Certified Information Privacy Professional/ Asia (CIPP/A)
- Analytics & Tech
- Data Protection
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This module is conducted online.
3 days; 9am to 6pm
Who Should Attend
Heads of Department, Data Protection Officers, Compliance Managers or professionals with data protection responsibilities as well as those responsible for handling personal data, e.g., Finance, Human Resource, Sales and Marketing, IT, Customer Services.
Prerequisites:
As this is not a foundation course, participants are expected to have:
- good knowledge of data protection; and
- tertiary level qualifications; and/or
- at least 2 years of working experience
Overview
After the training, participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of a principles-based framework and knowledge base in information privacy within the Asian context, including laws and practices specific to the above countries. They will also become proficient in supporting vital privacy-related processes such as compliance, cross-border data transfers and internal data protection.
On this course, participants will be prepared for the IAPP CIPP/A examination. Participants who wish to pursue the certification may sit for the examination offered separately by IAPP after this training course. Examination voucher can be purchased at a special rate from our training partner Straits Interactive who is also one of IAPP’s official training partners. More details about the examination voucher will be shared on the last day of the course.
The CIPP/A training course covers the following body of knowledge:
- Privacy Fundamentals
- Modern Privacy Principles
- Adequacy and the Rest of the World
- Elements of personal information
- Singapore Privacy Laws and Practices
- Legislative history and origins
- Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA)
- Enforcement
- Hong Kong Privacy Laws and Practices
- Legislative history and origins
- Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO):
- Enforcement
- India Privacy Law and Practices
- Legislative history and origins
- Information Technology Act 2000 (IT Act)
- Enforcement
- Common themes among principle frameworks
- Comparing protections and principles
- Rights of the data subject
Learning Objectives
At the end of the 3-day course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of privacy principles
- Know Singapore privacy laws and practices (focusing on PDPA)
- Understand Hong Kong privacy laws and practices
- Understand India privacy laws and practices
- Appreciate common themes among principle frameworks
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Participation issued by Singapore Management University.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$1,177.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$457.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$1,177.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
|
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$457.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$457.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$457.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$3,924 (No Funding) |
$3,924 (No Funding) |
$3,924 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
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. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 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
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
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)
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