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EU Whistleblowing training

Five microlessons on the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: what to report, how to raise a concern, protection from retaliation and your responsibilities, with situational tests and a certificate of completion.

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About this course

What the EU Whistleblowing course covers

This course explains whistleblowing protections under EU Directive 2019/1937 in five microlessons. It's built for workers across the EU, and covers what whistleblowing is and why it matters, who the Directive protects, how to raise a concern through internal, external and public channels, confidentiality and protection from retaliation, and your responsibilities when you speak up.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Identify the types of wrongdoing you can report under the EU Directive and national laws
  • Apply the EU's tiered approach to choose internal, external or public channels
  • Write fact-focused reports that meet the conditions for protection
  • Explain confidentiality, anonymity and anti-retaliation protections and organizations' duties
  • Assess whether a concern qualifies for protection, including reasonable belief and exclusions
  • Follow your organization's whistleblowing procedure while protecting confidentiality
Course contents

5 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1What Is Whistleblowing and Why It Matters
2The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive
3How to Raise a Whistleblowing Concern
4Protections, Confidentiality, and Retaliation
5Your Responsibilities and Speaking Up in Practice

  1. What Is Whistleblowing and Why It Matters: What whistleblowing is and why it protects organizations and the public.
  2. The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: What the Directive covers and who it protects.
  3. How to Raise a Whistleblowing Concern: Internal, external and public reporting channels.
  4. Protections, Confidentiality, and Retaliation: Confidentiality, anonymity and protection from retaliation.
  5. Your Responsibilities and Speaking Up in Practice: Reporting in good faith and following your organization's procedure.
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Certificate

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Whistleblowing (EU).

  • Certificates and e-signatures stored against each learner
  • Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks
  • Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time
Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • Employees, contractors and other workers in the EU
  • Managers who receive concerns from their teams
  • HR, compliance and legal teams who run internal reporting channels
  • Designated people who receive and follow up reports

Laws covered

  • Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (EU Whistleblower Protection Directive). Protects people who report breaches of EU law they learn about at work. It requires organizations with 50 or more workers to set up internal reporting channels, and protects reporters from retaliation. Member states had to transpose it by 17 December 2021, so national laws set the details.
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Your questions answered

Questions about EU Whistleblowing training

How long is the EU Whistleblowing course?

It's made up of 5 microlessons, each under 5 minutes. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete the situational tests. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

Who must have internal reporting channels?

Under the Directive, private sector organizations with 50 or more workers and public sector bodies, subject to how each member state has applied it in national law.

Who is protected?

People who report breaches they learn about in a work-related context, including employees, self-employed people, contractors, shareholders, volunteers, trainees and job applicants, as long as they had reasonable grounds to believe the information was true.

Who should take this course?

Every worker in the EU, plus the managers and designated teams who receive and follow up reports.

Can I try the EU Whistleblowing course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

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