Free practical course

Recruitment Data Protection and Privacy

Map personal information through recruitment and design practical controls for purpose, access, retention and requests.

What you will build

A recruitment data inventory and handling checklist.

Before you start: Talent Engineering Fundamentals, or equivalent recruitment experience.

74 min estimated, including practice. 4 written lessons.

What you will learn

Course lessons

  1. Map information by purpose
  2. Minimise collection and control access
  3. Plan transparency, retention and requests
  4. Check suppliers and test the controls

Complete the lessons and pass the five-question knowledge assessment at 80% to earn a free course certificate. Exercises are self-directed, not independently graded.

Download the practice workbook

Sources and further reading

Original Academy teaching and fictional examples. These references provide context, not endorsement. Edition 2026.09; updated 2026-09-24.

How our learning is designed