Data Protection and Privacy Management

Programme Summary

Personal information should be handled through clear purposes, appropriate controls and accountable decisions. This programme develops practical understanding of data protection responsibilities, processing records, privacy notices, individual rights, supplier arrangements and incident escalation. Participants map a fictional business activity and identify privacy risks using applicable requirements, with Saudi PDPL references and careful distinction between general principles and jurisdiction specific obligations.

Training Objectives

1 Strengthen understanding of practical data protection responsibilities; 2 Improve identification of personal information and processing purposes; 3 Develop proportionate privacy controls across the information lifecycle; 4 Build disciplined handling of rights requests and incidents; 5 Promote accountability and jurisdiction appropriate privacy management practices.

Learning Outcomes

1 Map personal data flows for a supplied process; 2 Identify controller processor and relevant processing responsibilities; 3 Draft a concise processing record with retention considerations; 4 Evaluate privacy risks and propose proportionate safeguards; 5 Select appropriate rights request and incident escalation actions.

Target Audience

Privacy Coordinators; Compliance Officers; HR Managers; IT Governance Officers; Data Protection Support Staff; Operations Managers.

Target Industries

Healthcare; Financial Services; Retail and E Commerce; Education; Professional Services; Technology Services.

Course Contents

• Module 1 Privacy Foundations and Applicable Requirements: Personal data sensitive data and processing; Controller processor and responsible business roles; Jurisdiction scope and specialist advice boundaries.
• Module 2 Data Mapping and Purpose Control: Processing inventories and information flow mapping; Specified purposes and minimum necessary information; Retention schedules deletion and record ownership.
• Module 3 Lawful and Transparent Processing: Identifying applicable grounds for lawful processing; Consent requirements and relevant legal exceptions; Clear privacy notices and appropriate collection information.
• Module 4 Individual Rights and Requests: Recognising requests and confirming appropriate identity; Request logging response ownership and applicable deadlines; Escalating exceptions and complex disclosure decisions.
• Module 5 Privacy Risk and Design: Assessing effects on individuals and their information; Privacy by design and proportionate safeguards; When specialist impact assessment support is needed.
• Module 6 Suppliers Sharing and Transfers: Processor instructions and contractual control considerations; Authorised recipients and controlled information disclosures; Cross border transfer review and applicable safeguards.
• Module 7 Security and Incident Response: Access controls and appropriate protective measures; Recognising potential personal data breaches; Escalation facts and applicable notification assessment.
• Module 8 Privacy Management in Practice: Policies responsibilities awareness and review evidence; Preparing a process specific privacy action plan; Documenting decisions gaps and required specialist advice.

Assessment

• 40 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 60 minute invigilated digital examination with identity verification. Approved accessibility adjustments preserve the assessed competence.
• Clean supplied legal extracts and scenario guidance permitted. Internet and AI assistance prohibited.
• Individual applied assessment (30 minutes): Map a fictional registration process and complete a short processing record. Identify three privacy risks, recommend safeguards and respond to a sample access request or breach scenario using the supplied jurisdiction specific guidance.
• Assessment criteria: Completeness of data mapping and responsibility identification; Proportionality of safeguards and legal scope reasoning; Accuracy of rights request or incident escalation decisions.
• Pass each component separately: 30/40 written marks (75%) and at least 70% on the applied task.
• All mandatory criteria must pass: Do not release requested personal data before the specified identity and authority checks.
• Individual results and feedback are provided. One reassessment may follow coaching under the published enrolment terms.

Certification

• Successful learners receive a TQCSI Arabia digital Certificate of Successful Completion.
• The certificate records the learner name, exact programme title, teaching hours, completion date and unique verification reference.
• Verified identity, full attendance and separate written and applied passes are required; all mandatory critical criteria must be met.
• Proposed issue target: within 30 calendar days of approved results and settlement of applicable fees.
• Records assessed privacy management fundamentals; it does not confer data protection officer appointment or jurisdiction specific legal qualification.
• Attendance confirmation may record completed hours for unsuccessful learners; it does not certify successful completion.

Programme Profile

Number of daysNumber of daysNumber of days

222

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

12 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.12 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.12 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.

Delegates allowedDelegates allowedDelegates allowed

Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.

Training prerequisitesTraining prerequisitesTraining prerequisites

Basic knowledge of organisational processes and information handling is recommended. No legal qualification is required; the course provides operational learning rather than individual legal advice.Basic knowledge of organisational processes and information handling is recommended. No legal qualification is required; the course provides operational learning rather than individual legal advice.Basic knowledge of organisational processes and information handling is recommended. No legal qualification is required; the course provides operational learning rather than individual legal advice.

Pre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessment

Review a fictional customer registration process for 30 minutes and identify collected information, recipients, stated purposes and possible privacy questions.Review a fictional customer registration process for 30 minutes and identify collected information, recipients, stated purposes and possible privacy questions.Review a fictional customer registration process for 30 minutes and identify collected information, recipients, stated purposes and possible privacy questions.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

40 question written exam (60 minutes) and individual applied task (30 minutes).40 question written exam (60 minutes) and individual applied task (30 minutes).40 question written exam (60 minutes) and individual applied task (30 minutes).

Passing criteriaPassing criteriaPassing criteria

75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance. All mandatory criteria must pass.