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PDPA Compliance for Organisations

1 day · Physical / Online / Hybrid · English (Bahasa Malaysia on request) · Public & In-house

A practical guide to Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and its 2024 amendments. Participants learn what the law requires, where their organisation is exposed, and the steps to collect, use, store and share personal data properly.

Who should attend

Managers, HR, admin, sales, marketing, customer service and IT staff who handle personal data of customers, employees or suppliers, and anyone appointed as a Data Protection Officer.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain the seven Personal Data Protection Principles and how they apply at work
  • Understand the key changes under the 2024 amendments, including Data Protection Officers, breach notification and data portability
  • Identify where personal data sits in your organisation and the risks around it
  • Handle consent, access and correction requests correctly
  • Respond to a personal data breach in the right order
  • Draft a basic PDPA compliance action plan for your organisation

Course modules

  1. Introduction to the PDPA 2010 and who it applies to
  2. The seven Personal Data Protection Principles
  3. The 2024 amendments: what changed for organisations
  4. Rights of data subjects and handling requests
  5. Data security, retention and cross-border transfers
  6. Data breach management and notification
  7. Roles of data controllers, data processors and the Data Protection Officer
  8. Building your PDPA compliance action plan
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For Malaysian employers

1Apply on e-TRiSTraining starts at least 14 days after approval
2Your team attendsWe keep attendance and evaluation records
3Submit your claimWe prepare the documents for you

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Outside Malaysia, or not registered with HRD Corp? You can book this programme at standard fees.