PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT (PDPA) WORKSHOP

If you deal with your client’s personal data (NRIC, Mobile Phone, Addresses, etc.), then this workshop is for you. The PDPA Law states that every company must appoint a Data Protection Officer. Attend this course to understand the Dos and Don’ts of handling Personal Data so that you can stay on the right side of the PDPA Law.

The provisions relating to the Do-Not-Call Registry came into effect on 2 January 2014 and the provisions relating to the main data protection will come into force on 2 July 2014.

This Act affects your company, management and staff who deal with personal data.

Do they know what they should or should not do with personal data?
Do they know what is included and what is excluded from this Act?
Does your organisation have a Data Inventory Map to identify areas of non-conformance?
Does your organisation have a process for dealing with complaints regarding data protection?
If your answer is no to one more of these questions, then you and your staff need to attend this workshop.

Workshop Objectives

At the end of this workshop, the participants will be able to:

Understand what is the Personal Data Protection Act
Understand the 9 Key Obligations
Understand the roles of Data Protection Officer
Understand what is an organisation Data Inventory Map
Identify possible areas of non-conformance
Develop a process for handling complaints relating to data protection
Develop a PDPA communication plan for your organisation.

Workshop Content

Introduction to Personal Data Protection Act
Data Protection and Do Not Call Provisions
PDPA 9 Key Obligations
- Consent Obligation
- Purpose Limitation Obligation
- Notification Obligation
- Assess and Correction Obligation
- Accuracy Obligation
- Protection Obligation
- Retention Limitation Obligation
- Transfer Limitation Obligation
- Openness Obligation
Roles of Data Protection Officer
Creating Data Inventory Map
Identify Areas on Non Compliance
Developing a process for handling data protection complaints
Staff training and communication
WSQ Assessment

The course will be conducted using the PDPA BM WSQ Standard Curriculum and Standard Assessment Plan developed by Personal Data Protection Commission

Intended Audience:

Any staff who needs to handle personal data, like Human Resource, IT Dept, Marketing, Sales, Customer Services, Operations, etc.

Not suitable for Legal Personnel

Workshop Methodology

It will be a combination of lectures with examples, discussions and WSQ assessment

Workshop Duration & Date:

2 days

2016 Dates:

July 21 - 22 (Thurs & Fri)
August 24 - 25 (Wed & Thurs)

Fees

Fees for SME = $600 / participant (before WSQ funding)

Fee for Self Sponsored Individual = $470 / participant (before WSQ funding & Skillfuture credit)

Trainer:

Conducted by Everest Innovation Pte Ltd, a WSQ Approved Training Organisation (ATO)
UNIT CODE: BM-RM-301E-1
COURSE CODE REF CRS-Q-0025393-MF

Training Grant

First, you need to determine if you want to be "Self Sponsored" as an individual or "Enrol under your company". Then determine if your company is a SME or non-SME.

SMEs are defined as:

Organisations registered or incorporated in Singapore
Employment size (at group level) of not more than 200; OR annual sales turnover (at group level) of not more than S$100 million
At least 30% local shareholding being held by Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident
Trainee must be SC or PR
Trainee must be bona fide employee, and fully sponsored. Because of this reason, payment cheque must be issued from this sponsoring company (not personal cheque or holding company or sister companies)

Enrol under your company:

Fees before WSQ funding = $600 / participant

If you are SME,

WDA Funding

If you are a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident, your course fee subsidy is 90% of the course fees, capped at $50/hr for PME level courses. For this class (15 hours) , this funding works out to be 90% x $600 = $540 /pax. Your net fee after funding = $600-$540 = $60/pax
If you are 35 or older, and earning $1900 / month or lesser, you can be under the Workfare Training Support (WTS) Scheme, your course fee subsidy is 95% of course fees or $570. Net fee after subsidy is $600 – $570 = $30/pax
Your absentee payroll reimbursement is up to 80% of the basic hourly salary, capped at $7.50/hr. This works out to be $7.50 x 16 = $120/pax

If you are non-SME,

WDA Funding:

If you are a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident and below 40 years old, your Course fee subsidy is 50% of course fees, capped at $15/hr. For the class (15 hours), this funding works out to be $15 x 15 hrs = $225 /pax. Your net fee after funding = $600 – $225 = $375/pax
If you are 40 years or older, the subsidy is 90% of course fees, capped at $50 / hour for PME level. For the class, this funding works out to be 90% x $600 = $540. Your net fee after funding is $600 – $540 = $60/pax
If you are 35 years or older, and earning $1900 /month or lesser, you can be under the Workfare Training Support (WTC) Scheme, the subsidy is 95% of course fees = $570. Net fee after subsidy is $600 – $570 = $30/pax
Your absentee payroll reimbursement is 80% of the basic hourly salary, capped at $4.50/hr. This works out to be $4.50 x 16 = $72/pax

Self Sponsored Individual

If you are a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident and age between 21 to 39 years old, your Course fee subsidy is 50% of course fees, capped at $15/hr. For the class (15 hours), this funding works out to be $15 x 15 hrs = $225 /pax. Your net fee after funding = $470 – $225 = $245/pax
If you are 40 years or older, the subsidy is 90% of course fees, capped at $50 / hour for PME level. For the class, this funding works out to be 90% x $470 = $423 . Your net fee after funding is $470 – $423 = $47/pax
If you are 35 years or older, and earning $1900 /month or lesser, you can be under the Workfare Training Support (WTS) Scheme, the subsidy is 95% of course fees = $470 x 95% = $446.50. Net fee after subsidy is $470 – $446.50 = $23.50/pax
If you are a Singapore Citizen aged 25 and above, you will receive an opening credit of S$500 from WDA from Jan 2016. You can pay the net fee with the skillfuture credit.

Note:
Everest is a full fee ATO; corporate customers have to pay the full fee upfront to the provider and submit the training grant application to WDA within the period from 30 days before to 30 days after course start date. Upon successful completion of the course, company will then submit the claims to WDA no later than 120 days after course end date.

Individual participants will pay the net fee via SkillsFuture Credit or Personal Cheque

Reference website:

Everest Innovation http://everesti.com/?page_id=1233
Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA): http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite/L102-ForEmployers/L223E-007EmployerBasedFund.html
Funding for Individuals (WDA): http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/wdawebsite/L101-ForIndividuals/L702-WorkerBasedFund.html
SkillsFuture Credit: http://www.skillsfuture.sg/http://www.skillsfuture.sg/