APS Foundations: Privacy Awareness

This course is available anytime and is delivered by Virtual Self-Directed.

This course will introduce you to the key principles, your obligations and expected behaviours regarding how records are managed in the Australian Public Service.

This learning experience has been provided by the APS Academy in collaboration with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Participant benefits

Interpret and apply the legislative framework governing privacy for Australian Government agencies.
Define key terms including ‘personal information’ and ‘sensitive information’.
Describe the use and disclosure of Personal Information.
Identify privacy breaches and understand the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (NDB).

Suitable for

All staff.

Category and User level

This learning experience is part of the APS Induction Pathway Program and aligns with the Working in Government Craft at the Foundation level.

Price

Free of charge.

Additional Information

To enrol in this session you will need a valid APSLearn profile.
Steps on how to create an APSLearn profile or to view FAQs can be found here.
If you have moved Departments or you have multiple APSLearn profiles, you can request to merge your profiles here.
If your training venue is at MoAD, please refer to the directional map to assist with locating the training room.

Attendance (Virtual)

When you attend a virtual session:

Provide your name or email when joining, as our attendance reports record this information from the virtual classroom platform.
If you log into the session with a different email address to the one you are registered with, let us know to ensure your attendance is properly credited.
If you join as a group from one location or cannot provide your details during the session, please email us afterwards so we capture your attendance.
If we do not receive your information, you may receive a notice indicating you were not marked as attended.

* Capacity limits may apply. Please log into APSLearn to check availability.

If the session is full or none of the additional sessions are suitable, you can express your interest, through APSLearn, for this event. You will be added to a mailing list to be notified when a new session becomes available.

Topics

Induction