As an Official Training Partner, Tech Hive Advisory now offers privacy and data protection certification Trainings by the International Association of Privacy Professionals in Nigeria.

Tech Hive Advisory in Lagos, today announced it is now an Official Training Partner (OTP) of The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. With this new partnership, Tech Hive Advisory will offer key privacy training courses to professionals in their surrounding community.

“There is an increasing demand for trained privacy professionals across the globe, and with our OTP program, we’re able to offer gold-standard training and certification around the world to meet those demands,” said J. Trevor Hughes, IAPP President and CEO. “With Tech Hive Advisory now offering privacy training courses in Nigeria, we’re expanding the reach of our programs to deliver top-tier trainings and credentials across legal, tech, policy sectors and more”.

The IAPP developed and launched the only globally recognized credentialing programs in information privacy, including the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), the Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and the Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT). The CIPP, CIPM and CIPT are the leading privacy certifications for thousands of professionals around the world who serve the data protection, information auditing, information security, legal compliance and/or risk management needs of their organizations. CIPM, CIPP/E, CIPP/US and CIPT credentials are accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard 17024: 2012.

According to Ridwan Oloyede, Partner (Privacy, Data Protection and Legal Services) “we are excited about the partnership with the IAPP. The partnership will bring IAPP’s different certification to professionals in Nigeria by empowering them with skills that will make them competitive globally and usher in opportunities as the ecosystem continues to thrive.”
The cost of each training includes an IAPP membership offering access to an expansive professional community, plus a wealth of privacy information and resources, including exclusive content and tools, expert analysis, legislative alerts and original reporting. To learn more about the IAPP’s certifications, please visit https://iapp.org/certify

About the IAPP. The International Association of Privacy Professionals is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit organization that helps define, support and improve the privacy profession globally. More information about the IAPP is available at iapp.org

About Tech Hive Advisory. Tech Hive is a technology advisory firm with focus on privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, startups and emerging companies, and, policy and research. We are focused on helping to create and sustain value at the key intersection of business and technology.