Lawful Processing of Personal Information
The eight conditions for lawful processing, when information may be used for a new purpose, and the stricter rules for special personal information and children.
Case study: Central Johannesburg TVET CollegeCompliance training for financial services and motor dealers
Learn compliance the practical way.
Short, focused FAIS, POPIA, FICA and cybersecurity courses for FSP representatives, dealership F&I teams and their colleagues. Each one combines a clear lesson, a video, a real regulator or Tribunal case, an assessment and a certificate of completion.
- 5 courses
- Real Regulator cases
- Certificate for every course
The courses
Courses for financial services and motor dealers
More FAIS, FICA and conduct courses are on the way. Each course shows its own pass mark, and CPD-accredited courses will carry a CPD badge.
Data Breaches and Security Compromises
How to recognise a breach, when section 22 requires notification, how the Regulator and clients must be told, and what to do in the first minutes after a mistake.
Case study: Department of Justice, R5 million fineRecordkeeping and Data Subject Rights
How long client records may be kept under POPIA, FAIS and FICA, and how to handle requests to access, correct or delete information, and objections to marketing.
Case study: FT Rams ConsultingSanctions Screening for Motor Dealerships
Who to screen in a vehicle deal, reading a possible or confirmed match, freezing, section 28A and 29 reporting, and the records that prove you screened.
Case study: FSCA fine for missing screening evidenceIntroduction to Cybersecurity Essentials
How cybercriminals attack, the habits that stop them, POPIA and Joint Standard 2 of 2024 reporting duties, and safe handling of client documents and instructions. Includes a choose-your-path phishing scenario.
Case study: Dis-Chem, 3.6 million recordsThe Debarment Process
When an FSP must debar a representative, the six-month rule, the fair three-step procedure, Tribunal reconsideration, notifying the FSCA, and reappointment.
Case study: Verne Thomas v AGM MapsureWhy Simply Learn
Training that sticks, because it's real
Real enforcement cases
Every course includes an actual regulator decision, so learners see what goes wrong and what it costs.
Written for advisers
Examples come from the working day of advisers and dealership staff: emails, WhatsApp, client files, deposits and deliveries.
Checked against the law
Content is checked against the Acts, the regulations and the regulators' current guidance.
Proof of training
Pass the assessment and download a numbered certificate, ready for your compliance file.
How it works
Five steps per course, about an hour each
- Read the lessonPlain-language explanations with section references.
- Watch the videoA short Simply Learn video on the topic.
- Study the caseA real regulator enforcement action.
- Take the assessment15 multiple-choice questions and 3 attempts. The pass mark is shown on each course.
- Get your certificateDownload it as a PDF straight away.
About Simply Learn
Simply Learn is the training side of the Simply Comply group, a South African compliance practice that works with financial services providers and motor dealers on FAIS, FICA and POPIA every day.
Questions about training for your team? Email zelda@popi.org.za.