Placemaking Event Management & Marketing

Course Reference No: TGS-2022011449

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

Course Objectives

Placemaking involves both the physical transformation of the place and the contents that go into the place to create meaning and memories for visitors. Events are a large part of place contents, and sometimes the most influential and practical means of placemaking. 

At the end of the course, participants will:

  • Understand various perspectives applied to events and the impact of these perspectives on business and society
  • Identify and recognise a wide variety of practical skills required in event management
  • Appreciate event management from a project and facilities management point of view
  • Learn the process of creating and designing events
  • Apply marketing concepts to event planning
  • Develop basic knowledge in event operations and event risk management 

Who Should Attend

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

Pre-Requisites

Degree or Advanced Diploma in any discipline.

Mode of Training

Total of 14 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
 
Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP)

  
2

Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA)
8

 
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

  • 21 to 22 May 2026

Registration closes on:
7 May 2026

DURATION

2 Days
9.00am to 5.30pm
(Daily)

VENUE

National University of Singapore
University Town

International Participants

S$2,289.00

Incl. GST

Singapore Citizens
(39 yrs old or younger) 

or 

Singapore PRs

S$686.70

Incl. GST

Singapore Citizens
(40 yrs or older)

S$266.70

Incl. GST

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs

S$266.70

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$2,100.00 S$2,100.00 S$2,100.00 S$2,100.00 S$2,100.00
SSG Funding
(Refer to Funding Page for Claim Period)		 - (S$1,470.00) (S$1,470.00) (S$1,470.00)  (S$1,470.00)
Nett Programme Fee S$2,100.00 S$630.00 S$630.00 S$630.00 S$630.00
9% GST on Nett
Programme Fee		 S$189.00 S$56.70 S$56.70 S$56.70 S$56.70
Total Nett Programme
Fee Payable, Incl. GST		 S$2,289.00 S$686.70 S$686.70  S$686.70 S$686.70
Less Additional Funding if Eligible Under Various Scheme - - (S$420.00) - (S$420.00)
Total Nett Programme Fee, Incl. GST,
after additional funding from the various funding schemes		 S$2,289.00 S$686.70 S$266.70 S$680.40
S$266.70

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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A guide to our online registration portal can be found here. Alternatively, register your interest with us!
 
17 January 2025