Graduate Certificate in Innovation
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This programme is conducted either online or on-campus.
Please refer to respective modules for dates.
Weeknights (7pm - 10:30pm)
Saturday (9am - 6:00pm)
Who Should Attend
- Entrepreneurs/ Business owners
- Managers looking to enhance processes in their organisations
- Project management teams
- Professionals seeking to understand innovation and develop plans for their organisations
PREREQUISITES
- A Bachelor's Degree; or
- A Diploma with at least 3 years of relevant working experience
Overview
These tools are designed with the aim to develop the capacity for innovation and implement effective innovation-led solutions, keeping you ahead of the competition amid disruptions triggered by digital transformations. Stay ahead and acquire new knowledge as well as future skills required to ride the waves of change for tomorrow.
Learning Objectives
- Leadership and strategic thinking
- Opportunity recognition and design thinking
- Innovation process architecting
- Innovation implementation - Communication to effectively deploy innovation using practical steps
Topic/Structure
To achieve the Graduate Certificate in Innovation, participants will need to complete the following modules offered by SMU Academy:
Business Model and Technology Innovation
The Financial Potential and Risks of New Business Ideas
Design Thinking - Innovation Management Tool
Design Thinking - Opportunity Recognition and Ideation Management
Implementing Effective Processes to Support Innovation
Effectively Pitch and Get Buy-In for Innovation
This course is also a part of the Graduate Diploma in Communication Management and Innovation.
Assessment
An assessment will be conducted at the end of each module.
CERTIFICATION
Upon completion of all 6 modules within a maximum duration of 3 years, participants will be awarded a digital Graduate Certificate in Innovation.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
|
PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
|
Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$3,139.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$3,139.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
|
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$10,464 (No Funding) |
$10,464 (No Funding) |
$10,464 (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
| Modules | Intake 13 (Online) |
|---|---|
| Business Model and Technology Innovation | 28, 29, 30 Nov 2024 [Registration Closed] |
| The Financial Potential and Risks of New Business Ideas | 12, 13 & 14 Dec 2024 [Registration Closed] |
| Design Thinking - Innovation Management Tool | 3, 4 & 5 Oct 2024 [Registration Closed] |
| Design Thinking - Opportunity Recognition and Ideation Management | 14, 15 & 16 Nov 2024 [Registration Closed] |
| Implementing Effective Processes to support innovation | 19, 20 & 21 Dec 2024 [Open for Registration] |
| Effectively Pitch and Get Buy-In for Innovation | 24, 25 & 26 Oct 2024 [Registration Closed] |
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