About Course
Singapore’s logistics and digital sectors are driving economic growth, but talent shortages in supply chain capabilities remain a major challenge. The industry is being reshaped by rapid e‑commerce expansion, adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT, robotics, AI, and blockchain, and increasing sustainability demands through carbon regulations, green freight, and circular economy initiatives. Together, these forces highlight both the opportunities and the urgent need to build a future‑ready workforce.
The Specialist Certificate in Supply Chain Essentials micro-credential equips learners with the competencies to design, analyse, and optimise end-to-end supply chain processes, integrating digitalisation, sustainability, and data-driven decision-making into operational practice.
This micro‑credential empowers you to master both the strategic and practical sides of modern supply chain management. You’ll learn how to apply strategic thinking, design sustainable solutions, and make confident decisions in authentic industry contexts. Along the way, you’ll gain hands‑on skills in warehouse management systems (WMS), green freight practices, and risk compliance—optimizing space, throughput, and logistics operations responsibly. Through real‑world, performance‑based tasks, you’ll discover how to transform traditional supply chain practices into innovative, digitally enabled solutions. By the end of the programme, you’ll be equipped to drive sustainability, efficiency, and digital transformation across warehouse and transportation management, positioning yourself as a future‑ready supply chain professional.
This micro-credential is part of the CSM Pathways in Infrastructure and Systems Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Skills you’ll gain
Competency-based Education
Transport Engineering
Sustainability
Who Should Attend
- Professionals and individuals from all industries with foundational understanding of basic business/operations concepts, quantitative and digital literacy.
- Supply Chain Executive
- Supply Chain Administrator
- Procurement Executive
- Logistics Executive
Prerequisites
- This micro-credential is accessible without any stringent pre-requisites.
Assumed Prior Knowledge
- Learners should process analytical and quantitative reasoning skills — such as interpreting data trends, performing simple statistical analyses using quantitative tools (e.g., Excel).
- Awareness of carbon reporting, green freight methods, and safety principles in logistics.
Learning Outcomes
This micro-credential is predominantly delivered through a competency-based education (CBE) approach where learners acquire and demonstrate mastery of knowledge and skills that are directly relevant to job functions. This prepares you to be industry-ready, where you can apply their newly acquired competencies to their work.
Upon successful completion of this micro‑credential, you will be able to:
- Formulate supply chain improvement strategies by evaluating existing strategic frameworks to identify gaps, applying operations management knowledge and analytical tools, and demonstrating the ability to align supply chain strategy with competitive strategy in authentic industry contexts.
- Design supply chain management frameworks by analysing industry case studies and applying supply chain theories and tools, demonstrating the ability to balance drivers, trade‑offs, and risks for effective decision‑making in real‑world contexts.
- Develop supply chain solution models using design frameworks and analytical tools, demonstrating the ability to integrate efficiency and sustainability goals in practical contexts.
- Design structured decision‑making processes by evaluating alternatives against sustainability criteria using analytical tools, demonstrating the ability to recommend sustainable solutions for authentic supply chain challenges.
- Develop warehouse process flows using warehouse management system (WMS) knowledge and dashboard tools, demonstrating the ability to improve throughput and space utilization in live warehouse contexts.
- Optimise sustainability and safety practices in warehouse and transportation operations by applying carbon reporting, green freight methods, and risk compliance measures, demonstrating the ability to ensure responsible logistics performance in authentic logistics contexts.
Coaching for Success
During the course, you will have access to a team of qualified success coaches who can work with you on learning strategies or to develop a personalised learning plan. Through the success coaches, you can gain access to a wide range of resources and support services, and be empowered with the necessary tools to navigate your learning journey successfully.
Teaching Team
David Lin Weidong
Associate Professor / Prog Leader, Engineering, Singapore Institute of Technology
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Course Details
Schedule
| Week | Learning Activity | Delivery and Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 – 12 | Self-directed learning (pre-recorded videos) | Asynchronous online |
| 1 – 12 | Integrated sessions | Zoom |
| 6, 8, 11, 13 | Assessments | In-person Time TBC |
Certificate and Assessment
A Specialist Certificate in Energy Systems Efficiency will be issued to learners who:
- Attend at least 75% of the course and
- Undertake and pass all credit bearing assessments
Assessment Plan
- The learner will undertake a combination of written assessments (short answers, technical reports), projects, assignments and presentations.
Fee Structure
The full fee for this course is S$10,006.20. SkillsFuture funding is pending approval.
Note:
- A one-time, non-refundable matriculation fee of $54.50 will be collected before course commencement.
- All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
- Should you decide to convert to the degree pathway, you will be subject to SIT’s tuition fees and may qualify for the Ministry of Education (MOE) tuition grant, based on eligibility criteria set by MOE. Please note that the SkillsFuture subsidy will no longer be applicable once you convert to the degree pathway.
For Organisations
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Course Runs
Learning Pathway
Earn specialist certificates through micro-credentials in the following CSM pathways. Stack these micro-credentials towards a bachelor's degree at SIT.
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