Data breaches and privacy violations carry heavy regulatory and reputational costs. This course equips data professionals with the practical skills to design GDPR-aligned data handling processes, assess privacy risk, and secure personal data across systems.
Organizations that collect and process personal data face growing regulatory pressure and public scrutiny. This course gives data, IT, and compliance professionals a working understanding of GDPR-aligned privacy principles and the technical controls needed to protect personal data across its lifecycle.
Participants apply privacy-by-design methods, conduct data protection impact assessments, and build practical security controls they can implement within their own organization's data systems.
Throughout the programme, participants work through realistic scenarios drawn from technology organizations, digital transformation programmes, data-driven enterprises, and public sector IT environments, examining how data privacy and security in the age of GDPR is applied in practice and where it most often breaks down. Delegates will develop practical skill in designing appropriate frameworks, selecting and applying the right tools for privacy by design in system architecture, interpreting findings, and communicating conclusions clearly to colleagues, management and external stakeholders. Sessions move deliberately from principles to application, so that each technique introduced is practised against a realistic problem before the programme moves on — strengthening both individual effectiveness and the wider capability of the organizations delegates return to.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
By the end of the Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training, participants will leave with:
This training course adopts a practical, participant-centered learning approach that builds data privacy and security in the age of GDPR expertise, strengthens analytical capability and develops confident professional judgement. The methodology combines specialist facilitation, applied hands-on experience and globally recognized professional practice, so that delegates return able to apply what they have learned immediately rather than in theory only.
Methodology includes:
Day 1: GDPR Principles and the Regulatory Landscape
Day 2: Data Subject Rights and Accountability Obligations
Day 3: Discovering and Classifying Personal Data
Day 4: Privacy Risk Assessment and DPIA Methodology
Day 5: Privacy by Design in System Architecture
Day 6: Encryption and Access Control Implementation
Day 7: Anonymisation, Pseudonymisation and Privacy-Enhancing Techniques
Day 8: Breach Detection, Response and Notification
Day 9: Data Governance Frameworks and Third-Party Risk
Day 10: Applied Compliance Programme Build and Assurance
Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training addresses practitioners who hold personal data in their systems, processes or architecture decisions and must keep that data lawful and secure.
Participants who complete all ten days receive a Certificate of Completion from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, confirming their ability to apply GDPR principles, conduct DPIAs, implement privacy-enhancing technical controls, and operate a data governance framework aligned with privacy regulation.
The certificate confirms attendance and successful participation, is recognized by employers across the public, private and development sectors, and can be verified directly with Vision Reach Global Consultancy on request.
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training programme, you'll be able to explain core gdpr principles and their application to data processing, conduct a data protection impact assessment (dpia) for a business process, apply privacy-by-design principles to data system architecture, and identify and classify personal and sensitive data across systems. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training addresses practitioners who hold personal data in their systems, processes or architecture decisions and must keep that data lawful and secure. Typical delegates include Data Protection Officers and privacy programme managers, Data engineers and data platform architects handling personal data pipelines, Information security analysts and security engineers, Data governance and data quality leads, IT compliance officers and internal auditors reviewing data processing, Legal and risk professionals supporting GDPR compliance, and CRM, marketing operations and HR systems administrators managing subject data.
Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training typically runs as 10 Days. It's available as classroom, live virtual, and in-house training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training is scheduled in-classroom in Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training runs on a rolling cohort basis, so a new intake is always coming up. Pick your preferred format and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" to reserve your seat — confirmation follows once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion for Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Data Privacy and Security in the Age of GDPR Training can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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