FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT (2020)
About This Course
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
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
This course equips participants with skills to manage personal data protection for their organisations as a Data Protection Officer (DPO). Hence, participants should preferably be able to:
- Interpret relevant organisational strategies, objectives, culture, policies, processes and products / services;
- Gather and collate necessary data;
- Acquire analytical skills to assess policies and procedures;
- Prepare management report;
- Communicate with relevant stakeholders;
- Ask the right questions to elicit necessary information; and
- Explain the compliance requirements of organisation