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Course Overview

In today’s data-intensive economies, vast amounts of personal data are collected, used and processed. Organisations in Singapore are required to comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) when they collect, use and disclose personal data.


This course will equip participants with an overview and understanding of the key legal and regulatory requirements of the PDPA and help them support their organisation’s compliance with the PDPA.


This course is suitable for Data Protection Officers (DPOs), compliance managers, human resource, IT, admin, sales and business development executives/managers who need to be involved in data protection matters.

Entry Requirements

Participants are assumed to be able to:

 

  • Understand relevant organisational strategies, objectives, culture, policies, processes and products / services; 
  • Have information gathering skills to gather and collate necessary data; 
  • Have analytical skills to assess policies and procedures; 
  • Have business writing skills to prepare management report; 
  • Have interpersonal and communication skills to interact with relevant stakeholders; 
  • Have facilitation skills to ask the right questions to elicit necessary information; and 
  • Be aware of compliance requirements of organisation. 

Who Should Attend

Data Protection Officers, compliance managers, human resource managers, admin managers, IT, sales and other managers who are involved in data protection matters. 

What You'll Learn

The course will train participants to identify key legislative and regulatory requirements under the PDPA including the 11 key obligations under the PDPA, the provisions relating to “Do Not Call”. The role of the Data Protection Officer will also be discussed, as well as learning how to manage data breaches through a case study. 

 

The 3-day course, which has been enhanced with an expanded curriculum and more rigorous assessments, will cover the following areas:

  • Introduction to the PDPA
  • Role of DPO
  • Develop a process for dispute resolution
  • Managing data breaches
  • Data Protection and Do Not Call Provisions
  • Create an organisation’s data inventory map (DIM) and identify possible areas of non-compliance
  • Training and communications to staff for compliance to data protection provisions

 

Certification

Participants who attained at least 75% attendance and successfully completed the required assessments will be awarded a Business Management (BM) WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA) “ICT-CGP-3020-1.1” from SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

Course Schedule/Apply

Intake Info Application Closing Date Course Duration

Not available

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3 days

9.00am to 6.00pm

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Application Procedures

 

Click on the “Apply” button above to submit your application online.

Steps to follow in your application:

Step 1 – Click the “Apply for courses on eTEAMS” Button.

 

If you do not have a trainee/corporate account with SII

Step 2 – Click the “User Manual (PDF) 3.16MB” icon on the right side of the screen to download the manual for detailed instructions.

Step 3 – Click “Sign Up via Sing Pass” (for Self Sponsored Individuals) and “Sign Up via Corp Pass” (for Companies) and complete the registration process to create an account.

 

If you already have a trainee/corporate account with SII

Step 4 – Login with your Sing Pass (for Self Sponsored trainees) / Corp Pass (for Companies)

Step 5 – Search for the course under the course code WJY

Step 6 – Click “I want to register for this course” and choose the relevant course schedule.

Step 7 – Tick the “Agree” tick box. Next click “Add to Cart”

Step 8 – Click “View Cart”.

Step 9 – Click “Proceed to Register”

Step 10 – Complete all the pages on the registration form. Click the “Retrieve My Info” button to auto-fill most of your personal details for convenience.

Step 11 – Click “Save and Proceed” button at the end of the registration.

Step 12 – Tick all the relevant tick boxes.

Step 13 – Click “Submit Registration” button

 

SMEs which sponsor their employees for training are to email the completed Company Sponsorship Form to SIIEvents@tp.edu.sg to enjoy SSG’s subsidy.

Course Fees

Fees Type Course Fees
(w GST) 
Full Course Fee S$561.60
Singapore Citizens
Aged below 40 S$296.40
Aged 40 and above / SME-sponsored S$192.40
Non-Singapore Citizens
Singapore Permanent Residents S$301.60
SME-sponsored (Singapore Permanent Residents) S$197.60

SkillsFuture Credit Approved. For more details, please click here

 

With effect from 1 Jul 2020, the Workforce Training Scheme (WTS) will be replaced by Work Support Scheme (WSS), for more information, please visit:

https://www.wsg.gov.sg/programmes-and-initiatives/workfare-skills-support-scheme-individuals.html

 

 

Requirements

 

Please note that participants are required to achieve at least 75% of attendance and sit for the assessment at the end of the course. Participants who fail to meet the requirements will be withdrawn from their funding eligibility and the participant/company sponsor will be requested to make payment for the difference in the course fee, which is the funded amount.

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Course Contact

  • 62255744
  • Monday - Thursday: 8.30am to 6.00pm
    Friday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
    Closed on Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays

  • https://www.tp.edu.sg/sii
  • Security Industry Institute
    Temasek Polytechnic
    East Wing Block 1A, Level 3, Unit 4
    21 Tampines Ave 1
    Singapore 529757

  • Temasek Polytechnic reserves the right to alter the course, modify the scale of fee, amend any other information or cancel a course with low enrolment.