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Today’s HR professionals are expected to go beyond managing people processes to shaping business strategy and outcomes. Yet many find themselves caught between operational delivery and strategic impact, seeking to move from a support role to one that influences direction, performance, and growth.
The Strategic HR Business Partner Programme is designed for HRBPs, HR managers, and HR specialists who aspire to become trusted advisors to the business. It equips participants to bridge the gap between HR and commercial strategy, develop stronger financial and analytical literacy, and communicate insights that drive organisational results.
Over six months, you will build the consulting and influence capabilities required to navigate complex stakeholder environments and lead with credibility. The programme also helps you adapt HR practices to digital transformation, AI adoption, and a multigenerational workforce, all while maintaining a human, values-driven approach.
Drawing on Korn Ferry’s global consulting expertise and grounded in local context, the programme develops HR professionals into strategic partners who can connect people, data, and business priorities. You will leave with the skills and confidence to speak the language of business, influence decisions, and contribute directly to organisational performance and growth.
This six-month, part-time journey builds the mindset and skills that define effective HR business partners who can combine strategic insight with operational credibility and influence.
The Strategic HR Business Partner Programme equips HR teams to connect people strategy with measurable business results. It develops the consulting, analytical, and influence capabilities that enable HR to act as a credible advisor to leaders, driving performance, accountability, and growth across the organisation.
Drawing on Korn Ferry’s global consulting work with HR functions, the programme contextualises proven frameworks and insights for Singapore’s evolving workforce. Participants learn how to apply best practices in business partnering within local organisational and cultural realities.
Each participant completes the Korn Ferry Leadership Solution assessment, generating an individualised report that maps personal strengths and development priorities. This creates a data-driven foundation for targeted growth throughout the six-month journey.
Every session is facilitated by experienced HR leaders who have worked across industries and understand the realities of business partnering within complex stakeholder environments. Learning is applied, contextual, and anchored in real workplace challenges.
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One-to-one coaching sessions connect new skills to participants’ live business contexts, helping you test approaches, reflect on outcomes, and accelerate behavioural change.
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As a SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP), the HRBP Programme is eligible for substantial funding support for individuals seeking to upskill or transition into strategic HR roles. It provides an accessible and affordable way to build advanced capabilities and prepare for future career opportunities in HR.
Full Programme Fee
$11,200* (before funding and GST)
Programme Fee Payable
The payable programme fees reflect the amount after approved programme fee grant and subsidies are applied. All fees are in Singapore Dollars (SGD) and inclusive of 9% GST.
SkillsFuture Funding (SSG)
Eligible Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) may receive funding of up to 70% of course fees for SSG-supported courses. Funding levels, eligibility and payable fees are subject to prevailing funding policies at the point of course commencement.
Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)
SCs aged 40 and above may receive up to 90% course fee funding for SSG-supported courses (subject to meeting baseline funding conditions).
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SkillsFuture Credit (for Individuals)
SCs aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credit (Base Tier and, where eligible, Mid-Career Tier) to offset payable course fees for eligible courses.
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To successfully complete the Strategic HR Business Partner programme, participants must meet the following requirements for each of the five course modules:
Participants who meet these requirements will receive a digital Certificate of Completion from Korn Ferry Academy.
Administrative details on attendance tracking, assessment, and funding eligibility can be found in our Terms & Conditions and in the course confirmation email sent to participants.
