Personal Data Protection Officer - Advanced Level Training Course

Day I

I. Selecting a Personal Data Protection Management Framework
1. Foundational prerequisites for an effective data protection system.
2. Overview of established data protection governance models.
3. Allocation of roles and responsibilities within data protection processes.

II. Roles and Responsibilities of the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
1. Requirements for the mandatory appointment of a Data Protection Officer.
2. Guidelines for the optional appointment of an inspector.
3. Essential competencies required of a DPO.
4. Resources for acquiring necessary knowledge.
5. Qualification standards for inspectors.
6. Employment classifications for supervisory personnel.
7. Professional development pathways for DPOs.
8. Core tasks and duties of the DPO.

III. Data Flow Management
1. Key data flow considerations for DPOs.
2. Operational capabilities required of a DPO.
3. Specific DBO tasks related to data mapping and control.

IV. Preparation and Execution of Audits
1. Preliminary activities for audit planning.
2. Developing an effective audit plan.
3. Assigning team members and defining tasks.
4. Development of working documentation.
5. Utilization of audit checklists.
6. Case study: Execution of the auditing process.

V. Assessing Compliance Levels
1. Key assessment criteria:
2. Processing security measures.
3. Legal grounds for processing.
4. Application of consent principles.
5. Adherence to data minimization standards.
6. Principles of transparency.
7. Management of data processing entrustment.
8. Transferring data to third countries and international jurisdictions.

VI. Audit Reporting
1. Procedures for preparing audit reports.
2. Required elements of an audit report.
3. Critical focus areas for review.
4. Case study analysis.
5. Employee engagement – fostering data protection awareness.
6. Verification procedures for controller warranties.

VII. Sustaining Compliance
1. Employee awareness as a critical compliance factor.
2. Implementation of Data Protection Policies.
3. Maintenance of essential documentation.
4. Strategies for continuous monitoring.

Day II

VIII. Fundamentals of Risk Management
1. Structuring the risk assessment process.
2. Review of selected risk assessment practices.
3. Core components of a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA).

IX. Analyzing the Context of Personal Data Processing
1. Exercises in contextual research.
2. Assessment of external contexts.
3. Assessment of internal contexts.
4. Identification of common pitfalls.

X. Conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
1. Objectives of the assessment.
2. Criteria for mandatory versus optional DPIA execution.
3. Required elements of the assessment process.
4. Compilation of processing activity inventories.
5. Identification of processing resources, with emphasis on high-risk operations.

XI. Risk Analysis Exercises
1. Estimating the likelihood of hazard occurrence.
2. Identifying vulnerabilities and existing security controls.
3. Evaluating control effectiveness.
4. Assessing potential consequences.
5. Risk identification.
6. Determination of risk levels.
7. Establishing risk acceptability thresholds.

XII. Asset Identification and Security Exercises
1. Calculating process risk values for specific resources.
2. Estimating the probability of hazard occurrence.
3. Identifying vulnerabilities.
4. Cataloging existing safeguards.
5. Assessing potential consequences.
6. Risk identification.
7. Defining the threshold for risk acceptability.