Develop Organisational Responses to National Manpower Initiatives and Strategic Priorities (HRM258)

This course equips students with the knowledge and skills to effectively align their human resources strategies with national manpower initiatives. They will be empowered to drive strategic HR transformation that supports workforce development and organisational growth in line with national priorities.

• Key national manpower initiatives
• Prioritisation framework for manpower initiatives
• Aligning initiatives with business strategy, workforce demographics, and business cycles
• Roles of MOM, NTUC, SNEF
• Tripartite consultations, leading to frameworks, advisories, and guidelines
• New legislations to positively impact the existing workforce
• Responding to national manpower challenges
• Reviewing HR policies and procedures against national initiatives and best practices
• Identifying gaps, risks, and implications of adoption or non-adoption
• Stakeholder identification and consultation
• Incorporate national manpower initiatives into HR policies and practices
• Communicate national manpower initiatives and manage change

• Interpret and apply relevant national manpower initiatives and tripartite guidelines in line with current regulatory requirements.
• Discuss organisational impacts of manpower initiatives on HR policies, workforce practices, and business sustainability.
• Examine AI-enabled and digital workforce considerations into HR policies to support productivity, skills transformation, and future-ready jobs.
• Develop inclusive, fair, and progressive workplace practices, including responsible use of technology and AI at work.
• Create manpower initiatives aligned to organisational strategy, workforce demographics, business cycles, and AI adoption.
• Illustrate, communicate implications and changes effectively to stakeholders to drive understanding, buy-in, and successful implementation.