This workshop focuses on practical knowledge over theory. We will review fundamentals and then spend the majority of the course working through a PIA case study. You’ll come away with supporting materials and templates, including a completed one to use as an example.

When you join The Privacy Pro Academy, you are joining a community of people who beleive that privacy is more than just compliance. You’ll have direct access to world-class industry leaders who have actually done privacy and are eager to share their knowledge with you.

It’s a chance to expand your skills by learning from a new template that is in use by companies throughout North America, compare and share your practices and skills with your peers, and become part of a larger community of privacy professionals who know that privacy is more than just compliance, it is operational and hands-on. You’ll have verifiable proof that you actually do privacy.

Yes, you should understand privacy principles. Let us know if you are interested in attending a free one hour introductory course prior to the workshop to go over the principles. We’ll also point you to free online resources to reinforce your knowledge.

Seasoned privacy professionals can work from the bare-bones templates on the market, but that skill takes time to develop. We’re here to jump-start that learning.

The Privacy Pro Academy PIA Workshop includes a comprehensive, legislation-agnostic template, but completing the course will also prepare you with the skills to conduct all kinds of privacy assessments, even with the off-the-shelf templates included in most privacy software.

We offer a wide range of privacy courses that includes hands-on workshops, general awareness training for all employees, and specific role-based training (such as HR, sales and marketing).

No, we no longer offer IAPP privacy certification training.

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We also offer early-bird rates which are listed on the Course Registration page. Clients of The Privacy Pro and returning students are eligible for additional discounts.

We usually have between 6-12 students in our private classes.

Yes we do! We keep the content up to date with the latest information affecting your organization. To make the content even more relevant to attendees, we often include specific content from an organization’s privacy program as such as their privacy notice or privacy policy. Depending on the customization required, there may be an additional cost.

We provide minor customization at no additional cost and can also tailor the content to your organization’s needed. We allow flexibility when scheduling classes to suit your organization’s needs. We also recommend our instructors signing a non-disclosure agreement so that participants can openly discuss issues related to the organization. And our private classes benefit from cost savings when compared to the cost of our public courses.

We provide classes both in-person and virtually. We recommend half-days to maximize the chances of student success.