Fundamentals of Personal Data Protection Act (Synchronous e-learning)
SkillsFuture
Ref # TGS-2021009425
Training Provider
Upcoming Course Run
17,18,19 August 2022
Course Duration
3 Days (23 hrs)
Venue
Virtual Online Class (Zoom)
Class Size
15 Seats
Course Fee
S$750 (Before Funding)
With the need for organisations in Singapore to be compliant with the country’s Personal Data Protection Act, it is necessary for organisations that manage personal data to have Data Protection Officers (DPOs) in place Fundamentals of the Personal Data Protection Act equips participants with the necessary knowledge and skills required of employees to facilitate compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Overview
Fundamentals of Data Protection Act is a three-day course will give course participants a good overview and understanding of the PD PA and how it may be applied to the organisations for compliance. In addition to references to relevant parts of the PDPA, the course content is also largely adapted from the Advisory Guidelines published by the PDPC.
- Learn about the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA)
- Learn about the obligations of PDPA and manage data breaches for your organisation
- Learn about the role of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and provide training and communication to staff for compliance
Learning Objectives
On completion of the course, the participant should be able to:
- Identify legislative and regulatory requirements under the PDPA that the organisation has to comply with
- Communicate key legislative and regulatory requirements under the PDPA and related management systems to relevant stakeholders to facilitate compliance
- Assessing the organisation’s internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance
- Identify and document areas of non-compliance in business activities
- Assist in review of the organisation’s guidelines / policies for adherence to requirements under the PDPA
- Assist in the implementation of procedures to ensure adherence to requirements under the PDPA in the day-to-day operations of the organisation and Prepare management report for follow-up action.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Personal Data Protection Act
- Data Protection Provisions and Do Not Call Provisions
- Role of Data Protection Officer
- Create an Organization’s Data Inventory Map
- Identify Areas of Non-compliance
- PDPA Assessment Tool for Organizations
- Data Protection Notice Generator
- Develop a Process for Dispute Resolution
- Training & Communications
Course Fees and Funding
SSG Funding Table
| Individual Sponsored |
Company Sponsored | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-SME | SME | ||
| Original Course Fee |
$750.00 | $750.00 | $750.00 |
| Singapore Citizens & PR aged 21 years and above |
$375.00 | $375.00 | $225.00 |
| Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above |
$225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 |
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• ServiceWorks does not charge GST.
• ServiceWorks reserves the right to make changes or improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice
If you are Singapore citizen and you are over the age of 25, you can use your SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This only applies to self-sponsored participants. Within 60 days before the course begins, applications must be made via MySkillsFuture.sg.
Companies / Organisations that sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll If you need more information, please refer to it here
Other Requirements and Information
Other Useful SSG Course Requirements and Information
- Have adequate business writing skills to prepare report
- Have analytical skills to assess policies and procedures
- Have information gathering skills to gather and collate necessary data
- Have interpersonal and communication skills to interact with relevant stakeholders
- Have facilitation skills to ask the right questions to elicit necessary information
- Understands relevant organisational strategies, objectives, culture, policies, processes and products / services;
- Aware of compliance requirements of the organisation
A) System requirements
- Operating System: Online class via Zoom
- Virtual Live Classes – Web camera must be turn on 100% of the time
(B) Course Materials
- Digital course materials
(C) Assessment Information
- As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore funding, there will be an assessment conducted on Day 2 and Day 3.
- Candidates who are marked as Not-Yet-Competent, will be required to undergo a re-assessment of which a re-assessment fee of $50 will need to be paid.
Methodologies
- Interactive Lectures
- Group Activity and Discussion
- Case Studies
Who Should Attend
- Data Protection Officers (DPO), Compliance Managers
- Admin Personnel, HR, IT and Sales Personnel
- Organisations who want to know more about the PDPA
Pre-Requisites
Minimum Entry Requirements
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
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