Demystifying Entrepreneurship (Foundational)

Course Overview

This is a 101 fundamental course designed for those who want to find out more about entrepreneurship. This two-day course aims to demystify general perceptions of entrepreneurs or entrepreneurship. Using an in-house Entrepreneurial Qualities Survey, participants will gain a good self-awareness of his or her personality traits and learn how to nurture the qualities needed for entrepreneurship. 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 class

Course Dates (Total 15 Hours)

2024 Dates - May onwards

     

Course Details

Course Outline:

  1. What is Entrepreneurship?
  2. Born or Made?
  3. Know Yourself Before Risking Yourself
  4. Myths and Demystifying Entrepreneurship
  5. Wolf or Sheep: Your Mindset
  6. Know Why, What then How to
  7. Winning the Entrepreneurial Game - From Research to Applications

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

  1. Understand Entrepreneurship
  2. Identify and Evaluate the Myths of Entrepreneurship
  3. Gain Insights into the Science and Art of Entrepreneurship
  4. Insights into the Rise and Fall of Entrepreneurs: A Balanced View
  5. Know Thyself: Entrepreneurial Qualities Survey
  6. Identify the Strengths and Weaknesses and Identify "What You Can and Must Do" - and the Difference

     

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 CriteriaProgramme
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 - $1890
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.​

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 completed all assessments.

Registration

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