Training

Practical - Flexible - Affordable

We have developed practical, cost-effective training to suit people based on their role in a New Zealand organisation. Our goal is to be the best practical privacy and workplace training provider in New Zealand. If you want to develop your people and do so efficiently, choose GoPrivate.

We provide both in-person and on-line options:

Why choose
In-person?

Tailored to your organisation

Customisation

Customise aspects of the training to industry-specific scenarios and messaging you want to convey to your people

Location

Training can occur on your premises if you prefer

Real-time questions

Because the instructor is present, most questions can be answered immediately

Interactivity

Because other students are present, real-time discussions and group problem-solving can occur

Why choose
on-line?

You can start instantly

You Save Money

Lower cost - AND - We focus on knowledge and skills relevant to your role, so avoid wasting your time

User friendly

Our learning-management environment is user-friendly

Training On Your Own Time

Our training is designed to be self-paced. Instead of worrying about in-person constraints you can complete our training wherever you want, whenever you want

Student Support

When completing our on-line training, you have access to GoPrivate's local student support officer. If you ever need help, or there is a problem, just reach out and we can help

Check out our on-line training range

New Zealand Privacy Act Obligations and solutions

Privacy and security skills

Risk management skills for people leaders

privacy officer training

New Zealand Privacy Act Obligations and Solutions

Price: $50 (+gst)

When to choose this

You want an appreciation of your obligations under New Zealand’s Privacy Act (2020) and how to go about meeting those obligations

What you get

  • Identify the key sections of the Privacy Act that create obligations you need to take action on
  • Learn what actions you need to take to meet these obligations
  • Learn what free resources are available to help and where you can obtain these
  • Learn what paid resources are available and which of these you would benefit from
  • A downloadable reference book you can keep

PrOTECTING Information

Price: $50 (+gst)

When to choose this

You want to protect your systems and information by training your people to:

  • handle personal information safely, and
  • avoid getting hacked or tricked by an online scam.

What you get

Online training course giving practical skills to people who use your IT systems or may handle personal information in the course of their duties. Topics covered include:

    • Tips on how to prevent being hacked or tricked into compromising your online or IT security (e.g. recognise phishing emails and texts, verify links before clicking, good password practices, safely using public Wi-Fi, and more)
    • Overview of legal obligations in New Zealand and Europe (GDPR) to protect personal information
    • Tips on Handling information about customers and employees
    • What to do if you receive a privacy complaint or a request to access or correct personal information held by your organisation
    • When and how you can use customer information for marketing purposes

Risk management Skills for people-leaders

Price: $200  (+gst)

 

When to choose this

You want to increase the awareness your people-leaders have about their obligations as an employer, and give them some tools to help manage associated risks.

(Note: This is an important, but often missed, component of a leadership development programme.)

What you get

Online training course with real tutor interaction covering:

  • Overview of New Zealand employer’s obligations
  • How you can and cannot use information you hold about your staff
    • Prevention: Reducing risk of problems employers often encounter
      • How to assess and address risks
      • Managing access to personal information
      • Recruitment processes
      • Safe use of surveillance technology such as CCTV, facial recognition and IT system logs
    • Response: How to act after an issue occurs
      • Privacy breach
      • Employee request to correct HR records
      • Personal grievance threatened or lodged

Note: This training includes the option of practising skills in hypothetical real-world scenarios leaders may encounter at work. Tutors will interact with students regarding any assignments they submit. If students opt to complete these assignments and succeed in passing them, GoPrivate will award a certificate recognising practical skills gained. Professional bodies that students belong to may accept this training for CPE credits.

Privacy Officer Training

Did you know that in New Zealand, organisations are obliged to appoint a Privacy Officer who will have prescribed responsibilities under the Privacy Act 2020?

Price: $500  (+gst)

 

When to choose this

The boss has nominated you as your organisation’s Privacy Officer in addition to your day job and you want to quickly get up to speed with your new responsibilities

What you get

This online training is designed to equip new privacy officers with key information they will need to succeed. Amongst other things, this training will help you to answer the following questions:

    • What are your responsibilities and obligations under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020?
    • What additional benefits can a good Privacy Officer bring your organisation?
    • What should you do first?
    • What sort of risks do you need to be aware of and how should you go about discovering and addressing these?
    • How do you manage privacy breaches?
    • When should you notify the Privacy Commissioner of a privacy breach?
    • What policies, systems and processes does your organisation need to create?
    • How do you develop a culture in your organisation where people care about privacy and understand what they need to do?
    • What things can you do yourself and when should you ask for help from a privacy professional or lawyer?
    • What type of privacy professional do you need for what type of problem?
    • You know that ICT systems are where a lot of privacy risks often lie. How can you help your ICT department to design and operate its systems in privacy-respecting ways?
    • After you have created all the privacy collateral you need, how can you ensure that your organisation stays on top of privacy risks?