# POPIA and Data Protection Compliance

> Comply with POPIA and African data protection laws and handle personal information responsibly.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Governance, Risk & Compliance
- **Duration:** 3 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/governance-risk-compliance/popia-data-protection
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=popia-data-protection

## Overview

This course explains the Protection of Personal Information Act and comparable African data protection laws, the conditions for lawful processing, information officer duties, data subject rights, breach handling and cross-border transfers. Participants leave with a compliance checklist and action plan.

## Who should attend

- Information officers and deputies
- Compliance and legal staff
- HR, marketing and IT managers
- Anyone handling personal information

## Learning outcomes

- Explain POPIA's conditions for lawful processing
- Fulfil information officer responsibilities
- Handle data subject requests
- Manage security breaches and notifications
- Run a POPIA compliance programme

## Course outline

### Module 1: The law

- POPIA overview
- Key definitions
- Conditions for lawful processing
- Other African data laws

### Module 2: Putting it into practice

- Information officer duties
- Consent and direct marketing
- Data subject rights
- Operator agreements

### Module 3: Security and compliance

- Security safeguards
- Breach notification
- Cross-border transfers
- Compliance checklist