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Training and Awareness
Every organisation, regardless of size or sector, is required to comply with data protection and privacy legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act (DPA). In an effort to maintain compliance with these laws, many organisations find benefit in providing their staff with data protection training, therefore ensuring that every team member understands the importance of maintaining data protection, and their role in helping the organisation fulfil its data protection obligations and avoid a personal data breach.
URM is experienced and adept at developing training and awareness material to cover personal data protection requirements and policy compliance for the whole organisation and can offer online training and assessment via URM’s portal (Alurna).
For those with more in-depth training requirements, URM can provide the BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection training course which is aimed at providing your organisation’s data protection specialists with a sound grounding and practical interpretation of the key elements of UK data protection law, including the UK GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. URM also offers a tailored training service for specific activities, such as developing ROPAs and DPIA processes.
Our experienced data protection practitioners can also provide purpose specific training development, tailored to your organisation’s industry, sector and unique needs. This bespoke training is developed to address the specific data protection challenges and concerns faced by your organsiation.
URM’s training courses can be delivered either remotely or face to face, depending on your preference and requirements.
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Why URM?
Track record
URM’s DP and GDPR consultants have extensive ‘real world’ experience as both practitioners and subject matter experts working at a senior level within business and in their data protection consulting roles advising organisations on best practice. With a 19-year track record assisting organisations to comply with legislation such as the Data Protection Act, the GDPR and local country-specific legislation, URM has earned a reputation for adopting a pragmatic and business appropriate approach.
Flexible service offerings
A key differentiator between URM and other data protection service providers is our flexible service offerings. Our virtual DPO service can be customised to your precise requirements, in terms of the type of support you require and the frequency of site days (remote or on site) etc. Equally, with our remediation support, URM can assist you address any gaps identified and achieve full GDPR compliance. We can also help you maintain that compliance with GDPR auditing services.
Knowledge transfer
URM prides itself on its knowledge transfer philosophy and training expertise which helps to ensure that you not only understand what the principles and requirements of the GDPR are but how to best meet them.
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