WSQ DISPLAY CRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS POWERED BY WILEY

WSQ DISPLAY CRITICAL THINKING AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS POWERED BY WILEY

POPULAR Funded

Course Duration

16.0 hr(s)

Mode of Assessment

You will be assessed through course assessment exercises.

Who Should Attend

Professionals who require critical thinking and analytical skills for daily work tasks.

Course Overview

WSQ Display Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills powered by Wiley, aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to think smarter by applying logical inquiry methodologies to common business problems. Upon completion of this course, you will have developed higher-order thinking processes that result in better problem solving, decision making and creative recommendations to stakeholders.

Course Schedule

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Course Objectives

At the end of the programme, you will be able to:

  1. Apply critical thinking and analytical skills for problem-solving
  2. Challenge and rethink ideas
  3. Analyse business issues to put forth recommendations to stakeholders
  4. Enhance creative thinking among team members

Pre-requisites

Recommended minimum English proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy Level 4.

Hardware & Software
This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform. Participants must own a zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. This can be downloaded from https://zoom.us/download.

System Requirement

Must Have:

Please ensure that your computer or laptop meets the following requirements.

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or MacOS (64 bit or above)
  • Processor/CPU: 1.8 GHz, 2-core Intel Core i3 or higher >
  • Minimum 20 GB hard disk space.
  • Minimum 8 Gb RAM
  • Webcam (The camera must be turned on for the duration of the class)
  • Microphone
  • Internet Connection: Wired or Wireless broadband
  • Latest version of Zoom software to be installed on computer or laptop prior to the class.

Good to Have:

  • Wired internet connection
    Wired internet will provide you with stable and reliable connection.
  • Dual monitors
    Using a dual monitor setup will undoubtedly improve your training experience, enabling you to simultaneously participate in hands-on exercises and maintain engagement with your instructor.

Not Recommended:

Using tablets is not recommended due to their smaller screen size, which could cause eye strain and discomfort over the course of the program's duration.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Understand and Develop Critical Thinking Mindset

  1. Differences between critical and automatic thinking
  2. Using a process framework to think more critically
  3. Applying facts and observations to determine the credibility of information
  4. Analysing credibility of information through consistency of experience

Unit 2: Find the Right Problem 

  1. Identifying the real business issue or goal using tools
  2. Using a process framework to think more critically
  3. Helping staff to contribute and adapt to changes at the workplace
  4. Reading between the lines
  5. Speaking and listening more critically
  6. Interpreting ideas and using them to identify problems using outside-the-box thinking

Unit 3: Solve the Problem

  1. Problem-solving skills
  2. Improve creativity by using out-of-the-box thinking and impossible thinking
  3. Reduce creativity barriers by using clarity tools
  4. Recognising issues and implications

Unit 4: Execute the Solution 

  1. Influencing and persuading stakeholders
  2. Identifying various stakeholders and understanding their needs
  3. Aligning solutions and recommendations through a corporate vision
  4. Rethinking ideas and making creative solutions through out-of-the-box thinking
  5. Identifying business ideas and how to improve on them by using critical thinking

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Participants who have successfully demonstrated competence in all the knowledge and skills requirements in this programme will be awarded with a Statement of Attainment (SOA) by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). This programme is offered on a modular basis only.

  • Mapped to WSQ Display Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills

Additional Details

Medium of Instruction & Trainer

English

Trainer: Trainee Ratio is 1: 20

Price:

Course Fee and Government Subsidies

  

Individual Sponsored 

Company Sponsored 

 

Non-SME 

SME 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Before GST 

With GST 

Full Course Fee
(For Foreigners and those not eligible for subsidies)

$550.00

$599.50

$550.00

$599.50

$550.00

$599.50

For Singapore Citizens aged 39 years and below
and
For all Singapore Permanent Residents
(The minimum age for individual sponsored trainees is 21 years)

$275.00

$324.50

$275.00

$324.50

$165.00

$214.50

For Singapore Citizens aged 40 years and above

$165.00

$214.50

$165.00

$214.50

$165.00

$214.50

 

Funding Eligibility Criteria:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
  • Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents

  • From 1 October 2023, attendance-taking for SkillsFuture Singapore's (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses

  • Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance
  • Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
  • NTUC LearningHub reserves the right to claw back the funded amount from the employer if trainee did not meet the eligibility criteria

 

Remarks:

Individual Sponsored Trainee

Company Sponsored Trainee

SkillsFuture Credit:

  • Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.

UTAP:

  • This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
  • NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.

PSEA:

  • To check for Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) eligibility for this course, visit:
    (a)     SkillsFuture (TGS-2023018441) for Face-to-Face class
  • Scroll down to “Keyword Tags” to verify for PSEA eligibility. 
  • If there is “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is eligible for PSEA.  
  • And if there is no “PSEA” under keyword tags, the course is ineligible for PSEA. 
  • Not all courses are eligible for PSEA funding.

Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:

  • $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
  • AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
  • Note: Courses / Modules under Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) will not be eligible for AP funding claim.

Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)

NTUC members enjoy UTAP* benefit of up to $250 each year when you sign up for courses with NTUC LearningHub

* UTAP supports 50% of the course fees paid cap at $250 per year. You must be a union member throughout the course duration and at the time of claim. You must achieve a minimum of 75% attendance for each application and have sat for all prescribed examinations. Other terms and conditions apply.

Terms & Conditions apply. NTUC LearningHub reserve the right to make changes or improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.

Prices are subject to other LHUB miscellaneous fees.

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