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Nomination for Top 100 Women in Business
We’re thrilled to announce that Liz Taylor, Managing Director of Tkm Consulting, has been nominated as one of Business Women Scotland's Top 100 Women in Business! Well done to Liz and the rest of the nominees, and we look forward to finding out the winners next...
Announcing our new partnership and website!
Fantastic 12% discount on our online, on demand training to celebrate our new partnership and new website
Self-study and online attended training in data protection and information governance up for grabs
Come and see us at Stand 23 at the IRMS Conference 2024 and you can enter our prize draw! We’re also giving you up to 20% off all training!
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...
IRMS on tour!
Date for your diary – we’re delighted to be sponsoring the IRMS Roadshow which will be held in Glasgow on Thursday 14 March. Join us at this FREE event for a deep dive into records and information. This full day event will include talks and panel sessions on “The...
How data protection training can help you get your next job
BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection If you’re ready for a career change or a new job, then this course could be the perfect addition to your CV. Why? Because the management and processing of data is incorporated into our every working day regardless of...
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...
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...
Tkm and FYI renew pledge to raise vital funds for charity through training courses
For 2023 Tkm Consulting and FYI are donating to the Trussell Trust every time a booking is made on one of our attended training courses. For each person booked on: – a full or half-day course we pledge to donate £20– a three-day course we pledge to donate £35– a...
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...
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. ...
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...
Data Compliance and COP 26
In the wake of the end of COP 26, we’ve all given thought to how we can do our bit to improve our environmental impact in our personal lives. How, though, can we apply this to our businesses? There are many steps we can take which, while complying with data protection...
BCS Data Protection Courses Available for 2019
What courses are available? Tkm Consulting is delighted to announce new data protection courses are available for 2019. Tkm Consulting is an accredited training partner for the BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT) and we have added their data protection...
We Are Launching Our New Data Protection Qualifications!
Tkm is delighted to be launching a suite of 3 approved data protection qualifications on 9 April 2018 at the Information Market as part of the ICO’s Data Protection Practitioners Conference. The qualifications are based on specific learning outcomes and...
Data Protection Training for GDPR – Getting it Right First Time – Part 2
Training of staff is going to be a vital investment to ensure compliance with the GDPR for many organisations, although it can also be a significant cost. It is therefore essential to make sure your organisation has a training solution that is right for them....
Data Protection Training for GDPR – Getting it Right First Time – Part 1
Data protection training is going to be an essential part of preparing for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Time is already becoming limited to develop and implement a comprehensive training programme to enable compliance with the GDPR....
One Year and Counting – a GDPR Checklist
With one year to go, it must be time for a GDPR checklist! It is essential to make a start on preparations for compliance with the GDPR as there is lots to do. The list below provides high level tasks that should be in your preparation programme and references the...
News Roundup: Cyber Security and the Right to be Forgotten
I’m not sure any information management blog would be complete without comment on the recent news. There have been two stories that caught my eye. The first, I am sure, almost goes without saying and relates to the malware attack and importance of cyber security....
Preparing for GDPR – Appointing Your Data Protection Officer
With just over a year to go until the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) one of the tasks to get started with for certain types of organisations is the appointment of a Data Protection Officer (DPO). The Article 29 Data Protection...
Preparing for GDPR – Let’s Get Started
I couldn’t help but smile over the Christmas break when the other half was playing with their latest gadget, a well-known Voice Service speaker. Having started to become familiar with how it operated, the requests were getting shorter and shorter. It would appear...
Laws on Using Personal Information Are Changing. Are You Ready?
The Current Situation As many of us will already know, if we use personal information we are likely to be subject to data protection laws that govern the way in which we are able to use that information. Whether we have a simple contacts and appointments book as a...
Updated – Publishing CCTV Images – Don’t Be Tempted!
With the recent publicity surrounding Virgin Trains, empty seats and Jeremy Corbyn, it would seem that organisations remain unaware of the data protection implications when using CCTV images. There was an interesting story that was reported in the press on 31 December...
Using E-mail for Direct Marketing: Do You Know the Rules?
I was recently attending a training session and a discussion started late in the afternoon about e-mail marketing and making the most of customer lists. There wasn’t much of the day left and after a brief chat, we made a joint decision it would be an ideal first topic...