Advanced Certificate in Procurement Essentials Module 2: Mastering Specification Writing with Design Thinking

Innovation & Business Improvement

Next Intake: 8 Jan 2025 (Wed)

Basic
SkillsFuture
Short Courses
This module is part of Advanced Certificate in Procurement Essentials

This module is conducted in-person.

Next course starts on

8 Jan 2025 (Wed) See Full Schedule

Fee

SGD3,270* (as low as SGD381 after maximum funding) Learn More

Duration

3 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)

Level

Basic

Who Should Attend

Procurement officers and end users tasked to create specifications for publication and who wish to improve their specification writing skills.

PREREQUISITES

Participants should preferably be

conversant in English, both spoken and written; and
proficient in MS Office

Overview

Procurement specifications define precise requirements of commodities (i.e., goods and services) sought through a solicitation process. Good specifications should be written with the intent to maximise competition, with the use of language that is relevant to and understood by potential offerors.

From establishing the need to buy to translating a particular need into detailed requirements, the thinking process is key. With the perfect marriage of design thinking with specification writing, efficiency and effectiveness could be enhanced for maximum benefit for your organisation. In this module, participants will explore the use of design thinking in a specification writing context. They will learn from the many cases shared how to achieve precision and clarity in communicating the needs of procurement.

Learning Objectives

Understand the process and types of specification writing
Know the science and the art of specification writing to help achieve the expected and desired outcomes
Apply design thinking to optimise the effectiveness of specification writing
Ensure proper checks to help identify inconsistencies and ambiguities of written specifications

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of the course. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$981

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$981

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$381

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$3,270

(No Funding)

$3,270

(No Funding)

$3,270

(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