Building a Training & Awareness Approach
Book Free Consultation ›Tailored Data Protection and IT Security training that helps your staff understand what to protect, why it matters, and how to do it in practice.
Your staff need to understand what information they are responsible for protecting, why it is important, and the practical steps they can take to keep it secure. Effective training protects both your people and your organisation from the damaging effects of a data breach, including reputational harm, financial loss and potential enforcement action from the ICO.
Evolve North helps organisations identify the training requirements of different staff groups, build an effective training and awareness campaign, and deliver sessions face to face or online. Our consultants take the time to understand the purpose of the training and the intended audience, so that the approach is genuinely tailored to your organisational needs rather than generic off-the-shelf material.
A Structured Approach to Training and Awareness
Training is most effective when it is planned, targeted and measurable. We work with key leads across your organisation to develop a training and awareness campaign that reflects the realities of your business, the sensitivity of the information you handle, and the day-to-day roles of the people you need to reach.
Our consultants identify the materials, messages and methods best suited to raising awareness of the risks to confidential information, whether that is through formal training sessions, bite-sized awareness communications, posters, intranet content or scenario-based exercises.
We deliver training face to face or remotely at a time and location that suits you, and we help you put in place practical methods for monitoring completion and testing understanding, so you can demonstrate that staff at all levels know how to manage personal data in a way that protects both them and your organisation.
Whether you need a one-off awareness session, a full training programme, or ongoing support to refresh and maintain staff knowledge, we can help you move forward with confidence.
Benefits of Effective Training
Our Training and Awareness Service at a Glance
Our service covers the full training lifecycle, from initial planning through to monitoring and continual improvement. Each stage is tailored to your organisation, so you get the right training, for the right people, at the right time.
Training and Awareness FAQs
Who is the training aimed at?
Our training can be tailored to any audience, from frontline staff and new starters through to managers, specialist teams and board-level leadership. We work with you to identify the different staff groups in your organisation and design content that is relevant to each of them.
Do you deliver training face to face or online?
Both. We deliver training face to face at your premises or remotely via online sessions, depending on what works best for your staff, locations and operational needs. We can also support blended approaches that combine live training with self-paced awareness materials.
What topics can the training cover?
Typical topics include Data Protection and UK GDPR fundamentals, information security and cyber awareness, handling personal and confidential information, phishing and social engineering, records management, and role-specific responsibilities. We tailor the content to your organisation and audience.
How do you measure whether training has been effective?
We help you put in place practical monitoring, such as attendance and completion tracking, knowledge checks, quizzes and scenario-based exercises. This allows you to evidence that staff have understood the material and to identify areas where further awareness raising may be needed.
Can you help us build an ongoing awareness campaign?
Yes. One-off training is useful, but sustained awareness is what builds a strong information security culture. We can help you plan a rolling campaign of communications, refreshers and targeted interventions that keep information security front of mind throughout the year.
How much does training and awareness support cost?
Costs depend on the size of your organisation, the number of staff to be trained, the topics covered and the delivery method. Contact us for a tailored quote based on your specific requirements.
Arrange a FREE Consultation
Evolve North provides specialist training and awareness support to help your staff understand and meet their Data Protection and information security responsibilities. In a free consultation, we will discuss your training needs, the audiences you want to reach, and the outcomes you want to achieve, then help you plan an approach that is proportionate, practical and effective.