Fellows of the Irish Computer Society are invited to an evening seminar on 6 September 2018 which will cover the basics of the new GDPR legislation that came into effect recently.

GDPR significantly changes data protection law across Europe, strengthening the rights of individuals but also increasing the obligations on organisations and their management teams. GDPR introduces new elements and significant enhancements on top of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003. This session will help you to understand the legislation and be prepared for what it means for you. 

Jim Gregg, ICS’s Professional Development Consultant, will be presenting the seminar.

The Annual IT Service Management Conference hosted by itSMF Ireland provides a forum for IT Service Managers, Helpdesk Teams and IT Performance Managers to exchange views, share experiences and participate in the continuous development...

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The IT Architects Conference is set to take place on the 21st of September 2018 at Aviva Stadium, Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

This years topic for the eagerly awaited IASA Ireland IT Architects Conference is Digital Architecture.

Join us for the ICS Leaders Conference which is set to take place on the 11th of October 2018 at Radisson Blue Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.

The ICS Leaders Conference is created by CIOs for CIOs. The non-sponsored nature of this event gives us full control over content which ensures quality and allows us to drill down into real issues effecting CIOs today.

The HISI Annual Conference & Scientific Symposium will examine the main issues in making Ireland’s eHealth strategy a reality. It will take place at Croke Park on November 6th & 7th.

The national eHealth Strategy is a key enabler of the radical reform that for our health services. 

The conference will share insight from HSE, Private and Voluntary Health leaders, international eHealth experts, along with ‘best in class’ demonstrations from health service providers in Ireland. We hope to see you there.

This entry-level 3-day course provides an excellent introduction to the latest version (version 3) of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®).

It covers all of v3 Lifecycle, including Service Strategy, Design, Transition, Operation and Continual Service Improvement.

It also provides the opportunity to gain a highly respected, and valuable industry recognised qualification. The course duration is 3 days, with the formal examination scheduled for the afternoon of day 3.

Gain valuable insight into the EU General Data Protection Regulations from multiple perspectives with our comprehensive Advanced Data Protection suite leading to full certification through the ICS European Certified Data Protection Officer Programme (ECDPO).

Prepare your organisation for the changes under the new EU General Data Protection Regulation with this advanced data protection training course. Learn how to facilitate, accommodate and implement the new requirements before their enforcement in 2018.

Individuals have been conferred with specific rights under GDPR. Known as rights of the data subject, these rights include an individual’s ability to establish the existence of all personal information held about him or her by an organisation as well as the right to make a copy of such information available on request. This is known as a Subject Access Request (SAR) procedure. GDPR introduces new SAR requirements which can prove costly for organizations if ignored.

GDPR comes with a requirement for organizations to take a risk based approach when processing personal data. This is particularly relevant where data processing can pose a high risk to the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. A risk based approach is defined as a process that facilitates the identification of privacy related risks and subsequently allows for development of strategies to mitigate the impact of such risks.

Data Breaches are an increasingly common occurrence in today’s technologically driven world. News of enterprise level data breaches continues to grace news headlines daily. GDPR imposes notification obligation on organizations, failure of which can incur sanctions as well as effective, proportionate and dissuasive fines. An organization may get over and eventually forget a data breach occurrence, those who have been affected by the breach do not.

This one-day introductory-level programme will help you ensure your organisation is compliant with current legislation and identify the steps you need to take to prepare for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Be confident that your organisation’s policies and procedures are legally compliant with data protection legislation by completing Ireland’s first certified data protection practitioner programme.

The role of the business analyst is to identify the core business objectives of an organisation and its constituent parts and to ensure that the processes, procedures, systems and structures that are in place are the most effective and efficient to enable it to achieve its core objectives.

This professional course offers academic accreditation for business analysts and for those who play a leading role in improving business performance, either in their own company, or in a consultancy role to others, through the use of proven business analysis techniques.

Learn how to implement better business strategies for cost control, risk reduction and improved business value in the IT asset lifecycle with this comprehensive IT Asset Management certification.

TOGAF® is the foremost generic framework in the field of Enterprise Architecture (EA). This course provides guidance on what to do to establish an architecture practice and how to use it in connection with planning the longer-term transformation of the enterprise (strategic architecture), and designing capabilities to support and sustain the transformation.

Be confident that your organisation’s policies and procedures are legally compliant with data protection legislation by completing Ireland’s first certified data protection practitioner programme.

Become an inspirational, influential and effective leader, and discover how to empower and motivate your team to achieve exceptional results. In addition, the powerful individual executive coaching sessions will help you to identify your key strengths and build on them, become aware of and improve developmental areas.

The course addresses all aspects of PRINCE2® (components, processes and techniques) and includes additional elements such as planning & risk assessment techniques that are left open within the method.

The course includes the following:

Examination and Registration Fees

The official OGC PRINCE2® manual

Pre-course instructions and essential reading

This one-day introductory-level programme will help you ensure your organisation is compliant with current legislation and identify the steps you need to take to prepare for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Audits are used to identify any issues of concern about the way the organisation deals with personal data and to recommend solutions. Under GDPR, organizations now have an obligation to audit their data processing activities. A data controller or processor’s ability to conduct its own data protection audit is an invaluable skill to have when ensuring compliance obligation under GDPR.

GDPR comes with a requirement for organizations to take a risk based approach when processing personal data. This is particularly relevant where data processing can pose a high risk to the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. A risk based approach is defined as a process that facilitates the identification of privacy related risks and subsequently allows for development of strategies to mitigate the impact of such risks.

Data Protection by Design is an approach to system design which takes privacy into account throughout the whole service, product or systems design process. Protection of personal data should not be retrofitted or seen as an afterthought but instead be seen as integral to systems development. Before the first line of code is written, as a data controller you should ask the following question should be asked;

1. What does the use of personal data mean for the customer?

2. What  risks will the use of personal data pose to the fundamental rights of individuals?

3. Are the necessary technological measures in place to safeguard processing of personal data?

An ICS Skills exam session offers candidates the opportunity to sit an online exam from the following list:

• ECDL Core Level modules (available in Office 2007, 2010 and 2013)
• ECDL Advanced Level modules (available in Office 2007, 2010 and 2013...

Data Breaches are an increasingly common occurrence in today’s technologically driven world. News of enterprise level data breaches continues to grace news headlines daily. GDPR imposes notification obligation on organizations, failure of which can incur sanctions as well as effective, proportionate and dissuasive fines. An organization may get over and eventually forget a data breach occurrence, those who have been affected by the breach do not.

An ICS Skills exam session offers candidates the opportunity to sit an online exam from the following list:

• ECDL Core Level modules (available in Office 2007, 2010 and 2013)
• ECDL Advanced Level modules (available in Office 2007, 2010 and 2013...

An ICS Skills exam session offers candidates the opportunity to sit an online exam from the following list:

• ECDL Core Level modules (available in Office 2007, 2010 and 2013)
• ECDL Advanced Level modules (available in Office 2007, 2010 and 2013...

Now available with IASSC accreditation (as an option) - an internationally  recognised formal qualification. 

The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training and certification program will equip participants with the technical competencies, team leadership skills and change management skills to lead Lean Six Sigma projects using the Lean Principles and DMAIC (Define Measure Analyse Improve Control) methodology. The 10-day program will cover the most contemporary process improvement practises adopted by leading organisations and proponents of Lean Sigma Transformation in manufacturing, service, healthcare, financial, public sector as well as many other industries.

Course dates:  - 10-11 Apr, 15-16 May, 12-13 June, 10-11 July, 18-19 Sept 2017

Iasa's Architect Core training provides an introduction to the tools, information, skills and terminology required to succeed as a professional architect.

This course is designed to give you and your team all of the tools you need to lift architecture from a ‘documentation’process to a true business capability. All IT architects will benefit from the concepts presented in this course.

This two-day introductory course to SQL using SQL Server 2012 and MySQL 5.0 is aimed at those who are expected to develop and support the databases behind web services or internal business processes. At the end of the course, learners will have acquired the essential skills required to create and query databases.

This course aims to provide sufficient basic knowledge to analyse data in the best way without making any of the common errors. The main headings we will cover during the course are described below. Each section will first be explained theoretically, followed by practical exercises using example data (or data that is provided by the customer). We will use Minitab data analysis software to practice the various analysis. Each participant will be provided with a free 30 day trial version of Minitab. Some of the topics will also be illustrated using MS EXCEL.

It is advised that each participant has access to a laptop or desktop PC with Windows 7 or 8.1 installed.

A one-year, part-time and online degree programme accredited by DIT and delivered by Digital Skills Academy. This programme is taught by respected industry leaders and innovators and pioneers the latest developments in online learning and virtual team-working.

Computing professionals do not need to be financial experts but they must be financially literate to be able to grasp the essential financial reality of any situation.

This one-day course gives finance professionals an overview of the key elements required to understand business finance.

With the rapid growth in data storage solutions, many organisations no longer see data retention as a high-cost item. The temptation to retain all things data is so strong and with greater access to technology due to reduced costs, perpetual retention of both manual and electronic data may be perceived as convenient and not necessarily expedient as it involves “a lot work”. But with this comes increased exposure to the risk of data loss, unauthorised access, and ultimately, reputational damage. Retaining data indefinitely without a legal basis or justification can constitute an infringement under GDPR can attract fines.

GDPR comes packaged with requirements that encourage accountability and governance for the protection of personal data for organizations involved in the processing of such. Accountability is now an important and explicit requirement under GDPR. Simply put, accountability requires that organisations process personal data lawfully and accurately in a transparent manner. There must be one or more legitimate reasons why personal data is effectively processed and where appropriate, minimally retained.

The Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O®) guidance provides advice, supported by discussion and examples, on how to develop a governance structure that helps optimize an organization's investment in change alongside its business as usual work.

The P3O Foundation and Practitioner course, based on the 2013 guidance, comprises five days of trainer led instruction, with the Foundation examination on day three of the course and the Practitioner examination on day five of the course. The course will to provide delegates with a comprehensive and applied understanding of the P3O advice and prepare delegates for the P3O Foundation and Practitioner Certificate examination.

Trigraph reserves the right to improve the specification and format of its courses for the benefit of its customers without notice to the customer.

Be confident that your organisation’s policies and procedures are legally compliant with data protection legislation by completing Ireland’s first certified data protection practitioner programme.

Transparent licensing is important for every organisation. This course combines software asset management (SAM) with IT service management best practices. This will help an organisation to implement software asset management lifecycle processes and showing how IT Service Management can support SAM lifecycle to create transparent licensing.

Audits are used to identify any issues of concern about the way the organisation deals with personal data and to recommend solutions. Under GDPR, organizations now have an obligation to audit their data processing activities. A data controller or processor’s ability to conduct its own data protection audit is an invaluable skill to have when ensuring compliance obligation under GDPR.

A Certified Agile Service Manager (CASM) is the operational counterpart to a Certified ScrumMaster(CSM). Working together, ScrumMasters and Agile Service Managers can instil agile thinking into the entire IT organisation as the basis of a DevOps culture.

Duration | 2 Days

Cost | €1,200

CPD Points | 15

Venue | ICS HQ or onsite nationwide

Data Protection by Design is an approach to system design which takes privacy into account throughout the whole service, product or systems design process. Protection of personal data should not be retrofitted or seen as an afterthought but instead be seen as integral to systems development. Before the first line of code is written, as a data controller you should ask the following question should be asked;

1. What does the use of personal data mean for the customer?

2. What  risks will the use of personal data pose to the fundamental rights of individuals?

3. Are the necessary technological measures in place to safeguard processing of personal data?

The role of the business analyst is to identify the core business objectives of an organisation and its constituent parts and to ensure that the processes, procedures, systems and structures that are in place are the most effective and efficient to enable it to achieve its core objectives.

This professional course offers academic accreditation for business analysts and for those who play a leading role in improving business performance, either in their own company, or in a consultancy role to others, through the use of proven business analysis techniques.

A one-year, part-time and online degree programme accredited by DIT and delivered by Digital Skills Academy. This programme is taught by respected industry leaders and innovators and pioneers the latest developments in online learning and virtual team-working.

Many software projects are managed and performed in a volatile environment where customer and end-user requirements emerge throughout development. As a result of this instability, traditional predictive or “waterfall” approaches to software development can fail and result in poor work practices and dependence on “heroic behaviour” to drag projects over the line. “Lightweight” or agile methods were created to tackle this issue. This course presents...

Computing professionals do not need to be financial experts but they must be financially literate to be able to grasp the essential financial reality of any situation.

This one-day course gives finance professionals an overview of the key elements required to understand business finance.

With the rapid growth in data storage solutions, many organisations no longer see data retention as a high-cost item. The temptation to retain all things data is so strong and with greater access to technology due to reduced costs, perpetual retention of both manual and electronic data may be perceived as convenient and not necessarily expedient as it involves “a lot work”. But with this comes increased exposure to the risk of data loss, unauthorised access, and ultimately, reputational damage. Retaining data indefinitely without a legal basis or justification can constitute an infringement under GDPR can attract fines.

GDPR comes packaged with requirements that encourage accountability and governance for the protection of personal data for organizations involved in the processing of such. Accountability is now an important and explicit requirement under GDPR. Simply put, accountability requires that organisations process personal data lawfully and accurately in a transparent manner. There must be one or more legitimate reasons why personal data is effectively processed and where appropriate, minimally retained.

Gain valuable insight into the EU General Data Protection Regulations from multiple perspectives with our comprehensive Advanced Data Protection suite leading to full certification through the ICS European Certified Data Protection Officer Programme (ECDPO).

Prepare your organisation for the changes under the new EU General Data Protection Regulation with this advanced data protection training course. Learn how to facilitate, accommodate and implement the new requirements before their enforcement in 2018.

A Solutions Architect is an expert in many categories. They should have hands-on experience in multiple industries and across several disciplines. They can master a variety of hardware platforms including mainframes, distributed platforms, desktops, and mobile devices. Akin to that, they should also possess skill and understanding of a variety of Operating Systems. A broad and deep understanding of...

This one-day introductory-level programme will help you ensure your organisation is compliant with current legislation and identify the steps you need to take to prepare for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

GDPR comes with a requirement for organizations to take a risk based approach when processing personal data. This is particularly relevant where data processing can pose a high risk to the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. A risk based approach is defined as a process that facilitates the identification of privacy related risks and subsequently allows for development of strategies to mitigate the impact of such risks.

This one-day introductory-level programme will help you ensure your organisation is compliant with current legislation and identify the steps you need to take to prepare for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data Breaches are an increasingly common occurrence in today’s technologically driven world. News of enterprise level data breaches continues to grace news headlines daily. GDPR imposes notification obligation on organizations, failure of which can incur sanctions as well as effective, proportionate and dissuasive fines. An organization may get over and eventually forget a data breach occurrence, those who have been affected by the breach do not.

An award winning part-time programme to give current and potential Software Architects the skills, theory and recognition they need to develop in their role. For the first time candidates can gain a full Masters of Science degree in this specialist area through a mixed learning process with an emphasis on practical application in the workplace.

Join the ICS Leadership Development Programme (LDP), an education and networking programme to develop the leadership skills of top-tier IT professionals. Learn to effectively implement a blueprint for change in your organisation through more effective leadership techniques.

Audits are used to identify any issues of concern about the way the organisation deals with personal data and to recommend solutions. Under GDPR, organizations now have an obligation to audit their data processing activities. A data controller or processor’s ability to conduct its own data protection audit is an invaluable skill to have when ensuring compliance obligation under GDPR.

Data Protection by Design is an approach to system design which takes privacy into account throughout the whole service, product or systems design process. Protection of personal data should not be retrofitted or seen as an afterthought but instead be seen as integral to systems development. Before the first line of code is written, as a data controller you should ask the following question should be asked;

1. What does the use of personal data mean for the customer?

2. What  risks will the use of personal data pose to the fundamental rights of individuals?

3. Are the necessary technological measures in place to safeguard processing of personal data?

With the rapid growth in data storage solutions, many organisations no longer see data retention as a high-cost item. The temptation to retain all things data is so strong and with greater access to technology due to reduced costs, perpetual retention of both manual and electronic data may be perceived as convenient and not necessarily expedient as it involves “a lot work”. But with this comes increased exposure to the risk of data loss, unauthorised access, and ultimately, reputational damage. Retaining data indefinitely without a legal basis or justification can constitute an infringement under GDPR can attract fines.

GDPR comes packaged with requirements that encourage accountability and governance for the protection of personal data for organizations involved in the processing of such. Accountability is now an important and explicit requirement under GDPR. Simply put, accountability requires that organisations process personal data lawfully and accurately in a transparent manner. There must be one or more legitimate reasons why personal data is effectively processed and where appropriate, minimally retained.

Iasa's Architect Core training provides an introduction to the tools, information, skills and terminology required to succeed as a professional architect.

This course is designed to give you and your team all of the tools you need to lift architecture from a ‘documentation’process to a true business capability. All IT architects will benefit from the concepts presented in this course.

Iasa's Architect Core training provides an introduction to the tools, information, skills and terminology required to succeed as a professional architect.

This course is designed to give you and your team all of the tools you need to lift architecture from a ‘documentation’process to a true business capability. All IT architects will benefit from the concepts presented in this course.

Taught by an industry expert lecturer, the course addresses Object-Oriented Programming principles, data structures, interpretation techniques, and programme design using the PHP language.

You will learn how to write and implement object- orientated PHP programmes, develop effective websites with HTML5, CSS or JavaScript while working with LAMP stack, and strengthen critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

The course introduces you to Data Science concepts, principles of statistical analysis, data interpretation and visualisation techniques, aspects of probability models, data cleaning and manipulation, pattern recognition and learning and statistical methods.

Students will use Python programming language to solve work-based big data problems, learn how to classify data sets into structured, semi- structured and unstructured data and apply their own code to work with this data. 

This course introduces the theory of graphic design production for the web. Students will learn how to design and edit graphics and imagery, examine how to devise layouts for the web, develop hands-on techniques with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, gain an understanding of the different types of graphic formats and build on their critical-thinking skills.

The course will also cover design theory and ideation techniques to help Students make informed and articulated design choices and decisions.

You will develop operational and customer-oriented font-end design skills to build interactive websites. You will use techniques including JavaScript, HTML page structuring, CSS styling and layout. Students learn how to integrate HTML5 videos, create responsive layouts using Bootstrap, build version control with Git and discover advanced authoring tools including Dreamweaver and WordPress.

Students will also look at advanced features including geo-location, device camera access and web storage.

The course focuses on the relationship between talent management, organisational design and management, business strategy and performance. Students focus on management best practices such as building and managing teams, assessing risk, and understanding the impact of macro and micro-environments.

You will also be introduced to topics such as strategic leadership, change management, motivation & decision-making, operations management and entrepreneurial leadership.

This course provides you with a toolkit of strategic planning and operational skills. It provides you with the foundation principles of digital marketing planning and the necessary steps in building effective digital marketing strategies.

Students will learn about various marketing tactics and digital platforms, understand how to define target audiences, gain messaging techniques, and develop KPI assessment knowledge. Throughout the course, you will also develop your critical, analytical and strategic-thinking skills.