Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E)

The IAPP offers the most encompassing, up-to-date and sought-after global training and certification program for privacy and data protection. The Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) helps organizations around the world bolster compliance and risk mitigation practices, and arms practitioners with the insight needed to add more value to their businesses.

Delivered in a Modular format, the course includes;

• Module 1: Data Protection Laws Introduces key European data protection laws and regulatory bodies, describing the evolution toward a Harmonised European Legislative Framework.
• Module 2: Personal Data Defines and differentiates between types of data-including personal, anonymous, pseudo-anonymous and special categories.
• Module 3: Controllers and Processors Describes the roles and relationships of controllers and processors.
• Module 4: Processing Personal Data Defines data processing and GDPR processing principles, Explains the application of the GDPR and outlines the legitimate bases for processing personal data.
• Module 5: Information provision Explains controller obligations for providing information about data processing activities to data subjects and Supervisory Authorities.
• Module 6: Data Subjects 'Rights Describes data subjects' rights, applications of rights and obligations controller and processor.
• Module 7: Security or Processing Discusses considerations and duties of controllers and processors for Ensuring security of personal data and providing notification of data breaches.
• Module 8: Accountability Investigates accountability requirements, data protection management systems, data protection impact assessments, privacy policies and the role of the data protection officer.
• Module 9: International Data Transfers Outlines options and obligations for transferring data outside the European Economic Area, Decisions adequacy and appropriateness safeguards and derogations.
• Module 10: Supervision and Enforcement Describes the role, powers and procedures or Supervisory Authorities; the composition and tasks of the European Data Protection Board; the role of the European Data Protection Supervisor; and remedies, liabilities and penalties for non-compliance.
• Module 11: Compliance Discusses the applications of European data protection law, legal bases and compliance requirements for processing personal data in practice, employers-including processing employee data, surveillance, direct marketing, Internet technology and communications and outsourcing.

There are no prerequisites for this course but candidates would benefit from reading the freely available materials found on the IAPP website.

1 years membership of the IAPP 

Breakfast, Lunch and refreshments (Classroom courses only)

Official Study Guide (European Data Protection, Law & Practice)*

Participant Guide*

Official Exam Q&A*

Official Practice Exam

Official Practice Exam*

The Exam Fees

* In electronic format for Live Online and hard copy for Classroom delegates

The CIPP/E is ideal for IT and information security leaders responsible for applying best practices to cloud security architecture, design, operations and service orchestration, including those in the following positions:

Cybersecurity Analysts

Data Analysts

Security Administrators

Aspiring Data Protection Officers

• We are an approved IAPP Training Partner.
• You can learn wherever and whenever you want with our robust classroom and interactive online training courses.
• Our courses are taught by qualified practitioners with a minimum of 25 years commercial experience.
• We strive to give our delegates the hands-on experience.
• Our courses are all-inclusive with no hidden extras.  The one-off cost covers the training, all course materials, and exam voucher.
• Our aim: To achieve a 100% first time pass rate on all our instructor-led courses.
• Our Promise: Pass first time or 'train' again for FREE.
  *FREE training offered for retakes - come back within a year and only pay for the exam.