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From Knowing to Discovering: Entrepreneurship Essentials (Foundational Short Course, SkillsFuture)
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to equip participants with essential knowledge and skills to create a business plan. This two-day course is designed for those who have decided to take a step further; from knowing to doing. From identifying business opportunities, market evaluation, risks and rewards of entrepreneurship, to validating and refining ideas. This course is designed for people exploring a career transition, realising a dream to be their own boss or aspiring to start their own company.
Course Duration
15 Hours
Course Mode
- Physical
- Online
Course Dates
| Physical | 10, 13, 18 and 19 Mar 2025 |
| Online | To be advised |
Course Details
Course Outline:
- Recap on What is Entrepreneurship
- Brainstorm and Identify Business Opportunities
- Ideas Evaluation and Market Studies
- Apply the Theories and Concepts to a Case Study: QB House
- Validate Concepts and Refine Business Strategy
At the End of This Course, Participants are Expected to:
- Identify and Evaluate Business Opportunities
- Gain Insights into Different Perspectives from Peer Sharing and Group Discussion on Business Ideation and Creation
- Validate the Business Ideation
- Apply and Evaluate a Real-Life Case Study to Develop a Preliminary and Broad Business Plan Analysis
- Refine Business Strategy
Dr Koh Chaik Ming
Senior Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA)
Dr Koh Chaik Ming is a Senior Research Fellow at National University of Singapore (NUS) and was the former Asia CEO of China’s largest protein import platform. Before that, he was the International CEO of a Shanghai-headquartered investment group with an SGX-listed REIT.
Prior to this, Dr Koh spent eight years with Royal Dutch Shell. He was GM of Shell Marine Products for Asia Pacific & Middle East where he managed a US$2 billion business portfolio. He was also Commercial Director and GM New BD for Shell China based in Beijing for four years. Prior to Shell, he spent nine years with Temasek Holdings, both as the Head of Aviation and Logistics investments and the first Shanghai Chief Representative where he opened the first Shanghai office for Temasek Holdings. At Temasek, he worked on many Chinese investments including the IPO investment in Air China and the multi-billion-dollar pre-IPO investment into Bank of China. He was first posted to Beijing with M&Ms/Mars in 1994 where he built the first Dove chocolate & Pedigree Petfood plant in China and managed the entire Greater China supply chain.
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.
Full Course Fees
S$2,100 (Before GST)
1. SkillsFuture Series
Full Course Fees
| Funding Type | Subsidy | Criteria | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Grant | 70% | Singapore Citizen / PR age 21 and above | Course Fee: $2,100 - $1,470 9% GST: $56.70 Full Fee Payable: $686.70 |
| Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) | 90% | Singaporean age 40 and above | Course Fee: $2,100 - $1,890 9% GST: $56.70 Full Fee Payable: $266.70 |
| Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | 90% | Singapore Citizen / PR who is SME sponsored | Course Fee: $2,100 - $1,890 9% GST: $56.70 Full Fee Payable: $266.70 |
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.
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.
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