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Announcing our new partnership and website!
Fantastic 12% discount on our online, on demand training to celebrate our new partnership and new website
Sponsoring the IRMS Conference 2024
Tkm Consulting is sponsoring this year's IRMS Conference: "Tides of Change - Surviving and Thriving in a Sea of Information". The Conference will be held in Brighton, 12-14 May and includes a packed programme of speakers, the industry gala dinner and awards, and...
Tkm Certificate in Managing Data Protection Compliance
We’re thrilled to announce that the SQA – Scottish Qualifications Authority has approved a portfolio assessment option for our Certificate in Managing Data Protection Compliance. Assessment options for the Tkm Certificate in Managing Data Protection Compliance...
Twelve Days of Christmas
We’re delighted to offer some special offers for our Twelve Days of Christmas, but we have a few things you should know before you use the discount codes to book. Terms and Conditions Please note, the Certificate in Managing Data Protection Compliance is excluded...
Spotlight on: Information Asset Registers and Records Management
The next spotlight focuses on two of our courses that complement one another, providing learners with a fantastic introduction to both Information Asset Registers and Records Management. They can be purchased separately, though we recommend purchasing them as a...
Spotlight on: Handling Subject Access Requests
A fantastic intermediate level course designed to provide those who handle subject access requests (SAR) with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and respond to a SAR. We do recommend that to get the most out of this course you have a general understanding...
Spotlight on: Online and On Demand – BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection
We have been working hard over the last few months creating our new online, on demand course, the BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection. We are delighted to add this to our training portfolio, and we hope it’ll be just as popular as our other on demand...
Spotlight on: introductory level courses
Are you new to information governance or looking to refresh your knowledge? We think our introductory level courses are a good fit for you! Both of this month's spotlight courses both provide delegates with foundational knowledge of the subject area as well as skills...
December Update
I can’t believe it is nearly Christmas! Really looking forward to having a bit of downtime or at least time to focus on my PhD. Before we get to that, there is still so much on! Over the last month or so it has been really busy on the training side – not just the...
NEW! Online and On Demand: BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection
If you’re keen to progress your career but can’t commit to training on set dates, this is for you. We have made our BSC Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection available as an online, on demand course so that you can study at your own pace. This is an...
Essentials Collection Now Launched!
As part of For Your Info, at Tkm Consulting we’re delighted to launch the new Essentials Collection – an online, on demand package of essential learning for anyone involved in data protection, information governance or managing essential work records. When we asked...
October Update
How is it already October??! This year continues to be unbelievably busy and it’s really exciting that some of our time recently has been all about developing new products and services. As always, please get in touch with any queries or questions you may have. ...
Spotlight On: BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection
If you are considering taking our BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, you might have some questions about whether this is the right course for you. This spotlight provides further insight and answers the most common queries we receive. Who is the course...
Ross-based data protection specialist Liz Taylor of Glenshiel handed prestigious honour at major conference
A ROSS-SHIRE based data protection expert has received a prestigious honour while addressing hundreds of delegates from around the world at a major conference. Liz Taylor, owner of Tkm Consulting, based at Glenshiel near Kyle, was made a fellow of the Information and...
Doorbells, Dashcams and Data
Have you ever dimmed the lights using your smart phone or turned your home heating up from the airport? Some of the modern day technology at our disposal in homes and businesses makes life much easier. We can feed our pets (and even talk to them) from the office, we...
Can One Size Fit All for DPO Competencies?
Two areas that I have been thinking about recently, which I think will form a key part of my research moving forward, are that of conflict of interest and to what extent the required skills and competencies of a DPO should be determined by the environment in which...
Interpreting the Requirements for Designation a DPO
Having worked since 1998 in the field of data protection, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has, in my view, significantly increased the profile of those working with the legislation. This is assisted and...
Required Skills and Competencies – Comparison of Schemes
When considering the skills and competencies required by a data protection officer (DPO) to successful fulfil their role, an important source of information is schemes and guidance issued by the supervisory authorities. To date there have been schemes issued by...
Introduction to My Research Blog
Finally I have managed to get a blog sorted to document the research I am doing for a PhD looking at various aspects of the role of the DPO. I have yet to finalise the research questions although intend to cover a number of different areas including: Interpretation of...