Course Objectives:
Riding on the momentum of our recent fruitful BBL trips, we are now getting ready for our next BBL trip to South Korea – a city known for sound government support towards innovative waste management and environmental sustainability practices; good participation from the community and ground-up endeavours, as well as successful “from research to implementation” solutions.
WMRAS endeavours to begin each Beyond Borders Learning trip with the end in mind for all participants to be able to:
- Be equipped with strategic insights on integrating environmental and social sustainability into business models
- Explore cases and innovations in waste management, circular economy, environmental technologies, and workplace learning, linking relevance to Singapore’s context
- Appreciate cross-border ESG trends, regulatory landscapes, and stakeholder engagement strategies
- Foster leadership for sustainability-driven workforce transformation
Programme Outline for South Korea:
- 0.5 day of self-directed learning with Temasek Polytechnic (TP) on Workplace Learning
- 3 days of technical site visits
- Daily learning reflections
- Cultural Visit to Insadong, Seoul
Minimum Entry Requirement:
- Management, Middle managers and/or supervisors holding full-time or concurrent roles relating to sustainability and workplace learning within their own and/or their clients’ premises
- Could be performing other functions (for example, retail, facilities, property management, operations, sustainability and Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), etc.)
- Should possess a basic understanding of waste management, recycling, sustainability