GDPR: Basic Principles for Everyday Work
This course introduces the key foundations of GDPR, helping you understand what personal data is, where it appears in your daily work, and why protecting it matters.
- 1 CPD hour
- eLearning
- Online, self-paced
- About 1 hour, self-paced online
CPD Accredited
CPDAB-A-2026-0037
About this course
This course introduces the key foundations of GDPR, helping you understand what personal data is, where it appears in your daily work, and why protecting it matters. You will explore the core data protection principles in a clear, practical way, with real workplace examples that make compliance easy to understand.
The course covers Identifying personal data in the workplace, Shared responsibility: why GDPR matters for everyone, and Applying the seven GDPR principles in daily practice. It is self-paced and online, ends with a short online assessment, and every learner who passes receives a certificate for 1 CPD hour.
It is designed for all employees who handle personal data as part of their daily work, regardless of role or experience level.
What you will learn
- Define personal data and special category data with workplace examples
- Explain why GDPR compliance is a shared responsibility
- Describe the seven core data protection principles in operational terms
- Identify where personal data appears in everyday tasks
- Recognise common data-handling risks and breach situations
- Apply GDPR principles to everyday scenarios
Course details
- CPD hours
- 1
- Format
- eLearning
- Delivery
- Online, self-paced
- Duration
- About 1 hour, self-paced online
- Language
- English
- Price
- €100 per person
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