Agility in Action: Embedding Learning in the Flow of Work for Performance at Speed
Louise Phua (Ms)
Course Duration: 7 hours
*The fee is inclusive of prevailing GST and subject to changes.
Course Dates
For groups of at least 15 people, customised run dates are available, contact us via the form below for more details.
What Is The Session About?
In a world marked by brittleness, anxiety, nonlinearity, and incomprehensibility (BANI), learning agility is fast becoming a core capability for leaders navigating constant change. This one-day advanced workshop is designed for mid-level and senior professionals in Adult Education, L&D, HR, and OD who are driving talent and organisational transformation.
Focusing on real-time learning in the flow of work, the session unpacks five key dimensions of learning agility— Mental, People, Results, Change, and Self-awareness—through experiential activities, workplace-based scenarios, and guided reflection.
Participants will explore how to lead with agility, support adaptive teams, and draw lessons from everyday work challenges. The workshop equips leaders not only to grow personally, but to embed agile learning behaviors into organisational routines— accelerating performance, adaptability, and growth where it matters most: on the job.
What Does The Session Cover?
Knowledge-based learning objectives: what participants will know at the end of the workshop (their understanding)
1. Explain the concept of learning agility and its importance in today's dynamic world.
2. Identify the five dimensions of learning agility (Mental, People, Results, Change, Self-awareness) and their associated qualities and predictors.
3. Describe the key mindsets and behaviors that support learning agility, including growth mindset principles.
4. Recognise common blockers to learning agility and strategies to overcome them.
5. Articulate how learning from experience contributes to the development of learning agility.
Skills-based learning objectives: what participants will be able to do at the end of the workshop (their application)
1. Apply the five dimensions of learning agility to assess and enhance their own career and life trajectories
2. Adapt learning approaches to meet changing job demands and become future-ready
3. Apply learning from experience through reflection and application techniques to address future challenges
4. Engage in seeking behaviors to pursue new learning opportunities actively
5. Utilise sensemaking techniques to extract insights from complex or ambiguous situations, and practice methods for internalising lessons learned
^ Assessment: Formative Assessment(s), Assignments/Presentations/Practical Performances)
^ Completion: Upon 100% attendance and meeting Assessment requirement, learners will receive a Certificate of Participation from IAL (& other partners where applicable)
Who Is It Suitable For?
- Mid- to senior-level Adult Education, L&D, HR, and OD professionals seeking to build learning agility in themselves and others.
- Learning & Development Specialists responsible for designing and implementing talent development programs.
- Human Resources Professionals focused on employee growth, performance, and workforce planning.
- Organisational Development Practitioners leading change initiatives and fostering a resilient organisational culture.
- Individual Contributors and Professionals looking to navigate career twists and thrive in dynamic work environments.
Course Funding and Policies
Payment
Please proceed to make payment via eNets/credit card (VISA or MasterCard) at the end of the registration process. Kindly note that the system will automatically cancel the registration if full payment has not been successfully processed by 11.59pm (Singapore Time) on the same day of the registration. You will have to reapply for the course, subject to availability of vacancy at the point of your re-registration.
Additional Funding Available, If Applicable
Singaporeans aged 25 years old and above are eligible for SkillsFuture Credit which can be used to offset the selected programmes' fees for self-sponsored registrations only.
Please note the submission period for your SFC claim via MySkillsFuture needs to be within 60 days before the course start date (date inclusive). If your course start date is more than 60 days from the date of SFC application, the SSG-SFC portal would reject your application. In this case, you would need to pay the full course fees at the end of your course application.
Rescheduling
Request for rescheduling must be submitted to IAL 2 weeks before the commencement of programme. Reschedule requests that come mid-way through training has to be supported by valid reasons; substantiated by references as evidence; such as a doctor's note; or a hospitalization chit.
Please submit your request to reschedule your course here. A non-refundable administrative fee of
S$54.50 w/GST ($50) applies for the request and the next available slot will be offered
Withdrawal
Request for withdrawal from a programme is subjected to review by IAL and the decision is final. IAL reserves the right to request for supporting document(s). A non-refundable administration fee of
S$54.50 w/GST ($50) is applicable for withdrawal request. If the withdrawal notice is given less than 2 weeks before the programme start date, the paid fees will not be refunded.
Corporate Run
For dedicated corporate runs with a contract signed with IAL, billing and payment will follow the terms of the signed contract. Otherwise, payment would be expected upon registration.
About The Speaker
Serene Sim (Ms)
Her specialty areas include Critical Core Skills in Adaptability, Learning Agility, Self-Management, and Developing People. She also specializes in Leadership & Supervisory Management, Personal Mastery, Team Effectiveness, Performance Management, Transforming HR practices and Organizational Development. Her practice sectors include Public Service, SMEs, Tertiary Institutions, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism.
Serene is passionate about Learning Transfer & Impact, HR Transformation, and bridging the HR practices & implementation gap. Her background predisposes her to effectively integrate the organization’s needs with learners’ performance and learning needs by crafting creative solutions. Her goal is to assist employees in reaching their full potential by using human performance technology innovatively and creating an environment for maximum skill transfer.
Louise Phua (Ms)
Louise Phua has about 20 years' experience in corporate and consulting organisations. With extensive experience in multi-national human resources service providers, she is deeply familiar with talent acquisition and talent management in Asia. Louise is a Talent Coach, Facilitator, Trainer and Learning Designer.
Well-versed in talent management in Asia Pacific. she helps international companies to find and grow their talent and organisations. Her early career was in marketing and the media and in recent years, she has stints as a Learning Designer.She adopts a holistic and integrated approach to adult learning based on the Three Dimensions of Learning (Illeris, 2008). She has been involved in curriculum and instructional design for learning projects targeted at young adults, mid-career professionals and elderly learners. Her recent clients include Airbus, Nanyang Technological University, Sephora, Singapore Tourism Board, Temasek Polytechnic and counting.