A Practical Approach to Data Protection for DPOs

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand and develop a practical approach to the Personal Data Protection Act
• A Singapore Perspective
• Learn to identify potential breaches in your current organisation
• Conduct a Risk Assessment Audit at your own Organisation to determine gaps and risks
• Learn to use basic controls, tools to address information security gaps in your own organisation
• Understand roles & responsibilities of the Data Protection Officer & Conducting a Personal Data Inventory Audit
• Understand how to implement Personal Data Protection Policies & Initiatives
• Sustaining the compliance efforts
• Responding to a data breach

+ MODULE EXEMPTION

If you already have any of the following qualifications, you will be exempt from this module of the Advanced Certificate in Data Protection Operational Excellence:

• DPO Hands-on Course from SMU/Straits Interactive
• PDPA – An Operational Perspective + PDPC Practitioner Certificate in Personal Data Protection*
• WSQ Fundamentals of the PDPA + PDPC Practitioner Certificate in Personal Data Protection*

*Participant has to pass the PDPC administered exam.

+ ASSESSMENT

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment at the end of the course. Course assessment will be based on classroom exercises and presentation.

For more information on assessment and re-assessment policy, click here.

+ CERTIFICATION

Upon meeting the attendance and assessment criteria, participants will be awarded a digital Certificate of Proficiency for participating in each module. Please refer to the course policies to view the attendance and assessment criteria. 

Upon completion of all modules required for this programme within a maximum duration of 3 years, participants will be awarded a digital certificate.

All prices include 7% GST
¹ Up to 70% course fee funding
² Up to 90% course fee funding for employees of SMEs under Enhanced Training Support for SMEs ("ETSS")
³ Up to 90% course fee funding under SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy ("MCES") 

- SELF SPONSORED -

1) SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Applications via MySkillsFuture.sg must be made within 60 days before course commencement.

SMU Academy has to be informed on the Claim ID no. and claim amount in order for the correct payable course fee amount to be reflected on the invoice. Click here for more details. 

* Note: Participants claiming SkillsFuture credits should locate the course in Training Exchange using the Course Code/Name

2) Self-Employed Persons

For SEP funding, individuals must be self-employed at the point of application and your main source of income is and has been from self-employment with positive Net Trade Income. Click here for more details.

3) Workfare Skills Support (WSS) Scheme in replacement of Workfare Training Support (WTS) Scheme

With effect from 1 July 2020, applicants who wish to apply for the WTS Scheme may refer to the WSS Scheme instead. Click here for more details.

- COMPANY SPONSORED -

1) Enhanced Training Support Scheme

• Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
• At least 30% local shareholding by Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
• Employment size of not more than 200 (at group level) or with annual sales turnover (at group level) of not more than SGD100 million
• Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
• Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

2) Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

• AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
• Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

COURSE ENQUIRY / DETAILS

For more information on course details, write to us at courses@straitsinteractive.com or call us at 6974 8949 / 6920 5462.

REGISTRATION / BILLING MATTERS

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