Information Governance Certificate for Local Authorities & Social Care
Introduction
Our six month courses commence in January, March and October 2010.
The course is for all information governance practitioners and professionals including:
- Information Governance Managers and Leads
- Caldicott Guardians and Social Care Practitioners working in this area
- Freedom of Information and Data Protection Leads
- Informatics Managers
- Information Asset Owners and Assistants
- Others who work in the area of Information Governance
The aim is to assist information governance professionals in achieving excellence in this area, by developing knowledge, skills and learning approaches, and by creating a network of practitioners who can continue to provide support and learning to each other after the course has concluded.Information Governance Managers and Leads
Approach and Delivery
The course utilises a number of approaches:
- Meetings with tutors
- E-based learning with dedicated web site access
- Telephone tutorials with tutor and tutorial group
- CD ROMs
- E-mail and telephone support
- Interactive e-based learning
- Network development
Course Objectives
There are a number of new initiatives, as well as existing legal requirements, including:
- Information Governance Toolkit for Local Authorities
- Confidentiality Codes of Practice
- Confidential Information and the Data Protection Act 1998
- The Data Guardian
- Statutory Disclosures
- Access to Information Law
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000
- The Data Protection Act 1998
- The Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- Information Management and Security
- Audit of systems and processes
- Records and Information Management
- Information security and risk management approaches
- Records Management Code
- Information Sharing Protocols
The objectives of the Course:
- To provide the knowledge and understanding required for those taking forward information governance in local authorities and social care, including those factors above
- To assist practitioners in the successful implementation of information governance
- To identify the organisation-wide requirements in respect of successful implementation
- To ensure that participants are equipped with the necessary tools to use in the implementation of information governance
Assessment
Course members are continually assessed:
- The course tutors will continually assess the contribution made by course members to tutorials, seminars and interactive e-learning
- There is an assignment for each module which is assessed and which has to be completed in order to attain the certificate
- The course has to be completed in full in order to attain the certificate
Course members will receive assistance and support from tutors throughout the course in order to facilitate the required standard.
ODL QC New Provider Status
We have New Provider Status for our open and distance learning courses with ODL QC. This demonstrates our continued pledge to provide high quality training, for our open courses, one to one coaching and bespoke solutions. We look forward to working with ODL QC to achieve full accreditation.
Return on Investment
At then end of the course delegates will:
- Have developed knowledge, skills and learning approaches to enable them to implement information governance successfully in their organisation.
- Have an excellent understanding of the information governance framework
- Have attained the certificate
- Become a part of a supportive network of information governance practitioners
Course Tutors and Contributors
Dilys Jones BM, FRCPsych, DRCOG, MBA, NHS JCPTGP Cert, Cert Coaching, MIoD
Originally trained as a medical doctor, specialising in forensic psychiatry. She worked as an NHS Consultant, with a subsequent career in management as a Medical Director and Clinical Strategy Director, service and policy development, personal and organisational development. She has worked in the Department of Health and the Home Office as a Senior Policy Adviser. She was a member of the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Group on the Implementation of Freedom of Information and a member of, and consultant to, the NHS FOI Project Board. She is co-editor of the manual for implementing freedom of information for the public sector and is currently conducting research on the impact of FOI on the NHS, which will be published in book format in 2009. She is co-author of ‘Notes for Information Governance Professionals and Caldicott Guardians-the Definitive Guide’. She is the Managing Director of Dilys Jones Associates Ltd.
Peter Harding BCS – Certificate in Information Security Management Principles has a wide private and public sector industry experience.
Peter currently fulfils the role of Corporate Information Governance Manager for Portsmouth City Council. He has been employed by Portsmouth City Council (PCC) since September 2004 primarily to implement and manage the Freedom of Information Act. Peter has practitioners experience and is the decision maker for in excess of 1300 FOI/ DPA/EIR requests encountered by PCC. He has also worked extensively in the private sector, including an international telecommunication company where his many roles covered data protection, information security, network and system security development as well as revenue generation targets. Peter was part of the original working group developing BS7799 now ISO27002 – Information Security standard
Peter Murphy MB BCH BAO MA
Peter initially trained as a medical doctor, specialising in psychiatry, and also works in training and executive coaching.
Trained in a range of interventions/instruments for organisational and personal development, including executive and life coaching, MBTI, 360© degree feedback, diversity and work life balance.
Extensive background in training and development in the public sector with considerable recent experience of delivering training in Freedom of Information, Medical Confidentiality, Data Protection and Caldicott Guardian Training.
He has recently co-authored “An Introduction to Coaching for Health and Social Care” and is working in the public sector to help organisations implement changes in relation to information governance.
James Paterson FOI and EIR Consultant
James Paterson works in the area of freedom of information, data protection, the environmental information regulations and records management. He was latterly a Specialist in Records Management and Access to Information at Natural England.
Nicola Gould BA (Hons) ISEB (Data Protection & Information Security Principles) iLM Diploma in Management
Nicola Gould is an independent expert and consultant in Information Governance with extensive experience in all areas of Information Governance. Nicola has worked in Information Governance since 2001, working in the public and independent sectors.
Nicola worked as the Information Governance Manager for Barts and The London NHS Trust (2004 – 2007), one of the largest acute teaching NHS Trusts in the UK. Whilst working in London, Nicola chaired the London Information Governance Forum and the East London Information Sharing Protocol Committee.
Nicola has also worked for BT liaising with London Acute Trusts to prepare and scope a Care Record Service deployment; working with the Trusts to prepare its Business Case, Data Migration strategy, system/infrastructure gap analysis. More recently, Nicola has taken up the role of an IG Manager for an Acute Foundation Trust.
The Course
The Course is divided into six modules:
Module 1: Confidentiality, Data Protection Act & Human Right
- Codes of Practice
- Professional Codes of Confidentiality
- Common Law Confidentiality
- The Data Protection Act 1998
- The Caldicott Guardian
- The Human Rights Act 1998
- Use of Client and staff Information
- Statutory Disclosures
Module 2: Access to Information Law
- The Freedom of Information Act 2000
- The Interface between the Freedom of Information Act & Data Protection Act 1998
- The Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- Other
Module 3: Information Governance
- Information Governance Management and Strategy
- Information Quality -Information Security
- Information Risk Assessment and the SIRO, the IAO and the IAA
- Information-sharing protocolsInformation Management
Module 4: Records Management
- Electronic Records Management
- Records Codes of Practice
- Retention Schedules
- Paper Records
- National Archives
Module 5: Education and awareness raising
- Useful resources
- Presentational and influencing skills
- Training approaches
- Coaching approaches
Module 6: Strategic and Organisation Issues
- Information Governance Team Member
- Key issues for establishing and implementing a strategic role
- Relationship to corporate governance
- Performance management and Audit
All modules include practical cases and scenarios based on real situations.
To request a detailed programme, business case and booking form please contact Louise Wilder