500 data protection officers to be trained to safeguard company data

Four data protection-related courses were launched yesterday to train up to 500 data protection officers to safeguard their own company's data. A further 10 courses will be rolled out at a later date. In July, the Personal Data Protection Commission laid out its Data Protection Competency Framework and Training Roadmap, which outlined the competencies and proficiency levels required by data protection officers. It is currently working with other training partners like the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, NUS Law Academy, SMU Academy and Singapore Polytechnic.