Course Overview
To equip participants with practical knowledge and hands-on skills to confidently perform the duties of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in compliance with the Malaysian PDPA 2010.
Awarded by: UNIMY & Coursera
Duration: 2 Days
Location: BAC Flagship Campus
Study mode: Face-to-Face
Intakes: In Progress
Course Fees: RM3,500
Methodology
- Trainer-led sessions
- Case studies and real-life scenarios
- Group activities and discussions
- Hands-on templates and tools
- Quizzes and role plays
- Final recap and knowledge check
Who should attend?
- Data Protection Officers (DPOs)
- Compliance Officers
- Legal Advisors
- IT Security Managers
- Risk Managers
- HR Managers
- Operations Managers
- Department Heads handling personal data
Course Modules
- Module 1: Introduction & Objectives
- Trainer welcome
- Course overview & outcomes
- Icebreaker activity
- Module 2: Understanding the Malaysian PDPA
- PDPA 2010 overview
- 7 Data Protection Principles
- Roles: Data User vs Data Processor
- PDPA vs. GDPR
- Quiz activity
- Module 3: Core Responsibilities of a DPO
- Data inventory and mapping
- Conducting a gap assessment
- Managing consent and notice
- Handling data breach incidents
- Case study activity & group debrief
- Module 4: Managing Third Parties & Data Transfers
- Vendor risk and due diligence
- Cross-border transfer requirements
- Security measures
- Group activity: Vendor risk checklist
- Module 5: Handling Data Subject Rights (DSRs)
- Data subject rights under PDPA
- DSAR workflow and timeline
- Role play: Responding to a DSAR
- Compliance roadmap activity
- Module 6: Assessment & Wrap-Up
- Quiz and scenario-based recap
- Summary of key learnings
- Feedback, certificate, and next steps
TRAINER
VISHESH SINGH
Data Protection Consultant & Trainer
About The Trainer
Vishesh Singh is a dynamic and results-driven Data Protection Consultant and Trainer with over 15 years of experience designing and delivering high-impact training programmes across industries. Renowned for making data protection practical, engaging, and relevant, he has empowered countless professionals and organisations to build compliance confidence and operational resilience. Whether working with SMEs or large enterprises, Vishesh brings a proven ability to translate complex data protection concepts into actionable strategies that stick.
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