Certified U.S. Data Privacy Officer Training Course

Develop practical privacy governance and compliance expertise with the Certified U.S. Data Privacy Officer training course. Risk Professionals offers this training for professionals seeking the knowledge and practical guidance required to manage data privacy within organizations, implement effective privacy governance practices, and support compliance with applicable U.S. data privacy laws and regulations.

The course covers key data privacy principles, U.S. federal and state privacy requirements, privacy governance, data mapping, risk management, security controls, vendor risk, data-subject requests, and incident response. Participants also learn how recognized frameworks, including the NIST Privacy Framework, can support structured privacy governance and compliance activities.

The training prepares professionals to support the implementation and oversight of organizational privacy programs, monitor compliance with applicable privacy requirements, protect personal information, and promote responsible data handling across business operations.

Why should you attend?

Organizations collect, process, store, and share personal information across business systems, digital platforms, employees, customers, vendors, and service providers. Managing this information responsibly requires an understanding of applicable privacy laws, governance requirements, cybersecurity controls, and organizational risk.

The Certified U.S. Data Privacy Officer training course helps professionals understand important U.S. privacy requirements and apply them within organizational privacy programs. Participants gain knowledge of key federal privacy statutes, including HIPAA, GLBA, COPPA, FERPA, and FCRA, as well as leading state privacy laws such as the CCPA/CPRA and Colorado Privacy Act (CPA).

During this course, participants develop practical knowledge related to privacy governance, data mapping, policy development, cybersecurity assessments, compliance monitoring, vendor risk management, and data-subject rights.

The training also explains how the NIST Privacy Framework can be used to identify privacy risks, establish governance practices, implement appropriate controls, and support privacy risk management.

Strong privacy practices help organizations protect personal information, strengthen consumer trust, reduce regulatory and financial risks, and demonstrate responsible data management. This training equips professionals with the knowledge needed to support these privacy and compliance objectives within their organizations.

Who should attend?

This training course is suitable for:

• Data privacy officers and data protection officers
• Privacy managers and privacy program professionals
• Compliance and risk management professionals
• Information security and cybersecurity specialists
• Legal and regulatory professionals involved in privacy matters
• IT managers and professionals responsible for handling personal data
• Governance, risk, and compliance professionals
• Consultants and advisors supporting privacy and data protection programs
• Professionals responsible for vendor and third-party privacy risk
• Individuals seeking practical knowledge of U.S. data privacy requirements

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

1. Analyze the concepts and requirements of U.S. privacy law, including key federal statutes such as HIPAA, GLBA, COPPA, FERPA, and FCRA, and leading state privacy laws such as the CCPA/CPRA and Colorado Privacy Act (CPA)
2. Explain the relationship among U.S. privacy laws, regulatory guidance, standards, and organizational governance requirements
3. Apply recognized frameworks, including the NIST Privacy Framework, to support privacy compliance, governance, and risk management
4. Perform data mapping to understand how personal information is collected, processed, stored, transferred, and managed across organizational systems
5. Develop and support privacy policies, procedures, awareness programs, and stakeholder engagement activities
6. Conduct privacy-related cybersecurity assessments and evaluate controls designed to protect personal data
7. Implement security controls that support privacy compliance and responsible data handling
8. Provide information and guidance regarding applicable U.S. privacy obligations
9. Monitor compliance with privacy laws, internal policies, and organizational governance practices
10. Manage data-subject and consumer privacy requests in accordance with applicable requirements
11. Identify and manage privacy risks associated with vendors, service providers, and other third parties
12. Coordinate privacy incident response, breach assessment, escalation, and applicable notification activities

Educational Approach

The course uses a structured and practical educational approach to help participants connect U.S. privacy requirements with real organizational responsibilities.

Risk Professionals supports a learning approach that helps professionals build practical understanding of privacy governance, compliance, risk management, and personal data protection.

The course includes:

• Learning activities focused on U.S. privacy laws, governance, compliance, and risk management
• Practical exercises designed to reinforce privacy concepts
• Examples involving data mapping, privacy policies, security controls, and compliance activities
• Discussions that encourage participants to exchange professional experiences and ideas
• Privacy scenarios involving data-subject requests, vendor risk, and incident response
• Use of PECB resources such as articles, whitepapers, InfoKits, magazines, and webinars
• Quizzes structured similarly to the certification exam to support exam preparation

Participants are encouraged to actively engage with the course material, complete exercises, maintain personal notes, and use available learning resources to strengthen their understanding of U.S. privacy requirements.

PECB offers various training course delivery formats, ranging from traditional classroom environments to technology-supported learning solutions. To learn more, visit the PECB training course delivery formats.

Prerequisites

Participants should have a general understanding of:

• Data protection and privacy concepts
• Organizational governance practices
• Compliance and regulatory requirements
• Risk management principles
• Personal data handling practices

Experience in privacy, legal, compliance, risk management, cybersecurity, or information security is recommended but not required.

Professionals with foundational knowledge of data protection, governance, and compliance can use this training to develop more specialized knowledge of U.S. privacy laws, privacy risk management, and organizational privacy program responsibilities.