Privacy Awareness Training
For all staff. Covers what the Privacy Act actually requires them to know, and what to do when something goes wrong.
Every organisation subject to the Privacy Act needs to train staff on privacy. The OAIC expects it. The Privacy Foundations framework requires it. Your Privacy Management Plan says you do it. But if you've never delivered privacy training before, where do you start?
This is a 40-slide training session you can run in a team meeting. PowerPoint with presenter notes on every slide, so anyone on your team can deliver it. Attendance register to record who attended and who passed. Certificate template for anyone who wants one. Unlimited use within your organisation — train as many staff as you need, as often as you need.
Training is the gap most privacy programs have. You've written the policies. You've set up the processes. But when the OAIC asks "how do you know your staff understand this?" — you need an answer. This training is that answer. Turnkey, ready-to-deliver, and documented.
What's Covered
Part 1: Foundation
Why privacy matters (regulator focus, consumer trust, penalties). What is personal information, with everyday examples. What is sensitive information and why it's different. Children's personal information and the higher duty of care.
Part 2: The APPs in Plain English
The Australian Privacy Principles explained without the jargon — APP 1 (open and transparent), APP 3 (collection), APP 5 (notices), APP 6 (use and disclosure), APP 11 (security and destruction), APP 12 & 13 (access and correction).
Part 3: Beyond the APPs
TFN Rule 2015 — why TFNs are special and the rules that apply. Credit Reporting Code and Part IIIA — for businesses that deal with credit information. Industry codes — APP codes, health sector, financial services. State and territory laws.
Part 4: Processes You Need to Know
How to spot a privacy complaint, access request, or data breach — and how to escalate. Third-party risk awareness — knowing which providers handle your data. What to do when a third party reports a breach. Signs a third party may have been breached. Clean desk, clean screen, locked cabinets, passwords, MFA, phishing.
Part 5: Your Role
What every staff member is expected to do. When to escalate to the Privacy Officer. Ongoing obligations and annual refreshers.
Quiz & Recap
5 multiple-choice questions to test understanding, with correct answers and explanations in the presenter notes. Completion evidence for your attendance register.
What You Get
PowerPoint Training Deck (.pptx)
40 slides, fully editable. Presenter notes on every slide so anyone on your team can deliver the session. Better Privacy brand palette — customise with your own logo and colours.
Attendance & Completion Register (.xlsx)
4 tabs — Instructions, Session Log, Attendance Register (with auto-calculating Pass/Fail based on quiz score), and Compliance Dashboard showing overall stats, completion status, and overdue refreshers. Your evidence that training happened.
Certificate Template (.docx)
Optional landscape certificate for attendees who want a record of completion. Includes name, date, refresher due date, and signature blocks.
Want this customised? We offer a personalisation service — your organisation name, logo, brand colours, industry-specific examples, and approved tools list baked into every slide. Includes a 30-minute consultation. Book personalisation →