A sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia, Singapore is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. Its population is 5.7 million of which 3.4 million are Singaporean citizens. English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil are this island nation’s official languages of which English is the common/trade language. The climate here is of a tropical type with uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall. The months of December and January, due to the Northeast Monsoon season see an increased amount of rainfall. Sentosa Island, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Zoo, Universal Studios Singapore and Asian Civilisations Museum are a few attractions here.

The Republic Polytechnic established in 2002 is a tertiary institution of academic excellence in this island nation. It was the first educational institution in Singapore to leverage the problem-based learning approach for all its diploma programs. It has a student strength of around 14000 and more than 1000 staff members. The institution has seven schools offering courses in Applied Science, Engineering, Management and Communication, Hospitality, Infocomm, Sports, Health & Leisure, and Technology for the Arts. The Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) of this Polytechnic offers a wide range of part-time programmes to support the nation’s effort of continuous lifelong learning. Faculty for this course are academicians and industry professionals with vast experience.

The Specialist Diploma in Supply Chain Management is a one year part-time course which is delivered by means of classroom training (twice a week), lab activities and project work. Participants will gain hands-on experience in simulation software, TradeNet application, Warehouse Management System (WMS), ERP System, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), cold chain packaging and equipment, and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID). Through the Specialist Diploma, participants will enhance their knowledge in the logistics sector, as well as upgrade and deepen their skills so that they are well-placed to take on new or larger job scopes and progress in their careers, either vertically or horizontally. Some of the subjects taught in this programme are

Warehouse Management and Operations, Transportation Management and Operations, Freight Services and Operations, Inventory Management, Enterprise Supply Chain IT and Supply Chain Design and Management.

The classes for this programme will be conducted at the below venue

Republic Polytechnic
9 Woodlands Ave 9,
Singapore 738964

Students can look up the link https://www.rp.edu.sg/ace/course-summary/Detail/sdscm for more details regarding this programme like admission procedures, course fees, full list of subjects taught, accommodation details etc.

The course is designed in alignment with Skills Framework for Logistics, to equip the participants with the knowledge, existing and emerging skills required in logistics industry. It aims to equip participants with specialised knowledge and skills in the field of supply chain management, including warehouse and inventory management, transportation operations and freight services, lean process, pharmaceutical and bio-chemical supply chain, and cold chain management and etc.