Are you an experienced Data Protection Officers seeking to refine and expand your DPO skills and expertise?
The Act Now Advanced Certificate in GDPR Practice is one of the UK’s leading advanced qualifications for DPOs.
Since its launch in 2020, this innovative course has attracted DPOs from across the public and private sectors. Feedback has been consistently positive with many participants commenting on how the course has given them the confidence and skills to be able to dissect complex data protection scenarios and give clear and practical compliance advice.
Further advances in technology, especially in AI, has led us to revise the syllabus to ensure participants are engaging with the most up to date data protection issues and ICO/Tribunal decisions to inform their day to day work.
New Assessment Format
Based on extensive feedback from delegates over our suite of certificate programmes, we learned that delegates would prefer not to have to write extensive reports and want the opportunity to showcase their critical thinking and communication skills.
The new assessment consists of two parts. The first part requires participants to submit a personal development plan about how their learning from the course will inform and improve their practice as a data protection practitioner. The second part requires them to draft an executive summary setting out the issues and recommendations in relation to the fictional case study discussed in Masterclass 4. This summary will then be presented by participants in an oral examination, known as a Viva.
Watch Alex, one of our recent delegates, give his verdict on the course.
There are just three places left on the next course starting on 21st October 2026. Click below to learn more.
