This subject covers the key management functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling. It addresses the impact of environmental factors that affect business and the relevance of corporate social responsibility in an organisation. It emphasises the roles, responsibilities and challenges faced by supervisors/managers in an organisation.

To equip working adults to be competent in using office automating tools to function and contribute effectively in an increasingly technologically driven workplace. Emphasis is placed on giving participants hands-on training exposure to beef up their competencies in integrating and applying several useful features of commonly used applications software packages for word processing and spread sheets in their work place. The trainings will be reinforced through individual assessments and projects with presentations. The overall aim is to foster creativity in participants in leveraging on the use of computer tools to effectively improve the quality of work and increase efficiency.

This subject will give learners an overview of crafting reports and making oral presentations, skills which are essential in the working world. Students will be taught to select information for case notes, plan and organise it for short reports and cases. Students also will learn how to plan and deliver oral presentations, use visuals, anticipate questions and respond to questions fielded by audiences. To achieve the intended outcomes, students will craft a report given case notes. Another outcome is to enable students to make effective presentations.

Covers the risk management function, aspects of risk identification, analysis and prioritization, risk management planning, risk reduction and risk monitoring.

Provides participants with knowledge of the basic principles of electronic protection and the application of various electronic security equipment. The module will cover an assessment of various electronic security devices such as operating principles, cost effectiveness, advantages and limitations.

This subject aims to provide students with in-depth knowledge and skills to be able to advise on the range, selection, application and limitations of physical security means and measures for residential, commercial and high-risk installations and developments.

This subject will help students learn the communication skills that are vital for their success at the work place. Students will be taught appropriate skills to conduct themselves effectively in a working environment. Students will be taught to write appropriate emails, memos and letters for inter-office and intra-office communication. Students also will learn the skills of conducting themselves professionally. Additionally, students will be taught different types of business documents such as agenda, notice of meeting and minutes of meeting. Through the above learning experiences, students will develop effective professional communication skills that are essential in their working lives.

Covers various aspects of security management including the responsibilities of a security manager, the security organisation and security management systems.

Covers the various aspects of the security planning cycle from risk management and crime prevention to information planning.

This subject covers the concept of formulating risk management plan in accordance to legal and other requirements. Specifically, the subject covers procedures of performing risk assessment (a component of risk management) such as identifying workplace safety and health (WSH) hazards associated with the work processes, assessing/evaluating risk level of each identified hazard and introducing effective control measures (according to Hierarchy of Control) to reduce the risk level of the hazards deemed to have unacceptable risk level.  Different types of risk assessment tools such as Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Hazard Operability (HAZOP) study, etc. are taught.

This subject covers the concept of continual improvement espoused by the classical Plan → Do → Check → Act cycle.  Interaction between elements of commonly used standards ISO45001 (and its local predecessor, S506) such as WSH policy, compliance obligations, etc. are demonstrated to show how an effective WSH management system can be achieved.

This subject stresses the adaptation of models such as WSH CultureSAFE Cycle model in aiding organizations improve their WSH culture.  The 5-steps cyclical approach of WSH CultureSAFE model are elaborated in details. Pro-active safety programme such as Behaviour Based Safety programme, where a combination of peer feedback and intervention strategies are used to eliminate at-risk behaviours, are also taught.

This subject covers the essence of an effective emergency preparedness such as methods to identify potential emergencies, planning actions to prevent/mitigate undesirable associated with the emergency, periodically testing and reviewing/revising the emergency preparedness with the ultimate goal of responding effectively to actual emergencies.  This subject also covers measures to be taken after the occurrence of an emergency such as workplace incident investigation.  Important procedures for conducting accident investigation such as fact-finding, analysis of causes (immediate or basic causes), proposal as well as implementation of effective corrective measures are taught.

This subject covers the method to establish and conduct (through a WSH internal audit) WSH performance parameters in accordance to prevailing workplace legislation.  Students will learn to use audit tools such as ConSASS checklist, questionnaire and fill-up scorecard.  Subsequently, students will learn to classify the audit findings to identify strengths and areas for improvement in an organisation’s WSH management system.

This subject covers the use of effective communication strategies to influence organisation’s culture and motivate employees to commit to the organization’s vision, mission and core values.  This can be achieved through presenting WSH findings in a written report that is concise and coherent as well as through delivering a positive and clear WSH presentation.