Category Archives: BCS

GDPR Practitioner Certificate: Another Set of Great Results

Posted on Friday 6th October 2017 by

Act Now Training would like to congratulate the 10 delegates who have successfully completed our intensive one-week course leading to the GDPR Practitioner Certificate. The course was delivered by Tim Turner in London in August 2017. All 10 delegates passed … Continue reading →

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IRMS Certificate in Information Governance Proving Very Popular

Posted on Tuesday 31st January 2017 by

In April 2016, Act Now in partnership with the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) launched IRMS Foundation Certificate in Information Governance. This is the first fully online certificated course on Information Governance and is proving extremely popular amongst public … Continue reading →

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GDPR and the Role of the Data Protection Officer

Posted on Monday 9th January 2017 by

The clock has started on the biggest change to the European data protection regime in 20 years. After four years of negotiation, the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect on 25th May 2018. In the UK, … Continue reading →

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Practitioner Certificate in FOISA: Another Successful Year

Posted on Thursday 17th November 2016 by

Act Now Training is pleased to report that it has completed another successful year of delivering the Practitioner Certificate in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Now in its fourth year the course is the only certificated FOI course … Continue reading →

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New IRMS Certificate in Information Governance

Posted on Monday 16th May 2016 by

  Today, the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) and Act Now Training launched the IRMS Foundation Certificate in Information Governance. This represents the first fully online certificated course covering data protection, freedom of information and records management. In difficult … Continue reading →

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The @BCS FOI Certificate: A Career Boost

Posted on Monday 30th March 2015 by

“The course gives you a greater understanding of FOI and EIR, as well as giving you greater confidence in their application. I feel that I can now advise on FOI and EIR with more authority.” GJ, TFL “Excellent course materials … Continue reading →

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The @BCS FOI Certificate Gives You Wings!

Posted on Friday 19th September 2014 by

Are you a Freedom of Information (FOI) practitioner wanting to give your career a boost? Or perhaps you are new to FOI wanting to quickly get up to speed with FOI law and practice? The British Computer Society’s (BCS) Certificate … Continue reading →

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