Course Details

Fundamentals of the Personal Data Protection Act (2020)

Overview

  • Course Date:

    2 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026

  • Registration Period:

    17 Sep 2026 to 12 Oct 2026

  • Duration/Frequency:

    23 hours/ 3 days | Day 1 & Day 2: 9am to 6pm, Day 3: 9am to 5pm - Online Synchronous e-learning

  • Mode of Training:

    SynchronousELearning

This course is conducted in E-learning (Synchronous) mode.

What You Will Learn

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. To equip DPO with basic knowledge and skills in complying with the Personal Data Protection Act.

This course equips participants with practical data governance and data protection knowledge and skills, and learn to utilise risk-based tools to establish a robust data protection for their organisation.

By the end of the course, you will be able to:
  1. Identify legislative and regulatory requirements under the PDPA that the organisation has to comply with;
  2. Communicate key legislative and regulatory requirements under the PDPA and related management systems to relevant stakeholders to facilitate compliance;
  3. Assess the organisation’s internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance;
  4. Identify and document areas of non-compliance in business activities;
  5. Identify legislative and regulatory requirements under the PDPA that the organisation has to comply with;
  6. Assist in review of the organisation’s guidelines / policies for adherence to requirements under the PDPA;
  7. Assist in the implementation of procedures to ensure adherence to requirements under the PDPA in the day-to-day operations of the organisation; and;
  8. Prepare management report for follow-up action.

Topics to be covered
  • Introduction to Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
  • Data Protection Provisions and Do Not Call Provisions
  • Role of Data Protection Officer (DPO)
  • Create an Organisation’s Data Inventory Map (DIM) and Identify Possible Areas of Non-Compliance
  • Demo by Trainer: PATO and Data Protection Notice Generator
  • Develop a Process for Dispute Resolution
  • Training and Communications
  • Managing Data Breaches