POPI Act Awareness Training Workshop

One of the Information Officer’s responsibilities is to ensure that employees who handle personal information are provided with awareness training. In addition to this, employees/team members play an essential role in the protection of personal information.  In o4der to help organisations with these requirements,  IACT-Africa is offering a  POPI Act/POPIA and PAIA Awareness Training workshop.

The POPI Act Awareness Training Workshop covers the POPI Act’s contents i.e. the 8 conditions and associated sections.  s such as Finance, HR. Customer Services, Procurement and Information Technology.  In addition to this, it will cover key aspects of the relationship between POPIA and PAIA.  The duration of the training workshop will be between approximately 3.5 hours. The workshop can be provided via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Onsite depending on your requirements.

What are the Workshop Objectives?

To provide an understanding of contents and impact of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) and the relationship with the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)

What does the workshop include?

The agenda for a typical POPI Act Awareness Training Workshop is shown below:

  • Objectives for the session
  • POPI Knowledge Quiz
  • What is the POPI Act? (Background and Overview)
  • Processing limitation regarding personal information in residential estates
  • Key Roles relating to the POPI Act
  • Context for management responsibilities for POPI Act compliance
  • Personal Information types, records and processing
  • Impact on key business areas
  • Privacy video from an overseas Data Protection Regulator
  • Relationship between POPIA and PAIA
  • POPI Violations Quiz
  • POPIA Employee Compliance
  • Personal action plans

Who should attend this workshop?

Managers and staff who handle personal information, as well as managers who have responsibilities for overseeing compliance in their organisations should attend this workshop.

What is the duration of the workshop?

The workshop has a duration of 3,5 hours.  It is normally scheduled to take place between 09:00 and 13:00.

How is the workshop delivered?

The workshop is delivered as a virtual workshop using Zoom or Microsoft Teams or in person for in-organisation delivery.

Who facilitates the workshop?

The POPIA Awareness Training Workshop is facilitated by John Cato or Dr Peter Tobin 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?

Workshop costs are R 1,800.00 plus VAT per delegate.  Second and subsequent bookings from the same organisation for the same delivery dates are at R 1,500.00 plus VAT per delegate.

When are the workshops held?

Workshops are held once a month or more frequently if there is sufficient demand. The next workshop is scheduled for 14 August 2025.

Request for Quotation

If you would like to request a quotation for a POPI Act Awareness  Training Workshop, please click on the link below and we will send a quotation to you.

POPI Act Awareness Training Workshop  Request for Quotation

How can I pay online and make a booking for the workshop?

Bookings can also be made online and payments can be made via our POPI Solutions store.  Please click here to book your place on the workshop scheduled for 14 August 2025.  Alternatively please send an email to johnc@iact-africa.com with your requirements.

We 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.