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Lead Charger Series: CLIMB Lead & Construct Modules

  • Innovation & Business Improvement
  • Leadership & Management
Next Intake: 28 Jul 2025 (Mon)
  • Basic
  • SkillsFuture
  • Short Courses

This programme is conducted on-campus.

Next course starts on
28 Jul 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)

Level
Basic
Venue

Singapore Management University

Who Should Attend

Key staff in SMEs leading change for business transformation

Overview

In collaboration with Talent Plus, SMU Academy has developed the CLIMB Programme for SMEs' leadership. The programme is designed to groom emerging leaders with an integrated view of management fundamentals to lead and manage effectively for digital transformations, change management, sustainable growth and profitability.

The Lead module offers a fresh approach that trains participants to capitalise on the two most essential assets a leader has: 

1) Leadership talents and strengths
2) Talents and strengths of the people who comprise the organisation 

It addresses core issues related to talent management through scientific methods of talent profiling, nurturing and thereby ensuring performance and retention. The takeaways from this module help learners to create and sustain high-impact leadership within their organisations.

Using proven Talent Plus® science and methodology as the foundation, the programme continues with the Construct module. The module trains you to spot, place, develop and retain top talent and identify the natural gifts of team members to make the most of their strengths for individual and organisational success. Competencies can be taught; talent is innate and the greater the investment in developing its full potential, the further an organisation’s leaders can accelerate positive business outcomes.

Programme Partner

Talent Plus is the Leading Talent Assessment Partner for organisations focused on delivering incredible customer services. Their science provides highly validated recommendations and insights into how companies can best leverage the talents of their pipeline to make the best selection decisions, ultimately driving outcomes including growth in customer satisfaction, increased productivity, reduction in turnover, strengthened employee engagement, sustained excellence and improved profitability.

Established in 1989, Talent Plus is an internationally recognised talent management consulting firm with over 400 global clients in 20 countries. International headquarter is based in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the United States, while the Asia Pacific headquarter is based in Singapore.
 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify brand, leadership style
  • Understand the concept of leading with their authentic self
  • Evaluate your current business situation
  • Apply the right leadership practices suited for the business
  • Manage teams with team dynamics mapping
  • Communicate effectively in a team
  • Manage team performance, team engagement and conflict resolution

Assessment

An assessment will be conducted at the end of the course.

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

Click here for more information about SkillsFuture Credits (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)
For PSEA - Available only for Singapore Citizen below 31 (Not applicable for Company-sponsored participants)

Total Program Fee: SGD0.00

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$254

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

$654

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$254

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

$254

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

$254

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

International Participant

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(No Funding)

$2,180

(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 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

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)

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Trainers

Leah Tan
Director, Client Services & Management Consultant
Talent Plus Asia Pacific
Leah Tan
Director, Client Services & Management Consultant
Talent Plus Asia Pacific
Leah leads the Global Talent Interviewing Team to help organisations assess over thousands of individuals annually. As a fully certified Master Trainer and Analyst in various binary and on-line assessments, Leah is also a Management Consultant who serves clients as lead educator and workshops facilitator applying Talent Plus™ proprietary Science of Talent tools to deliver projects using strength-based talent management.
Steve Wang
Managing Director of Asia Pacific
TalentPlus
Steve Wang
Managing Director of Asia Pacific
TalentPlus
Steve is a trusted advisor to C-suite client partners of TalentPlus in the creation and positioning of leadership development programmes to optimise the impact of talent-based selection and strengths-based management in TalentPlus™ AsiaPacific office. As an in-depth consultant, Steve works closely with global client partners through coaching of leadership excellence and researching talent. He focuses on team alignment approaches and succession planning strategies, organisation's service strategy and culture.

Testimonials

Our company leaders were very motivated and inspired after attending the leadership workshop. It is empowering to know the strengths of our team members, as it created a good framework to maximise the potential of each individual while creating positive group synergy. Attending this course was a great way for us to grow stronger as a team.
Betty Wong
COO
Les Amis Group

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