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HR Graduate Certification - HR Business Partnering

  • Human Resource
Next Intake: 23 Aug 2025 (Sat)
  • Basic
  • Short Courses
  • This module is part of HR Graduate Certification
Next course starts on
23 Aug 2025 (Sat) See Full Schedule
Fee
SGD2,180* (as low as SGD254 after maximum funding) Learn More
Duration

2 days

Level
Basic

Who Should Attend

Pre-requisites

Participants should:

  • have a degree from a recognised university; and
  • have minimum 2 years of working experience in HR/OD related roles; and
  • currently a HR/OD practitioner in a private or public sector organisation
     

Participants’ Profiles (Intake 1 to 13)

 

Overview

Since Dave Ulrich introduced the Ulrich HR Model in his seminal work, "Human Resource Champions" (Harvard Business Press, 1996), it has redefined how Human Resource (HR) professionals operated. The role of the HR Business Partner (HRBP) has evolved to become a central element within numerous organizations.

In today's BANI world—characterised by brittleness, anxiety, non-linearity, and incomprehensibility—businesses are reassessing their priorities, prompting a re-evaluation and transformation of the HRBP role.

To stay relevant and effective, HRBPs must swiftly comprehend the challenges confronting the business, secure leadership support, and mobilise resources both within and beyond the HR department to build strategic capabilities and facilitate organisational change. The essential skills required surpass those of a typical HR generalist or a specialist in the HR technical domain.

Learning Objectives

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

•    Identify the key differentiators of successful HRBPs
•    Acquire the six critical skills needed to elevate their credibility and effectiveness as HRBPs to be trusted business partners
•    Understand the significance of being data-driven in helping business leaders understand issues and solve people problems in today's complex world of work
•    Understand the role HRBPs play in ESG issues (Environmental, Social, and Governance)
•    Glimpse into the continuous evolution of the HRBP role.

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 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).

In order to be awarded with HR Graduate Certification, participants are required to complete all 7 modules within 2 years.

For participants who begin their first HR Graduate Certification module in 2023, please note that full certification will only be awarded upon completing 7 modules within 2 years. 

For participants who have started their first module earlier than 2023, full certification will be awarded upon completing 6 modules (Module 1-6 only) within 2 years. These participants are also welcomed to take the additional Module 7 within the candidature period of 2 years. The full certification (if it has not been awarded already), in this case, will reflect all 7 modules. 

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+

$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

Chin Seng Lee
Executive Mentor
MSID
Chin Seng Lee
Executive Mentor
MSID

Chin Seng is a purpose-driven Board Mentor and Career Coach specialising in talent development at international and C-suite levels. With extensive Asia Pacific experience, including Fortune 500 companies, he excels in Talent Development, Organisational Development, and Culture Transformation. As Vice President of People & Organization for a high-growth US/French MNC, he led regional HR initiatives with a focus on leadership development, consistently achieving top rankings in workplace satisfaction. Transitioning to a non-executive role, he now serves as a valued board member/mentor for business and social organisations. Chin Seng is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and collaborates with senior HR leaders to enhance their impact.

WONG SOONG MENG
HR Consultant & Trainer; Adjunct Faculty of OB & HR, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU
WONG SOONG MENG
HR Consultant & Trainer; Adjunct Faculty of OB & HR, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, SMU

Wong is a seasoned HR Business Partner who spent 28 years in local and regional HRM capacities. He is well-versed in strategic & operational human capital management with a proven track record of accomplishments and achievements.

After his stint with the Singapore Navy, he carved out a career in human resources management raising through the ranks. He has worked in various industries and companies that he had worked for include US and UK MNCs, Singapore Government-related institutions and an Indonesian conglomerate.

As a strategic HR Business Partner, Wong has an excellent track record of partnering with CEOs and business heads in developing and implementing strategic HR initiatives to support business growth. He has developed and implemented change management programmes, managed HR outsourcing and shared services projects, implemented total quality management initiatives, designed and implemented talent management programmes, etc. He is also well-versed in M&A due diligence exercises, HR audits and post M&A integration work.

He retired from corporate life since 2013 and is now an Adjunct Faculty with the SMU LKCSB, OBHR and the SMU Academy. He also taught in Ngee Ann Polytechnic from 2014 to 2019. Besides being involved in the academia field, he is also an independent HR consultant and is involved in volunteering work.

Soong Meng holds two Master degrees - a MSc in Human Resource Management from Temple University, Philadelphia and an MBA from the Macquarie University, Sydney. He also holds several other professional diplomas from various U.K. institutions. 

Additional Details

Programme Registration

Registrants are required to submit the following supporting documents via the registration system at the point of registration:

  1. Degree certificate (scanned copy); and
  2. Updated Curriculum Vitae (stating HR work experience)
  3. 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 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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