Data Privacy and GDPR Compliance Training 2026

Course Overview

Data privacy is no longer optional. Organizations that handle personal data face legal obligations, regulatory scrutiny, and real reputational risk when they get it wrong. This course gives you the knowledge to get it right.

You will build a solid understanding of data privacy laws and what they require in practice. The course covers the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Kenya’s Data Protection Act (DPA), and other relevant frameworks. You will learn the legal, ethical, and technical requirements for protecting personal data and keeping your organization compliant.

Training goes beyond theory. You will work through privacy program design, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), breach response, and compliance mapping. Practical exercises, case analysis, and audit simulations give you tools you can use from day one.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the core principles and individual rights under GDPR and the Data Protection Act
• Identify the obligations of data controllers and processors in your organization
• Conduct privacy impact assessments and internal data protection audits
• Design compliant data processing systems and clear privacy notices
• Respond to data breaches and manage subject access requests (SARs) correctly
• Embed privacy into your organization’s culture and governance structures

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for professionals who handle, oversee, or advise on personal data in their organizations. It is well suited for:

• Data protection officers and privacy managers
• Compliance managers and legal advisors
• ICT and information security professionals
• Public sector officers handling citizen data
• Anyone responsible for managing personal data in a regulated environment

How the Training Works

This course is built around real compliance challenges. You will work through problems drawn from actual regulatory cases and organizational scenarios.

• Case law and regulatory review sessions
• Compliance audit simulations
• Group analysis of privacy policies and data breach incidents
• Hands-on use of privacy tools and DPIA templates
• Interactive exercises and role-play on subject access request response

What You Will Walk Away With

This course builds the competence to manage data privacy in practice. After completing the training, you will be equipped to:

• Design and run a data privacy program that meets regulatory standards
• Reduce your organization’s legal and financial exposure to data breaches
• Handle subject rights requests, audits, and breach notifications with confidence
• Keep your organization compliant as data protection laws continue to develop
• Build lasting trust with the individuals and communities your organization serves