FREE GDPR TRAINING

You might have spotted a whole raft of ‘certified’ GDPR training courses, although these sounds useful you need to tread carefully. There is no certification process for GDPR – there is no formal qualification or other official recognition of a GDPR person. These courses are expensive and might not give you all the info you need.

We’ve identified free resources that will help you.

• Future Learn course. Totally free and a great introduction to GDPR. Easy to access and good quality resources. Take a look: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/general-data-protection-regulation
• Blogs, blogs, blogs…. Great range of blogs here: https://textgoto.com/site/blogs.aspx
• ICO website – this has to be the main source of your info. Still lacks basic summaries and there are no useful templates to refer to but still essential reading. https://ico.org.uk
• IT Governance blog – lots of free info and videos here. Worth a visit: https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/list-of-free-gdpr-resources/
• Nice video here: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/missed-our-gdpr-training-watch-it-online-for-free-18-sep-2017

We have a number free tools and resources including a Privacy statement template on our website http://optindigo.com or feel free to call/email/chat to us anytime.

Good luck all.