IQWorks Academy

Training & certification for privacy professionals

Hands-on courses with live, interactive product walkthroughs. Finish a course and earn a shareable certificate that proves you can run a real privacy program.

Live, interactive product walkthroughs
Verifiable, shareable certificates
Free for IQWorks customers & partners

Sign in with your IQWorks organization account — free for customers & partners.

Course catalog

Certifications across the platform

Two live tracks today, with product and regulation courses on the way.

IQ Products

Master each IQWorks product with hands-on, end-to-end walkthroughs.

Available

ComplyIQ in Practice

Run a real privacy program in ComplyIQ, end to end

Follow one fictional retail bank, XYZ Bank Limited, as you build its privacy program in ComplyIQ — inventory, DPIAs, vendors, notices, DSRs, breaches, controls and reporting.

IQWorks Certified — ComplyIQ Specialist

9 modules · certificateStart
Available

DiscoverIQ in Practice

Find and map personal data across your estate with DiscoverIQ

Follow XYZ Bank Limited as you connect data sources, scan for personal data, and turn the findings into a classified, risk-scored data catalog in DiscoverIQ.

IQWorks Certified — DiscoverIQ Specialist

6 modules · certificateStart
Coming soon

ConsentIQ in Practice

Run a real workflow in ConsentIQ, end to end

Capture, store and honor consent across web, mobile and back-office.

IQWorks Certified — ConsentIQ Specialist

In development
Coming soon

ConsultIQ in Practice

Run a real workflow in ConsultIQ, end to end

Run advisory engagements and deliver privacy guidance with ConsultIQ.

IQWorks Certified — ConsultIQ Specialist

In development
Coming soon

ClassifyIQ in Practice

Run a real workflow in ClassifyIQ, end to end

Classify and label data by sensitivity to drive downstream controls.

IQWorks Certified — ClassifyIQ Specialist

In development
Coming soon

RetainIQ in Practice

Run a real workflow in RetainIQ, end to end

Define retention schedules and automate defensible data disposal.

IQWorks Certified — RetainIQ Specialist

In development
Coming soon

ProtectIQ in Practice

Run a real workflow in ProtectIQ, end to end

Apply safeguards and monitor protection of personal data end to end.

IQWorks Certified — ProtectIQ Specialist

In development
Coming soon

SearchIQ in Practice

Run a real workflow in SearchIQ, end to end

Search across your data estate to answer privacy questions fast.

IQWorks Certified — SearchIQ Specialist

In development

Regulations & Frameworks

Learn the laws and frameworks that shape a modern privacy program.

Available

DPDP Essentials

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Master India's DPDP Act, 2023 — scope, consent and notice, data-principal rights, fiduciary obligations, SDFs, cross-border transfers and enforcement.

IQWorks Certified — DPDP Practitioner

6 modules · certificateStart
Available

GDPR Essentials

The EU General Data Protection Regulation

Master the GDPR — scope, the principles, the six lawful bases, special categories, data-subject rights, controller & processor duties, international transfers and enforcement.

IQWorks Certified — GDPR Practitioner

6 modules · certificateStart
Available

CCPA & US State Laws

California and the growing US state-privacy landscape

Navigate the CCPA as amended by the CPRA — who must comply, personal and sensitive information, selling & sharing, consumer rights, business duties and enforcement — plus the expanding patchwork of US state privacy laws.

IQWorks Certified — US Privacy Practitioner

6 modules · certificateStart
Available

Saudi PDPL Essentials

Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law

Master Saudi Arabia's PDPL — scope, the roles, personal and sensitive data, lawful bases, data-subject rights, controller obligations, cross-border transfers and SDAIA enforcement.

IQWorks Certified — KSA PDPL Practitioner

6 modules · certificateStart
Available

UAE PDPL Essentials

The UAE's Personal Data Protection Law (Federal Decree-Law 45 of 2021)

Master the UAE's federal PDPL — scope and the UAE Data Office, the DIFC/ADGM carve-out, lawful bases, data-subject rights, controller obligations, cross-border transfers and enforcement.

IQWorks Certified — UAE PDPL Practitioner

6 modules · certificateStart
Available

Bahrain PDPL Essentials

Bahrain's Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 30 of 2018)

Master Bahrain's PDPL — scope, the Data Manager and the Authority, sensitive data and its permit regime, data-subject rights, obligations, cross-border transfers and enforcement.

IQWorks Certified — Bahrain PDPL Practitioner

6 modules · certificateStart
How it works

From first lesson to verified certificate

A hands-on path designed to make the learning stick.

Step 1

Learn by doing

Follow one running case study from start to finish — no abstract theory, just the real workflow.

Step 2

Interactive walkthroughs

Every lesson embeds live, clickable IQWorks screens — recreated product UI, not static screenshots.

Step 3

Pass the capstone

Finish with a graded assessment (80% to pass, unlimited retakes) that proves you can apply it.

Step 4

Earn a credential

Get a verifiable certificate with a unique ID — shareable on LinkedIn, verifiable by anyone.

Certifications

Credentials that actually mean something

Finish a course, pass its capstone, and earn a credential you can prove — to employers, clients and auditors.

Verifiable by anyone

Each certificate carries a unique credential ID and a public verification link — no login required.

Shareable on LinkedIn

Add your certification to your profile in one click, issued by IQWorks Academy.

Tied to a real assessment

Credentials are earned by passing a graded capstone — not by watching videos.

IQWorks Academy
COMPLYIQ IN PRACTICEIQWORKS ACADEMYIQWorksCERTIFIED

This certifies that

Priya Sharma

has earned

IQWorks Certified — ComplyIQ Specialist

by completing ComplyIQ in Practice with a score of 96%

Issued
June 7, 2026
Credential ID
IQW-A1B2C3D4
Verified
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