Environmental, Social and Governance Pillars of Sustainability
HP – SIM SkillsFuture Queen Bee Programme
Course Overview
These two days introductory course is designed to provide learners the confidence and knowledge to talk about sustainability in a professional setting, and looking to attain a green certification.
Sustainability is a rapidly growing area, with considerable focus in all industries and countries today. Learners will be developing a basic understanding of what encompasses sustainability and how to communicate it.
The structure of the course will provide participants with the ability to approach sustainability concepts confidently and have a clear understanding of its value and importance. Case studies of organisations who have started on this rewarding journey are also provided to provide learners a framework of sustainable ideas which they can utilise.
The course shows a step-by-step approach to initiate the certification process with details of reporting requirements that may be required.
What You’ll Learn
- Gain understanding of sustainability, concepts and frameworks.
- Acquire knowledge on global and local sustainability trends and tools.
- Understand the importance and reason for using sustainable business concepts.
- Identify and list the benefits of sustainability for an organisation.
- Acquire an understanding of how successful sustainability ideas and reporting look like in an organisation.
- Recognise and take actionable steps at an individual level to realise sustainable ideas.
- Understanding of why ESG reporting is used to measure sustainability.
- Gain knowledge of a basic ESG assessment and how to complete it.
- Acquire knowledge on various sustainability certifications available.
- Identify which green certification works for own organisation
- Attain information on a step by step process and approach to certify an organisation.
Who Is It For
- Staff in Governance and Risk, Human Resources, Quality, Management, Supply Chain, Operational Excellence, Corporate Philanthropy
- Staff looking to become a Sustainability Officer or with CSR responsibilities
Pre-Requisites
Learners should have at least 1 year of working experience in any role and be able to listen, speak and write English at a proficiency level no lower than Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 5. Basic computer knowledge and understanding to operate a laptop or smartphone is also required due to the technical requirements of the course.
Duration
2 Days In-Person Classroom Training (16 Hours Including 1Hour15Mins Assessment)
Certification
After the course, trainee who had fulfilled the course requirements of
- 75% class attendance and
- Attained a 80% competency for the assessment
Will receive a Certification of Achievement from Singapore Institute of Management (SIM).
Course Runs
Course Fees Including Prevailing GST Rates
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Full Fees (before GST): $1,350.00 |
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Fees Payable
(after GST)
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1. Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above (individual or company-sponsored)1 up to 90% SkillsFuture Funding |
$167.40 |
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2. Singapore Citizens aged below 40 (individual or company-sponsored) up to 70% SkillsFuture Funding |
$437.40 |
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3. Singapore Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders (individual or company-sponsored) up to 70% SkillsFuture Funding |
$437.40 |
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4. SME-sponsored2 Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders up to 90% SkillsFuture Funding |
$167.40 |
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5. Others (individual or company-sponsored) full fees payable |
$1,458.00 |
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*As per SSG’s policy, the GST payable is calculated based on 8% of the nett fee payable after baseline funding subsidy of 70%. GST payable subjected to revision. Singaporeans aged 25 years and above may use **SkillsFuture Credit balance to offset respective course fees. 1 Under the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy. For more information, visit the SkillsFuture website here. 2 Under the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Scheme. For more information of the scheme, click here. |