Course Overview
A 1-Day Executive Briefing for Chartered Secretaries & Governance Professionals.
Awarded by: HRDA
Duration: 1 Days
Location: BAC Flagship Campus
Study mode: Virtual Interactive Online Class
Intakes: In Progress
Course Fees:
RM700 MAICSA Member/Affiliate/Graduate/Student
RM850 Guest
*including 8% service tax MAICSA: 8 CPD Hours
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this 1-day programme, participants will be able to:
- Explain the scope and governance implications of Malaysia’s PDPA (Act 709).
- Identify their organisation’s legal responsibilities under the 7 PDPA principles.
- Determine whether mandatory registration as a Data Controller applies.
- Assess appointment of a DPO and determining competencies, role and responsibilities.
- Recognise enforcement risks and Board-level exposure, and understand governance implications.
- Understand the operational components of PDPA compliance.
- Understand how AI tools can support DPO functions and the governance risks arising from AI usage.
Course Modules
- Module 1: PDPA & Governance Exposure (9:00 – 10:30)
- Scope of Act 709
- Commercial transactions
- Personal vs Sensitive Personal Data
- Offences & penalties
- Enforcement themes
- Governance exposure for Boards
Activity: Quick self-assessment poll
- Module 2: Organisational Responsibilities (10:45 – 12:00)
High-level overview of:
- 7 Principles
- Documentation expectations
- Vendor oversight
- Board reporting
Mini case studies across industries:
- Payroll vendor breach
- E-commerce marketing misuse
- Education institution data retention issue
- Dental group inspected by JPDP
- Module 3: Mandatory Registration of Data Controllers (1:00 – 2:00)
- Industries affected
- Threshold considerations
- Consequences of non-registration
- Advisory implications for independent secretaries
Interactive check: “Would your organisation (or your client’s organisations) qualify?”
- Module 4: DPO Appointment & Governance Structure (2:00 – 2:45)
- When appointment is required
- Competencies & responsibilities of a DPO
- Independence & reporting lines
- Conflict of interest risks
- Common mistakes (paper DPO vs real DPO)
- Module 5: Overview on What Real PDPA Implementation Actually Involves (2:45 – 3:45)
- Data Inventory Mapping (DIM)
- Data Flow Diagrams
- Risk Assessment
- Control Measures
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
- Drafting & Implementing Data Protection Policies
- Developing a Training Plan
- Module 6: AI Tools & Digital Governance (4:00 – 4:40)
Executive-level overview:
- AI-assisted drafting of policies
- AI-assisted risk assessments
- AI-assisted vendor due diligence
- AI risks: data leakage, hallucinations, cross-border transfer
- Closing Segment: Immediate Action Checklist (4:40 – 5:00)
Participants leave with:
- Registration check
- DPO appointment check
- Governance gap checklist
- AI usage governance checklist
- Implementation roadmap preview
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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