The GDPR Foundation course enables you to develop the basic knowledge to implement and manage a framework for the protection of personal data. During this course you will become familiar with the roles and responsibilities of a Data Protection Officer (DPO).

The course is intended for all people involved in Personal Data Protection and Information Security (e.g. Lawyers, Jurists, Project Managers, Compliance managers(IT managers, Human Resources managers, Marketing managers).

• Understand the fundamental principles of privacy
• Inform and advise the data controller and others involved about the obligations under the regulation;
• Addressing monitoring and enforcement
• Understand Data Protection Officer (DPO) roles and responsibilities

Data Protection Officers, employees who are members of implementation teams, and all employees who handle personal data in the course of their work.

• The changes introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation and law no. 58/09, August 9, 2019, and its impact on businesses; Data Protection Officers, employees who are members of implementation teams, and all employees who handle personal data in the course of their work.
• Handling of personal data
• Categories of personal data;
• The Principles Regarding the Processing of Personal Data;
• Lawfulness of personal data processing;
• How to make your organization compliance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and by law no. 58/09, August 9, 2019;
• Order and data breach management process;
• Record of Treatment Activities;
• About the Data Protection Officer: Mandatory or optional designation and inherent function, position and competencies;
• Technical and organizational measures of information security reinforcement;
• Sanctioning system and responsibility for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the Criteria for the application of fines under Law No. 58/09, August 9, 2019.

Pedro Castro Henriques is the CEO and co-founder of Strongstep - Innovation in Software Quality. He was responsible for the IT department at ERS - National Health Regulation Entity in Portugal, where he managed the national supervision system of health entities and, before that, he worked at Ericsson (Q-Labs) in global process improvement and technology transfer support programs.

He has strong experience in process improvement and implementation and certification in software development quality (CMMI, ITMARK, AGILE, ASPICE, Industry 4.0, SCRUM, TSP / PSP) and information security (Iso27001, GDPR & DPO), having worked for 15 years as an executive and board member in the consulting and technology business.

Pedro is a software engineering consultant and has worked in 12 countries (Europe, Africa and America) in process, tool and organization improvement, including consulting in software engineering, business strategy and information systems.