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Advanced Certificate in Data Protection Operational Excellence Module 4: Data Protection Management Programme (DPMP)

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Next Intake: 21 Jul 2025 (Mon)
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  • This module is part of Advanced Certificate in Data Protection Operational Excellence
Next course starts on
21 Jul 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD3,270* (as low as SGD381 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

3 days
Weekdays (9am - 6pm)

Level
Advanced

Who Should Attend

  • Data Protection Officers, Compliance Managers (Dedicated / Part-time)
  • Working professionals with data protection responsibilities
  • Personnel handling personal data in the following areas: 
    • Finance
    • Human Resource
    • Sales and Marketing
    • IT
    • Customer Service

The IAPP Certified Information Privacy Manager credential is accredited under ANSI/ISO standard 17024:2012.

Overview

This module provides participants with a solid foundation for the regional operational governance of a Data Protection Management Programme (DPMP) and defines how the DPMP may be developed, measured and improved. Participants will learn the management and operations of the DPMP within the context of the organisation’s privacy and data protection strategy. A deep understanding of Privacy Program Operational Life Cycle domain is built upon a common industry-accepted framework of: Assessing or analysing an organization’s privacy regime; Protecting information assets through the implementation of industry-leading privacy and security controls and technology; Sustaining the privacy program through communication, training and management actions; and Responding to privacy incidents. 

Programme Partner

Learning Objectives

  • Understand success factors and obstacles for implementing a Data Protection Management Programme (DPMP)
  • Develop and implement universal data protection frameworks, principles and standards into your DPMP
  • Understand issues and factors when strategising and structuring your DPMP team 
  • Strategies for communication to stakeholders
  • Measuring the performance of your DPMP
  • Learn the data protection/privacy programme operational lifecycle of Assess, Protect, Sustain, Respond

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 Completion issued by Singapore Management University.


MODULE EXEMPTION

Participants may be exempted from this module if they have the following qualification:

  • IAPP Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$981

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$981

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$3,270

(No Funding)

$3,270

(No Funding)

$3,270

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.

SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme for Mid-Career Individuals
A SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up of $4,000 will be provided to Singaporeans aged 40 years and above to further offset out-of-pocket course fees for this programme.

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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Trainers

Celine Chew
Head of Learning & Development
Straits Interactive
Celine Chew
Head of Learning & Development
Straits Interactive

As a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Head of Learning and Development of Straits Interactive, Celine provides insights into the behavioural change and learning required for teams to embrace change initiatives. She offers comprehensive training for Data Protection Officers (DPOs) and companies, propelling digital transformation in data protection and governance. Celine also has extensive training experience internationally and specialises in the social, emotional and cognitive aspects of learning. She is also an executive coach to senior executives in multinational and regional companies.

Combining both her educator, musical and change management background, Celine crafted and trained a tailored curricula for educators on utilising ChatGPT for teaching and learning, training educators' adeptness with these tools. Through her hands-on approach and strategic insights, she has significantly advanced the integration of cutting-edge AI technologies in these vital areas as well as playing a crucial role for the launch of Straits first AI Data Protection Officer (DPO) Assistant toolkit.
 

Chen Hwee Ling
Consultant
Straits Interactive
Chen Hwee Ling
Consultant
Straits Interactive

Hwee Ling from Straits Interactive is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), and Certified Information Privacy Professional, Asia (CIPP/A), with over 30 years of experience in IT, software development, data analytics, machine learning, and robotic process automation. She offers valuable insights to organisations on data protection and information security risk mitigation in the age of automation and digitalisation.

Nicholas Cheong
Trainer
Straits Interactive
Nicholas Cheong
Trainer
Straits Interactive

Nick is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) for Europe and Asia from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He has also been certified by the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG) as a Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (GRCP) and GRC Auditor (GRCA). Nick has benefited from 25 years of legal practice, managing risks as a diving instructor and drug supervision officer. He is from the first batch of PDPC approved trainers when PDPC first launched its data protection course. He has provided data protection training and consultancy since 2014.

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