across the island of Ireland have now benefitted from our services
FAQs
Got a question about our GDPR Training?
Chances are at this stage you have a couple questions. If you can’t find your answer below, we encourage you to ask questions directly and you can call us anytime.
Who is this GDPR Training course for?
The DPC advises it is good practice to provide all staff with data protection training on or shortly after starting employment with regular refresher updates throughout their employment. Our GDPR training for employees in Ireland was designed specifically for organisations based in Ireland by a team of data protection experts and has been designed for all staff. With more and more people in Ireland working in a hybrid or remote setting, tonnes of sensitive information is being shared online between staff and employees. This, alongside the latest advances in AI, make GDPR and data protection essential topics for Irish businesses.
How long does this course take?
This GDPR Training course will take no longer than 45 minutes to complete including an assessment. Each member of staff will receive their own personalised certificate upon successful completion.
Do all staff in Ireland need GDPR training?
All companies in Ireland must comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulations and Data Protection Act 2018. Upon successful completion of this course, all staff members will be equipped with the tools they need to comply with these pieces of legislation keeping the information of your customers and business safe.
How much does this course cost?
The standard rate of this course is €40 per staff member, however, depending on the number of staff you have, discounts may be available.
Does GDPR apply to the Republic of Ireland?
With more and more people in Ireland working in a hybrid or remote setting, tonnes of sensitive information is being shared online between staff and employees. This, alongside the latest advances in AI, makes GDPR and data protection essential topics for Irish businesses.
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