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Data Protection Officer (DPO) Professional Training Course

Prepares Data Protection Officers to advise management, monitor data protection practices and coordinate privacy compliance activities across the organization.

DPGP · Data Privacy, Governance & ProtectionAll Levels#2563ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Data, Analytics & Digital TransformationCategories:Data Privacy, Governance & Protection

Course Overview

This advanced professional course develops the practical capabilities required to perform the responsibilities of a Data Protection Officer effectively. It focuses on the DPO as a key governance function responsible for supporting privacy compliance, advising management, monitoring data protection practices, and coordinating privacy activities across the organization. The programme covers the DPO operating role, privacy governance, data processing activities, regulatory compliance, data protection principles, individual rights, privacy risk management, impact assessments, records and documentation, third-party processing, international data transfers, and personal data breach management. Participants will work with practical DPO scenarios involving privacy assessments, compliance reviews, data subject requests, processing activities, risk treatment, incident response, and management reporting. Emphasis is placed on developing evidence-based recommendations and establishing effective communication with legal, security, technology, HR, procurement, and business teams. The course also addresses DPO performance measurement, awareness programmes, audit readiness, stakeholder management, continuous monitoring, and professional development, enabling participants to establish a structured approach to fulfilling DPO responsibilities and strengthening the organization's privacy posture.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyse the strategic role and responsibilities of a Data Protection Officer.
  • Assess organizational data protection governance and compliance maturity.
  • Apply core data protection principles to operational processing activities.
  • Maintain and evaluate records of personal data processing activities.
  • Assess privacy risks and conduct data protection impact assessments.
  • Advise business and technology teams on privacy requirements.
  • Manage data subject rights and privacy-related requests effectively.
  • Evaluate third-party processing arrangements and data protection obligations.
  • Assess international data transfer and cross-border processing risks.
  • Establish effective personal data breach management and escalation processes.
  • Develop DPO monitoring, reporting, awareness, and assurance activities.
  • Strengthen the DPO function through measurable performance and continuous improvement.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for Data Protection Officers, Privacy Officers, Privacy Managers, Data Protection Coordinators, Data Governance Professionals, and compliance specialists responsible for privacy and data protection. It is also suitable for legal and regulatory professionals, information security managers, risk managers, internal auditors, IT managers, HR professionals, procurement and vendor management specialists, and professionals who support the DPO function. The programme is particularly relevant to organizations establishing a DPO function, developing privacy governance, strengthening data protection compliance, or requiring a structured professional approach to managing personal data protection responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes

  • Define the role, responsibilities, and authority of the DPO.
  • Assess an organization's data protection governance and compliance position.
  • Evaluate personal data processing activities against applicable privacy requirements.
  • Maintain and review records of processing activities.
  • Identify and prioritize privacy risks across business processes.
  • Conduct and document data protection impact assessments.
  • Provide practical privacy advice to business, technology, and management teams.
  • Manage data subject rights requests and associated workflows.
  • Review third-party processing arrangements and privacy controls.
  • Assess cross-border processing and international data transfer risks.
  • Coordinate privacy breach response, documentation, and corrective actions.
  • Develop a structured DPO monitoring and improvement programme.

Course Outline

Day 1

DPO Role, Responsibilities & Privacy Governance

  • The strategic role of the Data Protection Officer.
  • DPO responsibilities, authority, independence, and accountability.
  • Privacy governance structures and reporting relationships.
  • Data protection principles and organizational responsibilities.
  • Relationship between the DPO, legal, compliance, security, IT, HR, procurement, and business functions.
  • Privacy policies, standards, procedures, and internal controls.
  • Assessing organizational privacy maturity.
  • Building effective DPO operating practices.
  • Practical Application: Develop a DPO responsibility framework and assess the privacy governance structure of a selected organization.
Day 2

Data Processing, Privacy Risk & Impact Assessments

  • Identifying personal data and processing activities.
  • Records of processing activities and data inventories.
  • Data flows and personal data lifecycle management.
  • Identifying privacy risks and control weaknesses.
  • Privacy risk assessment methodologies.
  • Data protection impact assessment principles and execution.
  • Data minimization, purpose limitation, retention, and access.
  • Risk treatment and corrective action planning.
  • Documentation and evidence requirements.
  • Practical Application: Conduct a structured privacy risk assessment and develop a data protection impact assessment for a selected processing activity.
Day 3

Data Subject Rights, Third Parties & International Transfers

  • Data subject rights and organizational obligations.
  • Request intake, identity verification, assessment, response, and documentation.
  • Managing complex and high-risk privacy requests.
  • Privacy requirements for suppliers and third-party processors.
  • Data processing agreements and contractual controls.
  • Monitoring third-party privacy compliance.
  • International data transfers and cross-border processing.
  • Assessing transfer-related privacy risks.
  • DPO advisory responsibilities in contracts and business projects.
  • Practical Application: Design a complete workflow for handling data subject requests and conduct a third-party privacy compliance assessment.
Day 4

Breach Management, Monitoring & DPO Assurance

  • Identifying and classifying personal data breaches.
  • DPO responsibilities during privacy incidents.
  • Coordination with information security, legal, management, and communications teams.
  • Incident assessment, escalation, documentation, and corrective actions.
  • Privacy compliance monitoring and assurance.
  • Internal reviews, audits, and evidence management.
  • DPO reporting to senior management.
  • Privacy performance indicators and management dashboards.
  • Identifying recurring weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
  • Practical Application: Manage a simulated personal data breach from detection and risk assessment through escalation, response, documentation, and corrective action.
Day 5

DPO Effectiveness, Awareness & Continuous Improvement

  • Building an effective and sustainable DPO function.
  • DPO annual planning and programme management.
  • Privacy awareness and organizational training.
  • Stakeholder engagement and advisory communication.
  • Monitoring regulatory and organizational changes.
  • DPO performance measurement and reporting.
  • Audit readiness and continuous assurance.
  • Prioritizing privacy improvement initiatives.
  • Developing a continuous improvement framework.
  • Final Workshop: Develop a comprehensive DPO operating and improvement roadmap covering governance, processing oversight, risk management, data subject rights, third-party management, breach response, monitoring, reporting, awareness, and continuous improvement.

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Lisbon · 28 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 · Classroom

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