Get to know the essentials of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) through these interactive learning tools developed by the PDPC. The course covers the basics you will need to know about the key terms and organisations' obligations under the PDPA and offer ways in which data protection officers can develop good data protection policies and practices.

Upcoming changes

The PDPC e-Learning Programme and Assessment Module will be refreshed to provide a more streamlined and convenient experience for users.

What users can expect:

Streamlined experience – Users can access the assessment without creating an account or logging in
Bite-sized format – New bite-sized learning videos will be introduced to support easier learning

For more information, please refer to the respective row and FAQs below.

e-Learning Programme on the PDPA

Learn and understand the key terms and obligations under the PDPA. The course will take approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Note: A refreshed experience and content is coming your way soon.

Assessment Module

Complete this assessment of 30 questions to find out how well you understand the PDPA.

Things to note regarding the upcoming changes:

1. For existing users of the current assessment platform

Account creation on the current assessment platform will cease from 1 July 2026.
You may continue to log in and access the current assessment platform until 31 Aug 2026. From 1 Sep 2026, the existing assessment will not be available.
Please complete any pending assessment and save any existing records by 31 Aug 2026.

2. For new users who would like to access the new assessment

From 1 Jul 2026 onwards, you can access the updated assessment directly. No account or login is required.

For the best experience, please access the course on a desktop using the latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Safari.

Note:

This e-Learning programme on the PDPA gives a general introduction to the data protection law in Singapore. The contents are not intended to be an authoritative statement of the law. Direct reference should be made to the PDPA (and its subsidiary legislation) for the complete and definitive statement of the provisions of the PDPA (and its subsidiary legislation).

The example companies, products, logos, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real companies, products, logos, people or events is intended or should be inferred.