I have always been skeptical about attending workshops, seminars etc.
as most of them are purely superficial where we only get to "scratch the
surface". I have been thoroughly impressed with the level and nature of
participation - concrete exercise, concrete examples, excellent analysis.
The training has been very inspirational, energising and involves lots of
substantial and in-depth knowledge. It has certainly helped to ease the
initial "how and what to do" thoughts after being selected for the course
by my firm. You have certainly switched my mind into a positive thinking
mode for the DPO role as the course progresses.

This is an excellent course for any DPO and probably the only course that
any DPO needs or should attend. This course is definitely very useful to
me. This is a life-saver course for me, as I started off not knowing
enough on what was needed to be done for my company to be in
compliance for PDPA. After attending this course, I am now confident to
be a DPO for my company and able to prepare my company for this new
Act. Thank you very much.

Real-life cases are shared to improve learning and provide insights to the
PDPA principles. Step-by-step guidance is given on the tasks and
preparations required to be compliant for the PDPA. Useful software
system is provided to facilitate the assessment processes and generation
of necessary documents such as data inventory map, data protection
plan, information security plan, etc. Advce and sharing from a group of
experts and practitioners.

The 3 days course is very fruitful for me and I have learnt and gained
much knowledge on Data Protection matters. I am able to advise better
on data protection enquiries.

Interactive and fulfilling, gain more knowledge from the workshop.
Would recommend to others.

It has indeed been very helpful and provided tremendous support to
enhance my knowledge on compliance towards PDPA now. Prior to
attending this course, I have only been exposed to the 1 day workshop
conducted by PDPC. Questions all over my head and a bit clueless as to
where to start, how to start and what to do really. The material covered
was detailed and appreciated the practical information provided. Of
course, instructors were humorous enough and therefore make this
subject interesting and understandable. Please create more awareness
on the availability of this course to help others. Don't attempt another
DPO training without attempting this.

It was a very interesting 3 days session. A lot of relevant scenarios were
provided which allow us to simulate as a DPO. Traners were perfect and
I am surprised there are always 3 trainers around to support the class.

Very detailed and informative. Instructor is very professional and
experienced in the filed of PDPA. Interactive sessions and interesting
sharings. Very helpful and accomodating.

Contents are very comprehensive with clear guidance for participants.
Very supportive of mock investigations. Instructor provided clear and
practical tips.

Very organised and comprehensive. Definitely a very important aspect of
businesses yet neglected. Very involved in real life cases, delivered with
passion.

Detailed. Hands-on data protection management system (DPMS) is
helpful. Mock exercise is helpful as well. Very good grasp of this area.

Very relevant coverage. Topics were very down to earth. / close to real
life. Very clear, concise and knowledgeable. All good and well organised
sessions. System is brilliant and easy to navigate.

Great information which provides and guides what organisations should
have in place. It helps organisation to look out for areas of risks/gaps.
Instructors are knowledgeable and helpful to share their experience.

Very intensive and have full coverage of the information.

I appreciate the amount of research and content done to get this
workshop's content done. Thank you for providing us with the depth of
information given.

Interactive and fulfilling, gain more knowledge from the workshop.
Would recommend to others

Very good workshop to start for DPO

The workshop content is both in-depth and practical with real case
examples across a number of industries. It is very relevant with up-to-
date overview of legislation and recent events/case law. Overall I like the
mix between theory and practical, plus group interaction which makes
you think about what you need to implement within your own
organisation.

After I left the corporate world, I became a business advisor and
management consultant to SMEs and other organisations. I observe that
many employees are careless or ignorant about sensitive data, they
leave documents containing sensitive data on the table or in unlocked
drawers/cabinets when going out for lunch; away for meetings or even
when leaving office at the end of a workday. Employees sharing
computers or passwords are not uncommon among SMEs. Increasingly,
privacy and personal data protection are becoming important business
considerations and enforcement acts are in place. I believe there will be
a growing demand from organisations seeking help in this area.
Therefore I decided to attend a DPO Hands On training course to pick up
the necessary knowledge so that I can help my clients set up the right
processes and measures to comply with PDPA

This is indeed a very comprehensive program to kick start a DP program
in the company. The team at Straits and their partners have been very
helpful and well informed to share with us and highlight pertinent points
in the analysis. The session was interactive with Q&A as we move along
from topic to topics. Many thanks to all the Trainers Josiah, Chris, Lyn
and William and also the team (Cindi, WaiMun) to support and ensure
everything runs smoothly. Many thanks indeed!

Very clear and well run. Good pace and materials. Able to implement
knowledge immediately with my own organisation and clients. The
instructor was engaging, clear and very experienced.

Workshop was filled with various examples that explains concepts
clearly. Workshop is very relevant to my company. Celine's knowledge of
the topic is very well versed and delivery was very interesting. I managed
to stay awake despite sitting down the whole day! Role play activities were
very good. It made the concepts come to life which makes it
relatable and understandable.

A good use of application based content, audio-visual and bringing in a
professional regulator to augment the entire course. Current and up to
date with today's Data Protection regulations. Trainers are
knowledgeable and delivered the course in a very engaging way. The
pace was steady and there was never a dull moment in class! :-)
Keep up the good work!

Will encourage fellow colleagues to attend as it does not only help to
improve company's practices but also useful for personal knowledge.

Overall the course is very insightful for a newly appointed DPO in the
organisation

The training is interactive and interesting.

When I looked at competitors’ courses, they seemed to only talk about the PDPA and the legal requirements. They don’t look at data breach cases, the investigations and enforcements like this training does.

I would obviously recommend this course. Once we have established the data protection committee in my organisation, I would tell them that they have to come and attend this training.

I have quite enjoyed this course as it is relevant to my job function as an in-house counsel with a compliance role. This is important for my FMCG organisation with a lot of CRM involved. The training illustrates the information life cycle and not just legal but also practical aspects and best practices.

What stood out to me was that the information life cycle is something that’s required in an organisation - it has to be assessed and reviewed.

I learned that data protection was not done by one function alone; it is the responsibility of everyone in the organisation.

One thing I learned from this training was the practicality of PDPA application and how this impacts the daily operations of a data user.