Corporate Profile

The SIM Group is the largest and most comprehensive private education and training solutions provider in Singapore.   For over 42 years, SIM has contributed significantly to Singapore’s human capital development.

Our Vision

To be the Centre of Leadership and Management Excellence and the Embodiment of Lifelong Learning.

Our Mission

• Spearhead management thought leadership
• Be the preferred strategic partner of corporations in maximising return on human capital
• Be the choice provider of continuing education to individuals
• Transform SIM into a regional brand

Our Core Values

• Trust and Respect for the Individual
• Teamwork
• Open and Timely Communication
• Performance Excellence
• Spirit of Innovative Adventure

Our Commitment

We value our customers and commit ourselves to actively improve our services and products.

Our Quality Policy

We are dedicated to continuously improve our services and to consistently exceed the expectations of our customers.

Quality and excellence have always been at the top of SIM’s agenda.

In 2005, SIM was awarded the CaseTrust for Education. This scheme highlights institutions that have the sound foundation for quality student welfare and business practices.

In 2003, SIM was awarded the Singapore Quality Class for Private Education Organisations, an enhanced SQC programme for business excellence in the education sector. In 2002, it attained the Singapore Quality Class (SQC) for business excellence.  The SQC recognises organisations with a commendable record of performance, productivity and quality. 

Prior to these awards, SIM was also the first educational and training institute in Asia to be awarded the PSB ISO 9002 (1993) as well as the first educational and training institute in Singapore to achieve the People Developer Standard (1999), an award that recognises companies’ commitment to staff development.

SIM has established a presence in Asia through its regional training programmes and active participation in the Asian Association of Management Organisations (AAMO). 

Our History

SIM was founded on 28 November 1964 by the Economic Development Board as a not-for-profit membership institution with the mission of developing Singapore’s human resource capital.

In the early years, SIM offered training courses in management for senior managers and supervisory personnel. After launching its first formal management education programme – Diploma in Management Studies - in 1973, SIM’s portfolio grew to incorporate a wide range of diploma, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes in partnership with established international universities.

With its experience in running adult learning programmes, SIM was selected by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 1992 to steward the Open University Degree Programme (OUDP) in Singapore. The degrees were awarded by The Open University of the United Kingdom (OUUK). In 2002, the OUDP was renamed SIM Open University Centre (SIM-OUC) when OUUK granted accreditation to SIM.

In January 2005, MOE granted SIM approval to form SIM University (UniSIM).  UniSIM was formally registered on 14 April 2005 and its first student intake commenced in January 2006. UniSIM continues to manage its partnership programmes with OUUK for its existing open university students and with Beijing Normal University for its Chinese language courses.  UniSIM also launched a new Tamil language and literature degree programme that leverages the expertise of scholars from the Madurai-Kamaraj University and other universities in Tamil Nadu, India.

Core businesses:
The SIM Group portfolio comprises four core services:

SIM University (UniSIM) is Singapore’s first private university dedicated to providing upgrading opportunities for adult learners through flexible learning modes. The university has a current enrolment of about 6,500 students. These comprise mainly adult learners in Singapore, pursuing degrees, diplomas and certificates through over 40 academic programmes in the Arts & Social Sciences, Business, Human Development & Social Services, and Science & Technology disciplines.

SIM Global Education offers high quality academic programmes through its partnerships with established international universities and institutions from the US, UK, Australia and Switzerland. With an enrolment of more than 14,000, SIM Global Education has more than 50 full-time and part-time academic programmes at postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma and certificate levels.

SIM Professional Development trains more than 13,000 professionals annually through 700 seminars, workshops and conferences. Its in-company training and consultancy services help companies optimise effectiveness in various fields of management and human resource development.

SIM Membership Services has more than 23,500 corporate and individual members, including students of SIM University and SIM Global Education. The society provides an effective nexus for students and corporate executives to interact and network through its talks and membership activities.

Contact Person for SIM
Ms Pamela Tan
Director
Student Care and Academic Service
SIM Headquarters
461 Clementi Road
Singapore 599491
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Contact Number: 6248 9438
Website: http://www.sim.edu.sg