Industry Graduate Diploma in Versatile Future Excellence
- Artificial Intelligence
- Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance
All IGD applications will be reviewed, and will be notified of the outcome via email after application closes.
Note: With effect from January 2026, all learners who are pursuing the Industry Graduate Diplomas must complete an Integrated Learning Project or Enrichment Workshops and/ or Networking Sessions (these components are unfunded).
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.
Applications Closes: To be advised
Term Begins: To be advised
Please refer to respective modules for dates.
Who Should Attend
- Leaders and Managers across General Management, Operations, Human Resource (HR), Commercial and Project Functions
- Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Business Owners
- Anyone stepping into a broader leadership role, leading change in their organisation, or wanting to lead confidently in a digitalisation-enabled future
Admission requirements
A Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years of working experience; or
- Recognition of prior learning: A Diploma from MOE-recognised Institutes of Higher Learning with at least 10 years of relevant work experience
- As part of the admissions process, suitable applicants who are shortlisted may have to go through an interview
Overview
The programme integrates leadership excellence, strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, conflict management, talent development, transformation leadership, collaboration, alliance building, and business model innovation to develop versatile leaders who can navigate complexity and drive sustainable growth.
Participants will learn to combine technological awareness with human-centred leadership, leverage data and AI for decision-making, build high-performing organisations, and architect innovative business models that create long-term competitive advantage. Through applied learning and practical business challenges, the programme prepares leaders to accelerate organisational transformation while strengthening resilience, adaptability, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
The Industry Graduate Diploma in Versatile Future Excellence is a collaboration between SMU Academy and Universal Stage (UStage), a consultancy-based training company, to equip leaders with the versatile capabilities to lead their people and enterprises in a digitalisation-enabled future.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL STAGE
Universal Stage is a result-oriented consultancy and integrative learning firm founded to provide enterprises and learners with holistic solutions that work. Through business-centric management consulting and consultancy-based training programmes, Universal Stage serves as the stage for transformative growth for progressive enterprises that wish to create business value, and for individual learners who want to realise higher potential in their work and life.
Universal Stage's mission is to work alongside its customers to question existing approaches and deliver transformative solutions that increase business, work and personal value in a sustainable manner. Its core values are built on collaboration, leveraging the collective efforts of every stakeholder it works with. The firm works hand in hand with business owners, management, operations teams, employees and learners to jointly take on complex issues and emerge victorious together, guided by its motto: It's better with US.
What sets Universal Stage apart is its commitment to being hands-on with business owners and their management teams on some of the most challenging consulting projects in the industry. By translating the deep insights gained from executing complex consulting cases into transferable training programmes, Universal Stage has shared its experience with a growing number of learners. Harnessing both its consultancy expertise and training capabilities, the firm infuses the essence of both strengths to deliver a truly comprehensive and integrative solution for its customers.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the 24-day course, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate the impact of digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, and emerging technologies on leadership, workforce, and organisational effectiveness
- Apply advanced strategic thinking, analytical reasoning, and evidence-based decision-making approaches in complex business environments
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence, resilience, and conflict management capabilities to lead diverse teams and stakeholder groups effectively
- Design and implement performance, talent, and succession strategies to build sustainable organisational capability
- Lead organisational transformation initiatives that leverage technology, data, and innovation to achieve competitive advantage
- Foster interdisciplinary collaboration, strategic partnerships, and stakeholder ecosystems that create long-term value
- Architect innovative business models and transformation roadmaps that position organisations for future growth and disruption
- Integrate leadership excellence, organisational capability, and digital innovation to drive enterprise-wide success in evolving business landscapes
Topic/Structure
To achieve the Industry Graduate Diploma in Versatile Future Excellence, participants must complete either an Integrated Learning Project or Enrichment Workshops and/ or Networking Sessions, as well as the following certificates offered by SMU Academy:
Advanced Certificate in Driving Versatile Excellence
- Multiplying Success - The Versatile Leadership Accelerator
- Thinking Dynamically for Strategic Decision-Making
- Cultivating Emotional Intelligence Across Evolving Contexts
- Navigating Conflicts for Tomorrow’s Challenges
Advanced Certificate in Catalysing Future-Ready Enterprises
- Optimising Business Results through Performance Intelligence
- Nurturing Future-Ready Talent for Business Succession
- Driving Organisational Transformation for Competitive Advantage
- Fostering High-Performance Interdisciplinary Collaborations
- Creating Strategic Alliances for Value Maximisation
- Architecting Business Model Design with Artificial Intelligence Innovation
Assessment
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module as well as an overall Industry Graduate Diploma exam. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
CERTIFICATION
Upon completion of the following within 2 years:
- The required IGD modules,
- The Integrated Learning Project (ILP) or Enrichment Workshops and/ or Networking Sessions and,
- Passing the overall IGD exam
Participants will be awarded an Industry Graduate Diploma in Versatile Future Excellence.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| EMPLOYER-SPONSORED | |||
PARTICIPANT PROFILE | SELF-SPONSORED | SME | NON-SME |
Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+ | $6,409.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) | $2,489.20 (After SSG Funding 70% | $6,409.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old | $2,489.20 (After SSG Funding 70% | $2,489.20 (After SSG Funding 70% | $2,489.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
International Participant | $21,364 (No Funding) | $21,364 (No Funding) | $21,364 (No Funding) |
*The course fees exclude the following: $272.50 Registration Fee, $109 Application Fee, $545 Exam Fee and $817.50 Integrated Learning Project (ILP)/ Enrichment Workshops and/ or Networking Sessions Fee (these components are unfunded).
*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)
Intake Information
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