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Lead GDPR compliance as a designated DPO
This GDPR Certified Data Protection Officer course is available eLearning and can be started at any time. Available in EN/FR/ES/DE. Learn at your own pace with no fixed schedule.
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Exam Included · Certification Available
ISO 22301 Lead Implementer · ISO 22301 Lead Auditor · ISO 27001 Lead Implementer · ISO 27001 Lead Auditor · ISO 27005 Risk Manager
More than 25 years' experience in information security, resilience, risk management and compliance. Each training session is an opportunity to share practices as an auditor, consultant and/or project manager, and to comment on and explain the content of each certification.
ISO 22301 Lead Implementer · ISO 22301 Lead Auditor · ISO 27001 Lead Implementer · ISO 27005 Risk Manager · EBIOS Risk Manager
Expert in Business Continuity, Risk Management and Information Security Governance Consulting for large multinational corporations, government organization and internal organizations Certified international trainer and Lecturer at Sorbonne University Paris 1
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Abilene Academy is the only PECB Titanium Partner in Switzerland — the highest accreditation tier in the industry — delivering certified training in information security, data protection, AI governance, and GRC compliance. 99% exam pass rate. 2,500+ professionals trained across 120+ countries and trusted by 600+ organizations. Multilingual programmes available.
GDPR compliance has moved well beyond documentation exercises. In the current regulatory landscape, supervisory authorities expect organizations to demonstrate ongoing control, risk awareness, and accountability for personal data processing. Enforcement actions increasingly focus on governance failures, ineffective oversight, and weak operationalization of DPO responsibilities.
This course is designed for professionals who are expected to lead GDPR compliance as a management system, not as a legal checklist. Participants work through the full lifecycle of DPO responsibilities, from designation and independence to daily operational oversight and regulatory interaction. The emphasis is on how decisions are made, documented, and defended under scrutiny.
Throughout the training, participants actively apply GDPR requirements to realistic organizational scenarios. This includes structuring a GDPR compliance program, establishing processing registers that support decision-making, performing Data Protection Impact Assessments that stand up to authority review, and integrating data protection into risk management, security, and incident response functions.
Abilene Academy’s approach reflects how GDPR is implemented in mature organizations: evidence-driven, risk-based, and closely aligned with executive governance. Trainers bring practical experience from regulated industries, enforcement cases, and audit situations. Participants learn what regulators question, where organizations typically fail, and how DPOs can maintain independence while remaining operationally effective.
The course concludes with a focus on monitoring, internal audit, nonconformity handling, and continual improvement, ensuring participants can sustain GDPR compliance over time rather than merely achieve initial alignment.