Executive Certificate in Leadership and People Management
- Human Resource
- Leadership & Management
3 days per module
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.
Participant Profiles (Intake 1 to 9)
Overview
The hallmark of a great leader is the ability to lead and inspire others to reach greater heights.
The development of a capable individual contributor to a successful leader of others is one of the most rewarding career stages.
The Executive Certificate in Leadership and People Management explores the important management facets such as personal effectiveness in senior roles, leading strategies development and implementation, managing change in a diverse, challenging and rapidly evolving business environment, communicating effectively and developing talents. It is a dedicated programme for leaders and high potential managers to enhance their ability to manage with competence and lead for personal and organisational success.
Learning Objectives
Leveraging on SMU’s distinctive pedagogy for interactive, discussion driven and thought provoking seminar-style teaching, and facilitators' vast experience in helping clients achieve lasting impact and measurable results in business performance, we aim to provide our participants with the ability to translate the learning and insights into practice. A variety of teaching methods such as experiential learning, role plays, case discussions, presentations, exercises, assignments and oral questioning will be employed by the faculty in the training sessions. There will also be formal assessments for every module which serve to assess a participant’s understanding of the subject matter.
Topic/Structure
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 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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$5,003.10 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$1,943.10 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$5,003.10 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$1,943.10 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$1,943.10 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$1,943.10 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$16,677 (No Funding) |
$16,677 (No Funding) |
$16,677 (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
| Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Leadership for Strategic Impact | 5 - 7 May 2025 Open for Registration | 3 - 5 Nov 2025 Open for Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Talent Management for Business Leaders | 23 - 25 Apr 2025 Open for Registration | 8 - 10 Oct 2025 Open for Registration |
| Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Becoming a Whole Leader | 8 - 10 Jan 2025 Fully Subscribed | 14 - 16 Jul 2025 Open for Registration |
| Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Facilitating Innovation and Leading Change | 3 - 5 Feb 2025 Open for Registration | 11 - 13 Aug 2025 Open for Registration |
| Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Role of Effective Managers – Connecting the Dots! | 2 - 4 Dec 2024 Fully Subscribed | 11 - 13 Jun 2025 Open for Registration |
| Executive Certificate in Leadership & People Management - Driving Performance Excellence | 24 - 26 Mar 2025 Open for Registration | TBA |
Day 1 & 2: 9am–5pm; Day 3: 9am–6pm.
Testimonials
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.
