Fundamentals of the Personal Data Protection Act (2020) (Classroom and Synchronous e-Learning)

Course Information

Under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA), organisations are required to appoint one or more Data Protection Officers (DPOs) to be responsible for ensuring the organisation’s compliance with the PDPA. Through this course, participants will be equipped with necessary knowledge and skills required of employees to Facilitate compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

This course is conducted online, and participants should have an IT device with internet access.

This new 3-day curriculum incorporates updates to the following Advisory Guidelines: Advisory Guideline on Key Concepts of the PDPA; Advisory Guidelines on Enforcement of the Data Protection Provisions, and; Advisory Guidelines of the DNC Provisions.

Learning Outcomes

This course will use the PDPA WSQ standard curriculum and assessment developed by the Personal
Data Protection Commission (PDPC):

• Overview of the Personal Data Protection Act (2012)
• Data Protection Provisions and Do Not Call Provisions
• Role of Data Protection Officer
• Create an Organisation’s Data Inventory Map and possible areas of non-compliance
• Dispute resolution
• Training and communications for compliance to data protection
• Managing data breaches
• Communications plan and management reporting

You should be able to do the following upon completion of course:

• Identify legislative and regulatory requirements of  the organisation in accordance to
  organisational strategies and objectives
• Communicate key legislative and regulatory requirements and related management systems to
  relevant stakeholders to facilitate legislative compliance
• Assess internal and regulatory organisations’ policies and procedures to ensure compliance
• Identify and document possible areas of non-compliance in business activities in accordance
  with information format requirements
• Assist the review of adherence to legislative and regulatory requirements in accordance with
  organisational guidelines / policies
• Assist in the integration of procedures to ensure adherence to legislative and regulatory
  requirements in daily scope of work
• Prepare management report for follow-up action

Who should attend?

• Compliance Managers or Data Protection Officers (DPOs); and
• Human Resource, Admin, IT personnel, Sales and Business Development Executive/ Managers who need to be involved in data protection matters

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