This free elearning course is for all staff working in adult social care services in England.
Care providers can use this course to improve and assess their staff’s knowledge of data protection and cyber security – including their individual responsibility to keep information safe. The course meets the training requirements within the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).
This is the only free elearning resource on this topic specifically designed for social care staff. The scenarios reflect situations that staff face within adult social care settings – including care homes, supported living, home care and community services. It covers all client groups, and all staff with access to personal data. It supports staff’s continuing professional development (CPD).
We also have an elearning course specifically for data security and protection leads. We strongly recommend that leads complete this general course for staff before completing the more advanced course for leads.
Read our guides on how to use the programme, or get straight to each module in the boxes below.
If you have your own Learning Management System (LMS) and would like a SCORM compliant version of the programme for non-commercial use, please contact us.
Download a summary of the key messages in the course.
Course updated October 2026.
See a list of what’s changed: Staff elearning update notice October 2026
