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2 February 2007

 Launch of Diploma in Business Administration – Human Resource Management Option & Memorandum Of Understanding Signing Ceremony between School of Business, Singapore Polytechnic and Singapore Human Resources Institute

 

New HRM Option

 

1. Singapore Polytechnic is launching a new Human Resource Management (HRM) Option in the Diploma in Business Administration course.  The HRM Option will be offered by the School of Business to a pioneer batch of 60 students in April 2007. This new Option will cater to the growing manpower needs of organisations for competent Human Resource (HR) professionals.

 

What the new HRM Option Offers

 

2. The HRM Option will enhance students’ business and HR management knowledge and skills. Specifically, it aims to provide students with an understanding of the various HR functions and how they are integrated into the business of a company; and to equip students with HR knowledge and skills for them to be employed in entry-level HR-related jobs.In addition to education and training at the Polytechnic, students of the HRM Option will be attached to companies for them to acquire work experience in Year 2 of their study.

  

HR Accreditation

 

3. The School of Business of Singapore Polytechnic and Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday, 2 February 2007. Singapore Polytechnic will be the first polytechnic to be accredited by SHRI under the latter’s new accreditation scheme for HR professionals. The accreditation scheme aims to uplift the image and reputation of HR practitioners.

4. With the signing of the MOU, both institutions agree to carry out co-operative efforts on :
a. Human Resource (HR) accreditation for SP graduates (HRM Option students) by SHRI Accreditation Board
b. Academic, administrative and/or curriculum matters
c. Overseas study tours for SP students (HRM Option)
d. HR seminars/talks for SP students by HR practitioners
e. Student Membership Programme at SHRI
f. HR research projects
g. Concessionary rates for SP staff and students to attend SHRI Annual HR Congress/Convention
h. Concessionary SHRI membership rates for SP staff


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