adminSINGAPORE, /PRNewswire/ — NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) today announced the official launch of the NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) Leadership Academy, officiated by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information, at the “NTUC LearningHub Human+ Symposium – Future Forward: Powered by People, Accelerated by AI”.
The NTUC LHUB Leadership Academy aims to elevate leadership excellence in Singapore by equipping our workforce with the critical human capabilities needed to thrive in an increasingly complex environment driven by artificial intelligence (AI). At the event, NTUC LHUB also unveiled its “Human+ Championed by NTUC LearningHub” brand identity, reaffirming NTUC LHUB’s commitment to championing and advancing human skills that complement AI.
With this launch, NTUC LHUB is introducing nine new courses, further strengthening its offerings with a comprehensive suite of experiential and practice-oriented learning opportunities. This is designed to support leaders at every stage of their journey, from first-time managers to senior executives.
New Courses Introduced Under the NTUC LHUB Leadership Academy
According to NTUC LHUB’s Leadership and Coaching Report 2025, business leaders recognise the importance of core leadership capabilities such as strategic thinking, problem-solving, and critical thinking. However, while nearly half of business leaders (48%) identify effective communication as a key leadership skill, only 27% feel that they currently possess it. Emotional intelligence is also an area of concern, with employees (31%) indicating it as the capability their leaders lack most.
Therefore, the NTUC LHUB Leadership Academy places human skills at the centre of leadership development through a structured and applied learning approach. It is anchored on three core leadership dimensions to sharpen leaders’ cognitive, emotive, and behavioural capabilities.
Under the Academy, NTUC LHUB is exploring three new leadership courses powered by globally recognised Harvard Business Impact (HBI), for early-stage managers to build self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and people-centric influence. Learners will gain knowledge on practical behavioural frameworks and relevant real-world application tools to lead confidently and effectively in a fast-evolving and AI-led workplace. At the same time, NTUC LHUB is expanding its support for mid-level managers with another two leadership courses focused on influence, strategic change, and leading teams through transformation.
NTUC LHUB is also expanding its Coaching suite with two new courses that enhance leadership capability and team performance, developed in alignment with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) globally recognised coaching accreditation standards. Additionally, two new Emotional Intelligence courses for senior and mid-management levels will be rolled out, developed in alignment with the Genos Model of Emotional Intelligence, a globally recognised, evidence-based framework used by organisations worldwide to assess and develop emotionally intelligent leadership.
The Academy will offer four courses leading to the Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP)’s Responsible People Manager Role Badge[1]. Developed by NTUC LHUB based on course rubrics established by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) and IHRP, these courses recognise people managers who demonstrate responsible, fair and future-ready leadership, in line with the Workplace Fairness Act[2]. This builds on NTUC LHUB’s role as one of the earliest partners to collaborate with IHRP on training programmes that prepare learners for both the Responsible and Progressive People Manager Role Badges.
Refer to Annex A for more information on these courses.
[1] More information on the Responsible People Manager Role Badge: ‘New IHRP Study Spurs Launch of People Manager Role Badge to Bridge Manager Training Gap’ |
[2] More information on the Workplace Fairness Act: ‘Guide to Workplace Fairness (For Individuals)’ |
A Collaborative Learning Ecosystem for Human Skills
The NTUC LHUB Leadership Academy partners with leading organisations to build a collaborative learning ecosystem that harnesses global best practices and grounds them in local workforce insights, to align with real‑world needs.
To drive this, NTUC LHUB is formalising its collaboration with HBI to introduce the new leadership courses by leveraging its global expertise and highly impactful thought leadership. At the event, NTUC LHUB also announced a partnership with the TAFEP to advance skills that support compliance, strengthen strategic readiness for the Workplace Fairness Act, and co-create end-to-end human resource capability courses that elevate professional standards.
In support of the Academy, NTUC LHUB signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with employers Aster Chemicals and Energy, City Developments Limited, SMRT Corporation and Yayasan MENDAKI to co-develop leadership competency frameworks, identify emerging workforce development needs and deliver targeted training courses. NTUC LHUB also signed an MoU with Resorts World Sentosa focusing on workforce upskilling, emerging skills and potential training programmes.
Championing Human Skills Through the Human+ Brand
The “Human+ Championed by NTUC LearningHub” brand identity was unveiled at the event, underscoring NTUC LHUB’s conviction that even as industries, technology, and skills continue to evolve at unprecedented speed, people remain at the centre of progress. The “+” symbol reflects exponential growth powered by people, representing continuous development and the potential to progress through new skills and experiences, while affirming NTUC LHUB’s role in championing human capability and advancing skills development for the future of work.
Mr Jeremy Ong, Chief Executive Officer of NTUC LearningHub, says, “As technology and AI continue to reshape how we work, the ability to lead effectively remains fundamentally human. While AI can enhance speed and efficiency, leadership effectiveness will always rest deeply on human capabilities such as judgement, empathy, emotional intelligence, and resilience. In an increasingly complex and fast-changing environment, leaders must be able to think critically, connect meaningfully with people, and make sound decisions beyond what technology alone can offer. The launch of the NTUC LearningHub Leadership Academy reflects our commitment to strengthening Singapore’s leadership pipeline by equipping business leaders with the human skills needed to navigate complexity, inspire teams, and lead with purpose in a technology-driven economy. By integrating global best practices, strong local insights, and meaningful partnerships, we aim to develop leaders at every level with the cognitive, emotive, and behavioural capabilities required to build inclusive, high-performing teams, uphold trust and fairness in the workplace, and confidently navigate the future of work.”
About NTUC LearningHub
NTUC LearningHub is the leading Continuing Education and Training provider in Singapore which aims to transform the lifelong employability of working people. Since our corporatisation in 2004, we have been working with employers and individual learners to provide learning solutions in areas such as Infocomm Technology, Generative AI & Cloud, Healthcare, Retail & Food Services, Employability & Literacy, Business Excellence, Workplace Safety & Health, Security, Human Resources & Coaching and Foreign Workers Training.
To date, NTUC LearningHub has helped over 34,000 organisations and achieved more than 3.2 million training places across more than 1,000 courses with a pool of about 1,000 certified trainers. As a Total Learning Solutions provider to organisations, we also forge partnerships to offer a wide range of relevant end-to-end training. Besides in-person training, we also offer instructor-led virtual live classes (VLCs) and asynchronous online learning. The NTUC LearningHub Learning eXperience Platform (LXP)—a one-stop online learning platform—offers timely, bite-sized and quality content for learners to upskill anytime and anywhere. Beyond learning, LXP also serves as a platform for jobs and skills development for both workers and companies.
For more information, visit www.ntuclearninghub.com.
