Advanced Certificate in Future Workforce Architecture Module 4: Workforce Planning: The Future of Work
- Human Resource
- Innovation & Business Improvement
2 days
Who Should Attend
Managers, HR professionals and business executives involved in organisation growth and workforce transformation.
Pre-requisites
Participants should have:
- a diploma/ degree
Overview
In this dynamic, hands-on program, you will explore the critical aspects of workforce planning within your organization and learn to support the implementation of a talent management strategy. You will discover how to develop targeted, data-driven human capital solutions with the goal of helping your business leaders make well-informed decisions that mitigate business risks. In collaboration with peer learners, you will work through a case study to practice your new skills and prepare yourself to implement workforce planning strategies back at your organization.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the module, each participant would be able to:
- Analyze the organisational environment, including future business challenges and their likely impact on the organisation’s workforce
- Integrate workforce planning into the strategic plan of the organisation
- Describe the key steps to developing a strategic workforce plan, including analysis, forecasting, strategy development, and cost modeling
- Create or refine a framework for your organisation’s workforce planning strategy
Topic/Structure
1. Understanding The Need For Workforce Planning
The strategic relationship between effective HR and the core business functions will be explored. Participants will learn to use organisation resources to support the business operations and functions.
2. Creating Business Case For Workforce Planning
Getting a strong business case together would enable HR to get the required resources to strategically plan for the needs of the workforce. Participants will learn how to build a business case using the SHRM model.
3. Supply and Demand Analysis
With future work/ workplace considerations in mind and using available information and data, learn how to evaluate and make sound decisions in workforce planning.
4. Implementation and Evaluation
How do you turn the plan into actions? The use of different key metrics and steps, from communication to measuring the impact, will be discussed.
Assessment
Participants have to meet a minimum attendance rate of 75% and have to complete all assessment(s) required by the course. Only upon meeting the minimum attendance and passing the assessment will participants be issued a Certificate of Completion.
Participants who fail the assessment will be given a chance for re-assessment at a fee of SGD100.00 (excluding prevailing GST). Each participant is allowed 1 re-assessment. The re-assessment has to be taken within 7 calendar days from the end of the course date. It will be held on a weekday specified by SMU Academy and conducted during office hours. Please note that re-assessment fees are not supported by SSG Funding.
Participants who meet the minimum attendance rate but do not achieve a pass for the assessment will be issued a Certificate of Participation.
Participants are required to bring their laptop to access the course materials, class exercises and individual assessment(s).
In order to be awarded with Advanced Certificate in Future Workforce Architecture, participants are required to complete all 7 modules within 2 years.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$654 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$254 (After SSG Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
$2,180 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- 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
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
| INTAKE 6 | TBA (9.00am – 6.00pm) | TBA |
Additional Details
Programme Registration
Registrants are required to submit the following supporting documents via the registration system at the point of registration:
- Highest qualification certificate (scanned copy)
*Applications will be reviewed by our Programme Admissions Committee. The decision made by the committee is final and no request to review the decision or reveal the considerations leading to the decision would be entertained.
IHRP Basic Skills Badge
As part of the partnership between IHRP, SHRM and SMUA, learners who complete any one of the 7 modules offered under the Advanced Certificate in Future Workforce Architect are entitled to receive a complimentary IHRP Basic level Skills Badge (U.P. $50.00) in an area relevant to the module. This is a new digital micro-credential that can be displayed on your LinkedIn profile to demonstrate your competency in this emerging HR area, and can be used to satisfy the CPD hours for IHRP Certification and Recertification. Participants who complete more than 1 module may receive 1 unique skills badge in each area completed.
To facilitate this, kindly note that participant’s name and email address will be shared with IHRP.
Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM)
This programme is part of Certified Professional Business Manager. Participants who successfully complete 6 courses/modules with a minimum of 15 training days, from a list of qualifying programmes (terms and conditions apply) within 5 years will receive the Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM). For example:
Please click here for CPBM details and list of qualifying programmes.
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