22
Oct
2008
eHest training - Council
Opinion of 22 October 2008 on the notification for prior checking regarding eHEST training (Computer based Hostile Environment Security Training) (Case 2008-387)
The Directorate Security Office of the Council organises a specific training in order to raise the security awareness and to mitigate risks for all personnel deployed on EU-led missions outside the EU in an operational capacity under Title V of the EU Treaty.
The training, called "eHEST" is a web-based training application with an automated evaluation function. Users are required to submit their data as part of the online registration process. The eHEST training programme envisages three tests. Only if the two first tests are passed with success, the final test can be accessed. The final test leads to certification which is a condition to the deployment in some areas.
The EDPS has issued an opinion relating to the processing of personal data in the context of the eHEST training. The EDPS concludes that on a general basis the procedure complies with the principles established in the data protection regulation. However the EDPS did make some recommendations as concerns the conservation of data and the information of the data subjects.
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