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Personal Data Protection Specialist Qualification Exam

Selected Organization: Datu valsts inspekcija

Brief description:

Not later than two months before the date of the examination, the Data State Inspectorate shall announce an application for the examination by publishing a notice in the official publication “Latvijas Vēstnesis” and the website www.dvi.gov.lv. In order to apply for an examination, an applicant - a person who wishes to take the qualification examination (applicant) of a data protection specialist shall submit an application to the State Data Inspectorate. The examination shall have two parts:
- in the first subparagraph, the applicant shall provide written answers to 60 test questions;
- in the second subparagraph, the applicant shall address two practical tasks in writing.
The exam takes place one day. The length of one part of the examination shall be two hours.

Beneficiaries:

Individual

- an applicant who wishes to take an examination of a personal data protection specialist

Period:

1. The application and the documents attached thereto shall be evaluated and within two weeks of receipt. An applicant shall be notified of a permit to take an examination or a refusal to take an examination at the electronic mail address indicated in the application. If shortcomings are identified in the documents submitted, the applicant shall have a time limit for the correction of the deficiencies).
2. A decision regarding the inclusion of a candidate in the list of data protection specialists, if the applicant has successfully passed the examination, or a refusal to list the applicant if he or she has not passed the examination, shall be notified to the electronic mail address indicated in the application within five working days after taking the decision.