Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course
The Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course is a 5-day professional training programme delivered in-person or online in Compliance, ending with a TrustGate Corporate Skills certificate of completion.
The Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance programme is designed to equip organisational leaders, data protection officers, compliance professionals, ICT teams and information managers with the knowledge and practical capabilities required to protect personal...
Last updated
Course Overview
Learning Objectives
- Explain the principles of data protection, privacy management and data governance.
- Identify applicable data protection obligations and organisational responsibilities.
- Map personal data flows and document information processing activities.
- Apply privacy principles throughout the data lifecycle.
- Assess privacy risks and determine when a data protection impact assessment may be required.
- Establish data governance roles, ownership and stewardship arrangements.
- Strengthen data quality, classification, access management and retention practices.
- Manage data subject requests, privacy incidents and personal data breaches.
- Assess privacy risks associated with vendors, cloud services, analytics and AI.
- Develop an integrated data protection and governance improvement plan.
Course Content
- Personal data, sensitive personal data and other information categories.
- Privacy, confidentiality, information security and data governance.
- Core data protection principles and organisational accountability.
- Overview of relevant legal frameworks, including Kenya's Data Protection Act, 2019, and applicable international requirements.
- Data collection, use, storage, sharing, retention and deletion.
- Mapping data flows across departments, systems and external parties.
- Documenting processing activities, purposes and responsibilities.
- Identifying excessive collection, unnecessary duplication and uncontrolled data use.
- Lawful bases for processing personal data and their appropriate application.
- Transparency, privacy notices and consent where required.
- Access, correction, objection, deletion and other applicable data subject rights.
- Procedures for receiving, verifying, recording and responding to requests.
- Data governance policies, structures and decision-making responsibilities.
- Roles of data owners, stewards, custodians and data protection officers.
- Data classification, ownership and approved access arrangements.
- Governance committees, reporting structures and accountability measures.
- Data accuracy, completeness, consistency and timeliness.
- Data standards, metadata and master data management.
- Retention schedules, archival arrangements and secure disposal.
- Monitoring data quality and resolving ownership or integrity problems.
- Identifying privacy risks and potential harm to individuals.
- Screening processing activities for elevated privacy risks.
- Conducting data protection impact assessments where appropriate or required.
- Documenting mitigation measures, residual risks and approval decisions.
- Access controls, authentication, encryption and secure data handling.
- Privacy by design and privacy by default.
- Data minimization, pseudonymization and appropriate anonymization.
- Integrating privacy requirements into systems development and procurement.
- Recognizing and classifying personal data breaches.
- Incident reporting, investigation and evidence documentation.
- Assessing notification obligations, deadlines and affected individuals.
- Corrective action, lessons learned and prevention of recurring breaches.
- Data processing agreements and supplier responsibilities.
- Assessing cloud services, outsourcing and cross-border data transfers.
- Privacy considerations in AI, automated decisions and advanced analytics.
- Monitoring third-party compliance and managing data transfer risks.
- Conducting a preliminary data protection and governance assessment.
- Preparing a data inventory and processing activity register.
- Developing a privacy risk register and incident response procedure.
- Presenting an integrated data protection and governance action plan.
Who Should Attend?
- Data protection officers and privacy managers.
- Legal, compliance and corporate governance professionals.
- ICT managers, information security officers and database administrators.
- Human resource, finance and customer relationship managers.
- Data analysts, researchers and information management professionals.
- Internal auditors and enterprise risk managers.
- Public-sector officials, NGOs and institutional administrators.
- Consultants responsible for data governance and privacy compliance.
Training Methodology
- Facilitator-led presentations and discussions.
- Data protection and privacy case studies.
- Personal data mapping exercises.
- Privacy risk assessment workshops.
- Data protection impact assessment simulations.
- Data governance policy development exercises.
- Data breach and data subject request simulations.
- Data protection improvement planning workshops.
Is this course for you?
Level: Advanced
Problems this course solves
- Non-compliance with applicable data protection and privacy requirements.
- Poor visibility and control over personal data collection, use, storage, and sharing.
- Weak data ownership, quality, access control, and retention practices.
- Inadequate management of privacy breaches and third-party data protection risks.
What's Included
Certification
Certificate in Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance
Issued by: TRUSTGATE CORPORATE SKILLS
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course training?
The Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course runs for 5 Days. Each day combines expert-led teaching with practical, hands-on exercises so participants can apply what they learn immediately.
Is the Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course delivered online or in-person?
This course is delivered in person (scheduled venues include Nairobi, Kigali, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam), live online, or in-house at your organisation.
How much does the Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course cost?
The fee is US$600 per person online and US$1,400 per person in person. In-person fees depend on the participant's country; the pricing card on this page shows the fee for yours.
When is the next Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course training?
A session is running now, from 2 November 2026 to 6 November 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya / Kigali, Rwanda. The next one runs from 9 November 2026 to 13 November 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. You can also request a custom date or an in-house session for your team.
Do I get a certificate after completing the Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course?
Yes. Participants who complete the Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course receive a certificate of completion from TRUSTGATE CORPORATE SKILLS.
What will I learn in the Data Protection, Privacy Management and Data Governance Training Course?
Key learning outcomes include: Explain the principles of data protection, privacy management and data governance; Identify applicable data protection obligations and organisational responsibilities; Map personal data flows and document information processing activities; Apply privacy principles throughout the data lifecycle; Assess privacy risks and determine when a data protection impact assessment may be required.
