Courses and modules
These industry-relevant courses focus on equipping Singaporeans with emerging skills in areas such as Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Design Innovation, Digital Media, Advanced Manufacturing, Unmanned Aerial Systems, and others.
Sustainability Reporting
The course covers both the key concepts and the practice of corporate sustainability in the modern organization, with a focus on external reporting (e.g. sustainability reporting) and performance assessment (e.g. Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) ratings). The objective of this course is to foster students understanding about the possibilities and challenges of accounting for corporate sustainability practices in terms of reporting, assuring and measuring outcomes.
Swift App Development Fundamentals
Swift is a programming language developed by Apple Inc. for building applications across all Apple products. In the course, participants will build applications from scratch using the Xcode Integrated Development Environment (IDE) while also understanding the fundamentals of design-thinking. By going through the entire design thinking process, learners will understand how design and engineering interface in order to solve real, pressing problems in the world and to create radial, innovative solutions.
Systems Thinking
Systems thinking unlocks the potential to a more holistic way of managing your team, company and business. Understanding why an action that is seemingly trivial will produce an unwanted large effect is what you will walk away with at the end of the 2 day course.
The Art of Influencing with Social Media and Content Marketing
Businesses know how important Social Media can be for their business but how would they decide on a social media platform and for what purpose? Is their planned budget sufficient? How do they measure success and plan for further optimisation?
The Future of Zero-Carbon: from Buildings to Products and Logistics
The programme introduces the high-level concepts and strategies that drive zero-carbon buildings, looking at both embodied and operational carbon. Global case studies will be analysed, and discussions will be held to contextualise them to Singapore standards.
Understanding Product Security Certification
Under the Smart Nation initiative in 2014, it is anticipated that there shall be growing inter-connectvitiy betweeen smart devices and sensors. Increased interconnectivity leads to increased dependencies between smart devices and sensors. Hence, it is crucial that each node in the network of devices implements safeguards to thwart potential cybersecurity attacks. In 2019, Singapore attanined the status of Common Criteria Certificate Authorising Nation. Common Criteria is the de facto standard for cybersecurity product certification around the world. Today, 31 nations, including Singapore are of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) for mutual recognition of certification
Finances
Available funding
| Funding type | Main eligibility |
| SSG Course Fee Grant 70% of course fees (excluding GST) |
Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents |
| Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) Up to 90% of course fees. |
Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above
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| Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) Up to 90% of course fees and 80% of basic hourly salary capped at $7.50/hr. |
Local or PR employees of SMEs
Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million |
| Union Training Assistance Programme (“UTAP”) 50% unfunded course fee support for up to $250 each year |
NTUC members
Excludes miscellaneous fees such as GST and registration fee etc UTAP application must be submitted within 6 months after course completion |
| Post Secondary Education Account (“PSEA”) |
Singapore Citizens
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Information is a guide based on subsidy/funding provider. Participants are strongly advised to check the respective websites for the most updated eligibility requirements.