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Design Thinking 101

Topic:Others, Professional Development & Leadership

Course Type:Short & Modular Courses

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Overview

  • Course Date:

    11 May 2019 to 12 May 2019
  • Registration Period:

    09 May 2019 to 10 May 2019
  • Time:

    08:00 AM to 08:00 AM
  • Mode of Training:

    Classroom
  • Venue:

    -
  • Funding:

    Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit

*Please note that once the maximum class size is reached, the online registration will be closed.
You may register your interest and you will be notified when there is a new run.

Course Objective

This is an introductory taster course about Design Thinking (DT).

It is meant to arouse the interests of participants in Design Thinking and enables participants to apply key principles learned from the DT process through hands-on activities and team-work which will be guided by experienced facilitators.

Course Outline

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain what is Design Thinking (DT)
  2. Highlight the special features in a DT process, and elaborate on its usefulness in developing an entrepreneurial mindset
  3. Demonstrate how DT can help businesses design a more competitive product or service for greater market success

Minimum Requirements

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Certification / Accreditation

• Certificate of Attendance (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who meet at least 75% attendance rate

• Certificate of Completion (electronic Certificate will be issued)
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who pass the examination and meet at least 75% attendance rate

Suitable for

Professionals, managers, entrepreneurs, line officers, educators.

Course Fees

The course fees payable above are inclusive of 9% GST rate.

Applicants/Eligibility SkillsFuture Funding GST* Subsidised Fee (after GST)
Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above¹ $270.00 $8.10 $38.10
Singapore Citizens aged below 40 $210.00 $8.10 $98.10
Singapore Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders $210.00 $8.10 $98.10
SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and LTVP+ Holders² $270.00 $8.10 $38.10
Others (Full fees payable) $0.00 $27.00 $327.00

As per SSG’s policy, the GST payable for all funding-eligible applicants is calculated based on prevailing GST rate after baseline funding subsidy of 70%

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. To view SP’s list of similar funded courses, click here. Please submit the attached “Declaration Form for Enhanced Training Support Scheme for SME” together with your online application.


Funding Incentives

Please click here for more information on funding incentives.


Application Procedure

1. Application must be made through STEP. 

2. All successful applicants will be notified with a letter of confirmation via email.
 

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