POPIA for Information Officers

The Information Officer is the person the law holds up as the face of an organisation’s privacy and access to information compliance. This course takes you beyond everyday office practice into the legal duties of the role: registration, the compliance framework, impact assessments, the PAIA manual, high-risk processing, requests, security compromises and enforcement. Each topic is tied to the section or regulation that creates the duty.

COURSE STRUCTURE • Module 01: Introduction • Module 02: The Information Officer: Role, Deputies and Registration • Module 03: Building the Compliance Framework • Module 04: High-Risk Processing: Prior Authorisation, Health Data, Transfers and Marketing • Module 05: Requests, Security Compromises and Enforcement • Module 06: Putting It into Practice

HOW IT WORKS Work through each module online. Most modules end with a short knowledge check (60% to continue). The course ends with a final assessment: pass mark 80%, 60 minutes, 3 attempts. Learners who pass receive a MetaCo certificate.

COURSE MATERIALS Learner Manual, Activity Workbook, Quick Reference Guide, practical toolkit, Action Plan and Evaluation Form, attached to Module 01.