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Psychological Sciences For Work and Living Module 2: Understanding Others (Work and Relationship Mastery)

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Fee
SGD1,744* (as low as SGD203.20 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 days

Level
Basic

Who Should Attend

Business Executives and Professionals who are keen on applying knowledge gained from the psychological and behavioural sciences to become more effective in their work and life.

Overview

Drawing upon psychological sciences, this module will provide you with a background on the psychology of relationships in life and work settings, including discussions about collaboration, assertiveness and conflict management. The focus will be on how to engage with individuals. Emotional intelligence theories will be discussed along with their application to the workplace and everyday scenarios to help you achieve optimal results.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the 2-day module, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the key aspects of interpersonal communication
  • Critique/ Discuss the communications styles most of us adopt
  • Practise tips on building rapport 
  • Identify some strategies to detect deception in communications
  • Illustrate the main ideas in building friendships and relationships 
  • Develop skills on making an effective presentation (practising interpersonal persuasion skills)

Topic/Structure

Self-mastery is the foundation for all personal, work and life-related endeavours. To succeed in these domains, we need a rich understanding of who we are at a personal level, and of who we might become when we have a deeper understanding of ourselves, others and the environment we operate in. A good sense of what motivates us, drives us, and limits us, is the springboard for success and managing obstacles in life, relationships and at work. 

This programme draws learning, insights and applications from psychological and behavioural sciences to provide learners with a structured way of understanding about themselves, others and the environment they operate in, to help them become more effective and resilient in different domains of their lives.

Assessment

There will be presentation or written assessments for each module. 

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).

Calculate Programme Fee

Click here for more infomation 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+

$523.20

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$203.20

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

$523.20

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$203.20

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

$203.20

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

$203.20

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

International Participant

$1,744

(No Funding)

$1,744

(No Funding)

$1,744

(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

Dr MAJEED KHADER
Chief Psychologist
Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
Dr MAJEED KHADER
Chief Psychologist
Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore
Majeed has spent 27 years as an applied criminal and police psychologist, trained hostage and crisis negotiation. As the Head of Training and deputy commander for the crisis negotiation team, Majeed manages psychologists working in police, narcotics, border control, fire and emergency services and corrections. He also teaches criminal psychology at the NTU, NUS and has completed briefings at the FBI, The Home Office(UK), and RCMP. His specialities include Crime and Terrorism in Asia, Crisis Management, Crisis Leadership, Leadership, Crime Psychology, Criminal Profiling, and Resilience.

Testimonials

This course is highly valuable, as the learnings can be applied not only to work but also to relationships with friends and family members. Importantly, the sharing from the participants added significant value and offered diverse perspectives on the topic. The facilitator was engaging and greatly encourage us to share our experiences, which proved to be pivotal in this course.
Peline Ong
Director
Lui Events Pte Ltd

Additional Details

Programme Registration

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.

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​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 will receive the Certified Professional Business Manager (CPBM). For example:

Please click here for CPBM details and list of qualifying programmes.

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