ICS CDPP study plan

Map the structure of the major data protection statutes and regulations in scope (e.g., GDPR-style regimes, sectoral privacy laws, national implementing acts) into a one-page taxonomy

Define and distinguish key statutory terms such as controller, processor, data subject, personal data, and special categories

Trace how regulatory authorities are structured, what enforcement powers they hold, and how guidance versus binding law differ

Identify the supervisory/regulatory bodies relevant to at least three jurisdictions and note their penalty regimes

Compare the principles of lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and accountability across at least two frameworks

Explain each lawful basis for processing and the conditions under which each applies

Distinguish consent from other lawful bases and identify when a basis cannot be swapped retrospectively

Draft worked examples showing which lawful basis fits a given processing scenario

Apply special-category and sensitive-data conditions to at least five fact patterns

Explain the requirements for valid consent, including specificity, granularity, withdrawal, and record-keeping

Analyse the obligations around accuracy, retention, and data minimisation in operational contexts

Evaluate how accountability obligations convert principles into demonstrable controls

Enumerate data subject rights and specify the response timelines, formats, and permitted exemptions for each

Design a request-handling workflow that covers identity verification, logging, and escalation

Draft a consent management specification covering capture, versioning, withdrawal, and downstream propagation

Distinguish when a request can be refused or extended and document the reasoning

Build a privacy governance model assigning accountability across executive, legal, engineering, and product roles

Construct a record-of-processing template and populate it for two hypothetical processing activities

Define the triggers and screening criteria that determine when a DPIA is required

Draft a DPIA methodology covering necessity, proportionality, risk identification, and mitigation

Score identified privacy risks using a likelihood-by-severity approach and propose proportionate mitigations

Distinguish a personal data breach from a general security incident and classify breach types

Apply notification thresholds and timelines for regulators and affected individuals

Outline the contents of a breach register and a post-incident review

Explain the mechanisms available for lawful cross-border transfers and the conditions attached to each

Assess adequacy determinations, standard contractual clauses, and derogations against a transfer scenario

Describe how transfer impact assessments are structured and when they are needed

Identify onward-transfer and vendor-chain obligations

Consolidate weak areas identified from prior weeks into a prioritised review list

Complete a timed full-length practice assessment and analyse error patterns by domain

Re-derive the key statutory definitions and timelines from memory without notes

Rehearse explaining governance, DPIA, breach, and transfer concepts aloud as if advising a client