E-Learning Course Content:
This interactive e-learning course is designed specifically for managers who oversee or influence how personal data is handled within their organisation. Building on the UK’s post-Brexit data protection framework, this course explores the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and additional legislation such as the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and PECR.
Managers play a critical role in promoting compliant practices and mitigating data protection risks. This course gives them the knowledge and practical tools to understand legal obligations, uphold data subject rights, and embed robust data protection across teams.
The e-learning can be provided as SCORM files, or on a subscription basis, whether hosted on your own Learning Management System, or using our, feature-rich, easy-to-use learning platform.
Watch this video for a quick overview of the e-learning course:
UK GDPR for Managers
Lead with confidence – know the law, manage the risks
Managers are responsible for implementing compliant processes and setting the tone for responsible data handling. This UK GDPR for Managers e-learning course provides a comprehensive and practical exploration of the UK’s data protection landscape, tailored to managerial roles.
Learners will explore how to identify personal and special category data, assess data processing risks, meet legal obligations, respond to Subject Access Requests, and more. Through reflective activities, scenarios, and up-to-date regulatory guidance, managers will gain the clarity and confidence to lead their teams in full alignment with UK data protection law.
This e-learning course is ideal for anyone in a leadership or supervisory role that needs to understand the key requirements of GDPR. Therefore, it is excellent training for:
- Team Leaders and Managers
- Department Heads
- Data Protection Officers
- HR and Operations Managers
- Legal and Compliance Staff
- IT and Security Leads
- Project Managers
- School/College Administrators
- Public Sector Supervisors
- It’s an online e-learning course
- Containing four interactive modules
- Get downloadable checklist to help ensure organisational compliance
- Blending text, graphics and images
- A full final assessment with certification
To put it simply, this online course equips managers to lead by example and ensure data protection responsibilities are understood and met throughout their teams. With this e-learning course:
- Identify what qualifies as personal and special category data
- Apply the lawful bases for data processing in real-world contexts
- Assess high-risk processing activities and implement appropriate risk mitigation measures
- Respond effectively to Subject Access Requests (SARs)
- Navigate the evolving UK data protection legal framework with confidence
- Guide staff in embedding privacy by design and demonstrating accountability
- What is personal data?
- Types, identifiers, anonymisation and pseudonymisation
- Special category data and associated risks
- Lawful bases: consent, contractual necessity, legal obligation, vital interests, public task, legitimate interests
- Recording and reviewing processing activities
- High-risk activities and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
- Practical risk mitigation strategies
- Who they are and their rights under the UK GDPR
- Understanding and responding to SARs
- From EU GDPR to UK GDPR
- Data Protection Act 2018
- PECR and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
- Differences between UK and EU GDPR
- Controllers, processors, and the role of managers
- The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
- A real-world scenario demonstrating best practice
- Applying principles such as transparency, consent, and accountability
- Managing data breaches, international transfers, and privacy notices
- A chance to test your knowledge of the topic with scoring
- The e-learning course comes with free CPD certificates for the learners
- Practical courses – This course is designed to help your learners in the real business world, giving them practical skills that they can quickly and easily implement in the workplace.
- Interactive and engaging – Learning doesn’t have to be boring. This multi-media course is designed to keep your participants engaged throughout.
- Step-by-step learning – This course is broken down into easy to manage bite-size chunks. From start to finish we take your learners on an enjoyable learning journey.
- Fully accredited – The CPD Verification Service accredit all our courses, so you can be sure our training materials are of the highest standard.
Where clients are not using our LMS and wish to host it on their own LMS instead, we provide SCORM files that they can simply install directly. Although these files are added to the clients LMS as usual and the user will access and view the course exactly as they would if it was built on the clients system, we are still able to track user numbers our side and also provide regular updates to the content.
Our e-learning products are always provided ‘white-label’ with no Trainer Bubble logos or references to our company.
We also understand that you may like to make alterations to the content. Whether it’s minor edits, larger alterations, adding of logos, or swapping images to better reflect your corporate identity – we can provide this change for a small fee.
Please note: We regularly update our courses to reflect legal changes or just general improvements to content. All this happens without you having to lift a finger whether the course is on your LMS or ours.
Price
‘Buy once, use forever’ Price – £2,500+vat
Small number of users or several courses required? – Ask about subscription options
We have a variety of options for payment of this e-learning course. Please click on the Get a Quote button below, so that we can create a personal quote that suits your specific requirements.
If you are unsure of your e-learning requirements, you can also visit our sister website to find out more about our online learning services – Learner Bubble.
