Placemaking Design Thinking

Course Reference No: TGS-2022011447

This course is part of the Professional Development in Placemaking. Click here to find out more about the Professional Development in Placemaking.

Course Objectives

Participants will apply how to build up contents (especially soft ones) for their Placemaking projects, creating places that will have soul and identity, and are rich in meaning, relevance, and deeply rooted in historical contextualism (this is important for luring tourists) yet contemporary in their expressions.

Highlights
  • Understand and define the nature of real-life problems taking into account the VUCA world.
  • Understand briefly the history on knowledge classification to allow participants to see the limitations and dangers of swift reduction of Placemaking projects leading to narrow apparent domains in search of a solution.
  • Apply the multi-disciplinary approach holistically and adequately to address the issues and complexities of Placemaking.

Who Should Attend

Placemaking agents, place management professionals and urban planners/developers/consultants in both public agencies & private corporations.

Pre-Requisites

Degree or Advance Diploma in any discipline.

Mode of Training

Total of 21 contact hours on-campus.

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POINTS

Upon successful course completion, participants are eligible for CPD points from the following accredited providers:

CPD Provider CPD Accreditation Points

Board of Architects (BOA) – Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) 

  
2
 
Professional Engineers Board (PEB)

  
21
 
Singapore Institute of Planners
  
3

Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA)
12


Participants are required to meet the terms and conditions in order to qualify for the CPD points.

Speaker

A/PROF DANIEL WONG HWEE BOON

Associate Professor Daniel Wong Hwee Boon is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers, Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Building (Royal Chartered) and a Registered Professional Quantity Surveyor (M1140). He is also the Deputy Head (Admin & Finance) in the Department of Building at NUS, Chairman of the Department Safety & Health Committee, and Building Estate Management Alumni (BEMA) Representative at NUS. A/P Wong's research interests are in the areas of SMART Facilities Management, Strategic Facilities Management, FM Contracts and Management Information System (MIS).

During his career in the private sector, A/P Wong worked on projects such as a 117 hectare sea reclaimed premier waterfront resort/ commercial/retail/hotel/residential mix development in Singapore, an 80 acres desert converted commercial/retail/hotel/residential mix mega development in United Arab Emirates and a 500 hectare international industrial park in Vietnam. He is the recipient of the PAQS Service Excellence Award and the SPRING Excellent Service Gold Award.

DATE

To be advised

DURATION

3 Days
9.00am to 5.30pm
(Daily)

VENUE

National University of Singapore
University Town

International Participants

S$3,433.50

Incl. GST

Singapore Citizens
(39 yrs old or younger) 

or 

Singapore PRs

S$1,030.05

Incl. GST

Singapore Citizens
(40 yrs or older)

S$400.05

Incl. GST

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs

S$400.05

Incl. GST

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A guide to our online registration portal can be found here.

Fees & Fundings

International
Participant		 Singapore Citizen1
39 years old or younger		 Singapore Citizen1
40 years or older eligible for MCES2		 Singapore PRs Enhanced Training
Support for SMEs3
Full Programme Fee S$3,150.00 S$3,150.00 S$3,150.00 S$3,150.00 S$3,150.00
SSG Funding
(Refer to Funding Page for Claim Period)		 - (S$2,205.00) (S$2,205.00) (S$2,205.00) (S$2,205.00)
Nett Programme Fee S$3,150.00 S$945.00 S$945.00 S$945.00 S$945.00
9% GST on Nett
Programme Fee		 S$283.50 S$85.05 S$85.05 S$85.05 S$85.05
Total Nett Programme
Fee Payable, Incl. GST		 S$3,433.50 S$1,030.05 S$1,030.05 S$1,030.05  S$1,030.05
Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Scheme - - (S$630.00) - (S$630.00)
Total Nett Programme Fee, Incl. GST,
after additional funding from the various funding schemes		 S$3,433.50 S$1,030.05 S$400.05 S$1,030.05
S$400.05

Singapore Citizens or Singapore PRs must pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.

1. All self-sponsored Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the programme. Visit https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/training-exchange/course-landing.html to select the programme. 

2. Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) - Singaporeans aged 40 and above may enjoy subsidies up to 90% of the programme fee. 

3. Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) - SME-sponsored employees (Singaporean Citizens and PRs) may enjoy subsidies up to 90% of the programme fee. https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/initiatives/employers/enhanced-training-support-for-smes for more information.

4. Eligible organisations may claim absentee payroll funding for Singaporean Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents attending SSG-approved courses during working hours. The absentee payroll funding is capped at $4.50 per hour and at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.

5. Trainees under the Workfare Skills Support scheme may be eligible for absentee payroll funding of up to 95% hourly basis salary, capped at $13 per hour.

6. Companies eligible for absentee payroll will be required to log into the Enterprise Portal for Jobs and Skills (EPJS) to process the claims.

7. NTUC Enhanced Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) - NTUC members enjoy 50% of the unfunded course fee support of up to $250 each year for courses supported under UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme).


     
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For more information and to register for the upcoming programme run please contact:                                 
placemaking@nus.edu.sg                                                                                                                                                                                                

 
10 March 2025