The Essentials of Data Protection (GDPR) Elearning

This course is aimed at helping those involved in handling people’s information as part of their day-to-day role to better protect that data.

This course will provide a Data Protection (UK GDPR) overview for those looking to gain more information on how to uphold the seven principles. With this course learners will understand the key principles and process under the regulation and what their roles and responsibilities include.

Data protection compliance is a key priority for businesses, as there is a risk of large financial penalties for failing to introduce a culture of greater data transparency.

Legislation, such as the Data Use and Access (DUA) Act 2025 and UK GDPR, has given consumers more power than ever before over their data. They now have the right to know how their data is used and stored, and for how long. They also have the right to be deleted from marketing databases, and businesses that fail to comply with any of these requests could find themselves facing a fine of up to £17.5 million, or 4% of total global annual turnover, depending on which is greater.

It is vital that everyone who handles data as part of their job is aware of the current legislation, and this is exactly what the Virtual College’s the Essentials of Data Protection e-learning course is designed to help with.

Who is this course for?

The Essentials of Data Protection (GDPR) is designed for anyone who handles personal information as part of their job. This could be recruitment consultants, administrative assistants, marketing executives or managers of any kind. Data handling and processing forms part of many roles, so our e-learning course would be of benefit to many professionals.

This GDPR training course is also suitable for those who want to understand how companies are required to store personal data and the legal procedures for collecting personal data. This Data Protection training will also explain consumer data rights, including the six principles of data protection.

It is important to note that the content of this Data Protection (GDPR) training is based around fictional characters, places, events, businesses and incidents. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.

Course Structure

• What it includes what personal Data is and the different Types of Personal Data
• The seven Principles of Data Protection (GDPR)
• How to safely handle special Category Data
• The rights of dad subjects
• The role of the information Commissioner