Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Leadership for Strategic Impact
- Human Resource
3 days
Who Should Attend
Middle to senior level executives who wish to:
- enhance their leadership and people management skills and
- extend their competencies to lead with purpose.
Pre-requisites
Participants should:
- ideally be a Head of Department or senior business executive with more than 5 years of significant managerial responsibilities; or
- business leaders who demonstrate exceptional leadership potential in their course of work; and
- have direct reports.
Participants’ Profiles (Intake 1 to 9)
Overview
Strategic leaders can impact at the highest level. They define the organisation’s future direction, taking into account the external environment and competitive forces to maximise value creation and position the organisation for success.
But what does it take to be a successful strategic leader? Why do some smart and experienced professionals stumble while others excel?
This module will assist in your evolution from manager to strategic leader. The course provides case studies and practical tools to help you think, communicate, and lead strategically to further organisational objectives. It covers areas such as contributing to organisational strategy, ensuring compliance with corporate governance requirements and providing direction to line managers.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- contribute to organisational strategy development.
- develop strategies to comply with corporate governance requirements.
- model leadership and behaviours to demonstrate application of organisational values, behaviours and governance priorities effectively.
Topic/Structure
- Engaging Stakeholders in Strategy Development and Implementation
- Involving the Right Stakeholders in Strategy Development
- Presenting your Strategy to Garner Stakeholders’ Support
- Corporate Governance
- Employee Engagement
- Situational Leadership and Coaching Techniques
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 Executive Certificate in Leadership and People Management, participants are required to complete all 6 modules within 3 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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$833.85 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$323.85 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$833.85 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$323.85 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$323.85 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$323.85 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$2,779.50 (No Funding) |
$2,779.50 (No Funding) |
$2,779.50 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
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
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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
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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 19 | 6 - 8 Nov 2024 (9.00am – 5.30pm) (Day 1 & 2: 9am–5pm; Day 3: 9am–6pm) | Fully Subscribed |
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| INTAKE 20 | 5 - 7 May 2025 (9.00am – 5.30pm) (Day 1 & 2: 9am–5pm; Day 3: 9am–6pm) | Open for Registration |
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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); and
- Updated Curriculum Vitae detailing managerial experience and number of direct reports; and
- Complete organisational chart showing the registrant's position;
- Any other supporting documents e.g. company's recommendation letter
*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.
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 (of which a maximum of 3 LPM modules can be counted) will receive the Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM). For example:
Please click here for CPBM details and list of qualifying programmes.
