Advanced Certificate in Sustainable Value Creation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance
This module is conducted on-campus.
To use your SkillsFuture Credit, please submit your claim through our payment portal. Do not submit the claim manually via the SkillsFuture page. Please refer to our step-by-step guide here.
12 days
Who Should Attend
- Banking & Finance Executives
- Data Centres & Digital Infrastructure Professionals
- Sustainability & Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Practitioners
- Advisory & Professional Services Professionals
- Energy & Infrastructure Professionals & Investors
- Business Leaders
- Career Switchers
- Family Offices Personnel
Overview
Sustainability is moving from the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) department into finance, investment, infrastructure, technology and corporate strategy. This programme equips professionals with practical capabilities to evaluate, finance and implement the investments underpinning the transition to a more sustainable economy.
Across six modules, participants explore sustainable finance and reporting, green infrastructure financing, sustainable and Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centres, Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs), energy efficiency, circular economy and enterprise AI transformation, connecting sustainability outcomes with financial returns and long-term business value.
Why these skills matter now
Green talent advantage: Professionals with green skills had a 46.6% higher hiring rate than the workforce overall, while demand for green hires grew twice as fast as the supply of green skills.
Finance-sector transformation: Singapore’s Sustainable Finance Jobs Transformation Map identifies emerging capabilities needed by financial-services professionals to serve growing sustainable-financing demand.
Digital infrastructure growth: APAC’s data-centre development pipeline reached 19.4 GW in 2025, creating demand.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the 12-day course, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate green infrastructure and clean-technology financing, including debt, equity, project finance and bankability
- Understand Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs), Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) and credible sustainability-linked Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Assess sustainable and Artificial Intelligence (AI) data-centre investments using Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE), Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) and related metrics
- Connect renewable energy, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) with corporate energy and decarbonisation strategies
- Interpret sustainability and climate reporting requirements
- Build business cases that link sustainability to Return on Investment (ROI), risk management and enterprise value
Topic/Structure
To achieve the Advanced Certificate in Sustainable Value Creation, participants will need to complete the following modules offered by SMU Academy:
- Sustainable Finance and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting for Climate Adaptation
- The Fundamentals of Financing Green Infrastructure and Clean Technology
- Driving Energy Efficiency Information Technology (IT) Operations and Sustainable Data Centres
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Centres & Green Financing: Lessons from NVIDIA & Hyperscaler Demand
- Driving Circular Economy and Green Design for Climate Adaptation
- Scaling Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Climate Adaptation: From Experiments to Enterprise Impact
Assessment
As part of the requirement for Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module. 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 for each of the 6 modules within 2 years in order to be awarded the digital Advanced Certificate in Sustainable Value Creation issued by SMU Academy.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| EMPLOYER-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$3,924 (After SWDA Funding 70%) |
$1,524 (After SWDA Funding 70% |
$3,924 (After SWDA Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$1,524 (After SWDA Funding 70% |
$1,524 (After SWDA Funding 70% |
$1,524 (After SWDA Funding 70% |
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International Participant |
$13,080 (No Funding) |
$13,080 (No Funding) |
$13,080 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme for Mid-Career Individuals
A SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up of $4,000 will be provided to Singaporeans aged 40 years and above to further offset out-of-pocket course fees for this programme.
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.
Employer 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 are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Employers 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)
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*Registration will close 5 calendar days before the course start date, or once the class is full, whichever comes first.
