Digital Transformation & Innovation™ (DTI ™) in the AI Era

The SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP) is an initiative by the SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) agency to help individuals in career transition by acquiring industry-relevant core competencies.

This Train-and-Place initative allows the trainees to attend training courses and other immersive learning activities, in addition to access to career advisory services and employment facilitation, while earning recognised certificates.

The SCTP trainees will attend classes, hands-on labs and other immersive learning activities to earn Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Statement of Attainments (SOAs) or other certificates.

Introduction

In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies are revolutionizing industries, leaders must evolve to navigate the complexities of this digital landscape. The transformation towards Industry 4.0 is not merely a technological shift but a holistic change that encompasses business value, organisational processes, and human capital.

About The Programme

This programme aims to help company leaders understand digital leadership competencies, leading to improvements in productivity, employee motivation and business performance. Enabling leaders to understand digital transformation goes beyond the digital to target the transformation of business value propositions, the organisation process, and its people. This 2 half-day programme equips middle and senior managers with vital skills for leading in the Age of AI. The curriculum covers essential frameworks for digital transformation, helps assess organisational readiness for AI changes, and offers insights into emerging technologies. It also addresses job redesign in the context of AI.

Course Outline

The programme is delivered through practical applications of Supply Chain, Enterprise & Frontline digital technologies, to enable company leaders to understand the following key topics:

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This DTI™ course provides the necessary fundamental knowledge for participants to understand key concepts of digital transformation. Under the mentoring of experienced trainers, participants learn to identify relevant stakeholders in their organisations to successfully conduct business digitalisation using DTI™ Methodology; systematically determine business strategies and objectives; understand activity landscape and system architecture; identify transformation areas; generate initiatives and develop action plans for digital transformation.

Course Outline

This unit focuses on immersive learning at Model Factory@SIMTech by allowing participants to experience advanced manufacturing technologies, gain in-sights to the evolving AI for manufacturing landscape and learn the DTI™ Methodology in an actual smart production environment.

Key focus areas or applications:

• Understanding concepts of digital transformation and business model innovation
• Linking business strategies with topline/bottomline improvement
• (Re-)designing business model to leverage on digital and AI technologies
• Analysing the current activity landscape and system architecture
• Identifying hotspots and transformation areas
• Benchmarking with digital readiness/maturity
• Generating initiatives, future activity landscape and smart system architecture
• Developing an action plan for digital transformation and performance tracker

Certifications

There are 2 modules for completion under the SCTP: Digital Transformation & Innovation™ (DTI ™) in the AI Era course.

Participants will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance (COA) for passing each of the individual modules listed below:

• Digital Leadership In the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) (8 hours)
• Understand Digital Transformation (40 hours)

Note:

Participants will be awarded with a certificate for each individual module, if they meet the following criteria:

• Achieve at least 75% course attendance;
• Take all assessments; and
• Pass the course.

Pre-Requisites

• Only Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and Long-Term Visit Pass Plus Holder (LTVP+) aged at least 21 years old (based on the year of course commencement) who can commit to the SCTP courses on a part-time basis are eligible to apply.
  
  
• Applicants should possess a degree in any discipline or a diploma with a minimum of 3 years of related working experience.
  
  
• Applicants who do not have the required academic qualifications are still welcome to apply, but shortlisted candidates may be required to attend an interview for special approval.

Programme Fees

• ¹ Eligible Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below, SPRs and LTVP+ holders aged 21 years and above can enjoy a baseline subsidy of up to 70% funding of the course fee.
• ² Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above are eligible for up to 90% course funding under the Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES).
• ³ Singapore Citizens who meet at least one of the following eligibility criteria can enjoy up to 95% funding under the Additional Funding Support (AFS):
  a. Long-term unemployed individuals (at least 6 months or more); or
  b. Persons with disabilities; or
  c. Individuals in need of financial assistance - ComCare Short-to-Medium Term Assistance (SMTA) recipients or Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) recipients

Additional Information:

• The GST payable is calculated based on prevailing rates of 9% after the baseline funding subsidy of 70%.
• SCTP trainees must also fulfil at least 75% course attendance for each module and take/pass all assessments to be eligible for funding.
• Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit and Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-career Support) to offset the course fee payable after funding.
• Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA) funds to offset the course fee payable after funding.

Long Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holders

How Programme Fees are Calculated

Training Allowance

The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance is a scheme under the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme that supports mid-career Singaporeans aged 40 and above in upskilling and reskilling to stay competitive and relevant in a rapidly changing economy. Please visit SkillsFuture Singapore's website for more information.

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A*STAR SIMTech offers eight SkillsFuture Career Transition Programmes (SCTP) in Digital Manufacturing and Supply Chain, each representing a unique technical pathway. As advanced manufacturing in Singapore grows, these courses help professionals stay ahead in an evolving industry. With digitalisation advancing, companies must adapt to remain competitive. SIMTech's programmes provide participants with the latest skills and knowledge, preparing them for the demands of a dynamic manufacturing and supply chain landscape.

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Browse through other SCTP Digital Manufacturing and Supply Chain courses here.

John, a 40-year-old Engineer, aspires to pivot to a new job role in the automation sector that demands skills and competency in digital leadership and digital business flow. Seeking support for this mid-career job pivot, John explores the train-and-place programme with SIMTech for training suitability and funding eligibility.

After a series of consultations and confirmation of training suitability and eligibility, John registers and begins a three-month SCTP on a part-time basis. During this period, SIMTech supports John with job-specific skills trainings, job placement facilitation, including job referrals, interview opportunities, and career coaching to improve his placement prospects.

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