Ongoing POPIA Compliance Monitoring and Maintenance Workshop

The POPIA Regulations require Information Officers to develop, implement, monitor and maintain compliance. What does this mean in practice?

Attend this 1,5 hour briefing workshop to find out about the key activities that should be conducted to effectively monitor and maintain compliance with POPIA and PAIA. The worshop assumes that you have established a reonable level of POPIA compliance.

What will the workshop cover?

The workshop will cover the following  compliance activities include the following:

• Publishing policies and periodic review thereof
• Employee training – updates and new employees
• Periodic communication
• Ensure that privacy notices are published
• Establishing and reviewing contracts with Operators
• Establishing and reviewing Information Quality policies and controls
• Conducting and reviewing personal Information Risk Assessments
• Reviewing Information and Cybersecurity safeguards and controls to ensure that they are effective
• Establish and maintain PAIA manual
• Monitor Information Regulator communications
• Staff to sign statement that they have been made aware of their responsibilities
• Obtaining consent from staff – staff to sign consent form
• Ensure that direct marketing policies and notices are in place
• Establish an Information Classification system based on varying degrees of sensitivity and criticality
• Establish Data Subject Request Handling Processes
• Ensure that data subject requests are handled in line with your POPI Policy

Who should attend this workshop?

Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers and members of privacy and data protection teams should attend this workshop.

What is the duration of the workshop?

The workshop has a duration of 1 to 1,5 hours.  It is normally scheduled to take place between 09:00 and 10:30.

How is the workshop delivered?

The workshop is delivered as a virtual workshop using Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Who facilitates the workshop?

The Information Officer Training Workshop is facilitated by Dr Peter Tobin and John Cato both of whom have privacy and data protection certifications as well as well in depth experience in this field.

Will I receive a certificate for the workshop?

An e-certificate of attendance will be provided for each delegate who completes the workshop.

What are the workshop costs?

The workshop on 16 May is being offered free of charge as it is a special promotion.

When are the workshops held?

Workshops are held every second month or more frequently if there is sufficient demand.

The next Ongoing POPIA Compliance Monitoring and Maintenance Workshop is scheduled for 16 May 2024.

Workshop Registration

Please click on the link below if you would like to attend the workshop.

Registration for Ongoing POPIA Compliance Monitoring and Maintenance Workshop

We also run other POPIA and PAIA training workshop and course to cater for a variety of needs.  Please click here to visit our POPI Act Training page for  information.

Please contact us if you require any additional information about our training.