About this course
<p>Learn to protect personal information in everyday work. This practical UK GDPR course covers email errors, screen sharing, safe file access, AI tools, individual rights and the first steps after a suspected data breach. Realistic decisions and interactive activities help you apply privacy principles confidently.</p><p><strong>Scope:</strong> General staff awareness, not legal advice or a substitute for employer policies, lawful-basis assessment, DPIAs or specialist data protection advice.</p><p><strong>Jurisdiction:</strong> United Kingdom; organisation-specific policies and sector requirements may differ</p><p>Follow your organisation’s approved procedures. If in doubt, seek advice from your data protection or information security contact.</p>
What learners cover
- Identify personal data, special category data and relevant UK GDPR principles.
- Prevent common email, screen-sharing and cloud-permission mistakes.
- Apply safer collection, storage, remote-working and AI practices.
- Recognise rights requests and privacy complaints and route them appropriately.
- Respond promptly and appropriately to suspected personal data breaches.
Who it is for
UK employees who handle customer, employee, learner or supplier information; Line managers and supervisors; Hybrid, remote and office-based workers
How it is delivered
Fully online and self-paced
Learners work through the course at their own pace and can pause and resume where they left off.
Any device
Works on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile, with audio, video and written transcripts throughout.
Interactive throughout
Scenarios, exercises and images keep learners engaged rather than clicking through slides.
Knowledge checks
Short checks at the end of each section so learners can see what has landed before moving on.
Average completion time is around 45 mins, though learners can take as long as they need and return as often as they like.
Certification
A WorkplaceHero certificate of CPD completion, with a verification ID, is issued when you complete every module and pass the final assessment at 80% or above. 0.75 CPD hours are added to your Passport automatically. Unlimited retakes.
How it works for teams
- 1. Choose how many licences you need and pay by card, or request an invoice.
- 2. Add your learners' names and email addresses.
- 3. They sign in to their WorkplaceHero account and start the course straight away.
- 4. Track who has been set up from your account.
Common questions
How do learners access this course?
This course is delivered here on WorkplaceHero. Each learner signs in to their own WorkplaceHero account with the email you gave us and starts the course from their online courses - there is no separate platform login. Progress updates live on your team dashboard, and the certificate and CPD log entry appear automatically on completion.
Course details
- Course version
- 1.0
- Content last reviewed
- June 2026
- Next review due
- June 2027
- Study time
- 45 mins
- CPD hours
- 0.75 hours
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 20 questions, unlimited retakes