Systems Thinking for Professional Growth
Funding Validity Period
22 October 2025
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21 October 2027
Course Overview
This course is designed for professionals across a wide range of industries who want to learn systems thinking and its application to complex cause-and-effect relationships of systems and processes across the organisation. Whether you are a manager, team leader, department head, or business owner, this course will provide you with practical tools, models, and approaches to evaluate systems based on effectiveness, value creation to meet organisational goals and outcomes.
Skills Acquired
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe Systems Thinking in an Organisation where the benefits can be identified to enhance performance.
- Examine problems in a macro setting that affect an organisation from attaining its goals aligned to its mission, vision and values.
- Apply Systems Thinking applicable to the interconnection between functions and departments in organisations.
- Determine issues from the performance of a system applications and use problem-solving techniques to come up with selected solutions, based on informed decision-making.
- Review the effectiveness of selected solutions through a criteria-based evaluation process.
Learning Modules
Learning Unit 1: Explore Factors Affecting Organisation’s Performance
- Differentiating System Thinking and Critical Thinking
- The Impact of Systems Thinking on Personal and Organisational Development
- Application of System Thinking across Organisations
- Identifying Challenges and Problems Organisations face in a Macro Situation
- Analysing Challenges and Problems Organisations face in a Macro Situation
- Interrelationships of Systems and Processes
- Systems Thinking Application Tools
- Criteria to Assess the Effectiveness of Solutions
Who is this course for
Managers, Leaders, Team Leads, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals who are keen to understand the big picture of a challenge and gain the skills to look at a problem afresh with systems thinking.
Academic prerequisites
- Participant must have at least an upper secondary level education, or
- Proficiency in English at WSQ WPL Level 5 (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), and
- Proficiency in number manipulation at WSQ WPN Level 5, and
- Competence in using a computer, including a keyboard and mouse, and internet.
Course Fees
| Fees | Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) | Non Small Medium Enterprises | Singaporean Employees aged 40 years and above |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Fee | $950.00 | $950.00 | $950.00 |
| 9% GST (on full course fee) | $85.50 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Funding Amount | $665.00 (70% off course fee) | $475.00 (50% off course fee) | $665.00 (70% off course fee) |
| Nett Fee Payable (incl. GST) | $370.50 | $560.50 | $370.50 |
- SME: Company registered or incorporated in Singapore AND employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Non-SME (MCES): Employee is Singaporean aged 40 years and above
- Eligible for Absentee Payroll Funding
- Eligible for SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)
| Fees | Singapore Citizens (40 years and above) | Singapore Citizens (21 to 39 years old) & Permanent Residents (21 years old and above) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Fee | $950.00 | $950.00 |
| 9% GST (on full course fee) | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Funding Amount | $665.00 (70% off course fee) | $475.00 (50% off course fee) |
| Nett Fee Payable (incl. GST) | $370.50 | $560.50 |
- MCES: Singaporean aged 40 years and above
- Normal: Singaporean / PR aged 21 years and above
- Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit
- Eligible for PSEA Funds
- Eligible for UTAP funding
Systems Thinking for Professional Growth
Course Highlight
Course Duration
16 HRS
Training Time
9am - 6pm
Mode of Training
Classroom
Course Reference Number
TGS-2025059851
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