Act Locally, Think Globally: Overseas Business Immersion Programme (Advanced Short Course, SkillsFuture)

Course Overview

This course is designed for participants who want to explore business opportunities beyond Singapore. Together with SMEs, the five-day programme is for participants who have attended the NE 100 series and want to learn more to go global.

 

                       

Course Duration

50 Hours

Course Mode

Overseas Physical Class with Daily Attendance

Course Dates (Total 50 Hours)

2024 Dates:
Shanghai China- 1 to 6 September

     

Course Details

Overseas Immersion Programme:

  1. For Potential Entrepreneurs to Explore Opportunities Overseas
  2. Learn from Other Industry Practitioners as Part of the "Acting Local, Thinking Global" Framework

Each Immersion Programme is curated with different topics in mind, please refer to each programmes' itinerary.

At the End of This Course, Participants are Expected to:

  1. Understand Business in Regional Countries
  2. Generate New Insights and Ideas on Potential Businesses
  3. Evaluate Overseas Industry Development
  4. Identify Business Opportunities and Learning Points
  5. Explore New Network and Collaborations 
     

Admission Info

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for people exploring a career transition (for mid-career workers), realising a dream to be their own boss or are aspiring to fund their own company.

Programme Itinerary (Shanghai 1 to 6 September): "Innovate and Grow"

DateScheduleDetails
Sunday,
01 Sep		Arrival Day
Arrival in Shanghai, China
Timing is flexible as airfare is self-booked and not funded. Please make arrangements for your own airport transfer upon arrival.
Monday,
02 Sep		Full Day 1
(8.00 am start)
Business Opportunities and Culture in China
E.g. Deloitte, Business Association Zhejiang
Tuesday,
03 Sep


Full Day 2
(8.00 am start)

Business Expansion and Customer Experience, China
E.g. Lingang Special Zone, OCBC and Rajah & Tann
Wednesday,
04 Sep		Full Day 3
(8.00 am start)  		Innovation Ecosystem and Automation Know-how
E.g. Tesla and Technode
Thursday,
05 Sep
Full Day 4
(8.00 am start) 
  		China Industry Highlights and Business Matching Opportunities
E.g. Singapore Consulate, CP Group
Friday,
06 Sep


Half Day 5
(9.00 am till 12.00 pm)

Programme Brainstorming Session
(Complete and submit homework – physical copy or via email)
Departure on Day 5
(3.00 pm onwards)
  		Home Sweet Home (Singapore)
You may extend and stay longer – without having to travel back with us.

 

 

Full Course Fees

Amount will be in Singapore Dollars with GST included.

Fees include the below:

NTU and Local Facilitators for overseas programme, together with daily lunches, seminars and corporate visits. Overseas daily coach buses and networking lunch/dinner will be included (hotel and airtickets are excluded from this programme fee).

1. SkillsFuture Series

Full Course Fees

Funding Type​​ Subsidy CriteriaProgramme
Base Grant 70% Singapore Citizen /​​ PR age 21 and above $$2,943 (with 9% GST)
Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) 90% Singaporean age 40 and above $1,143 (with 9% GST)
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) 90% Singapore Citizen / PR who is SME sponsored $1,143 (with 9% GST)

2. SkillsFuture Credit

Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits (up to S$500) 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. Applications via MySkillsFuture.sg must be made within 60 days before course commencement. Please click here for more details. Please login to Skillsfuture portal and submit appropriately.

3. Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll via the SkillsConnect system. For more information, please visit SkillsConnect. 

4. NTU Alumni Course Credit

From 1 July 2019, NTU alumni may utilise their course credits of S$1,600.00 to co-pay up to 50% of the nett fee (exclusive of prevailing GST) payable for courses with starting date from 1 July 2019 onwards. There will be no administrative fee involved for the use of NTU Alumni Course Credits on courses with starting date from 1 July 2019 onwards. For more information, please visit here. 

 

An online assessment will be conducted at the end of the course.​

Online assessments and evaluations will be conducted at the end of the course. Participants taking the SkillsFuture grant must comply with the following requirements to be awarded with the grant:

Achieving minimum attendance (75% of the total course hours)
Completion and pass the course assessments

*Course Certificate will be awarded to the participant who have fulfilled all the above requirements and upon completion of all assessments.

Registration

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Registration is open.

Please select your course dates during application.

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