Programme Objective
To inform participants on the internal relationship between the employer and its procurement and other related staff.
Programme Outline
Ethics and Corporate Governance: An Overview
Ethical procurement principles – Singapore Government and the United Nations
Overlap between Law and Ehics -- The Law of Equity and Ethics; Ethics and statute law.
Duties of Directors and Staff – Fidelity (for both groups), Fiduciary (for directors and officers), remedies for breaches. Responses to Fraud – dismissal, reporting to authorities (to report or not), problems in suing controlling directors.
Corruption – Prevention of Corruption Act (corrupt acts, inducement, extra-territorial corruption, employer remedies for corruption. Corruption and underlying contracts. Recent private and public sector corruption cases (Ng Boon Gay, Peter Lim and seafood ordering cases)
Dishonesty – common criminal offences and related matters – cheating, theft, forgery, criminal breach of trust, common intention, abetment, conspiracy, sentencing. Defenses to criminal prosecution. Directors’ responsibility for staff or outsider dishonesty.
Securities offences including insider trading and market manipulation. The Securities and Futures Act.
Whistleblower protection – Singapore and other countries’ laws compared
Training Methodology
Lecture style, with a case study for discussion
Closing Date for Registration
1 week before programme or until full enrolment.
Intended For
An Intermediate level programme intended for CFOs, Internal Auditors, Finance Managers, Risk Managers and Department Supervisors who are involved in procurements or handling commercial contracts. Professionals who would like understand about the legal and ethical issues surrounding procurements and commercial contracts are welcome to attend.
Competency Mapping
Category 2 = 7.00 Hours
Schedule & Fees
Date & Time
12 Nov 2025 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Fee (inclusive of GST)
For Members:
$ 393.49
For Non-Members:
$ 473.06
Programme Facilitator(s)
Terence Tan
Venue
Online Classroom in or outside of
Singapore
Testimonial
Funding
1] NTUC Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)
UTAP (Union Training Assistance Programme) is an individual skills upgrading account for NTUC members.
To find out more on the UTAP funding and support validity period please click here.
Should you have queries on the funding scheme, you can email to UTAP@e2i.com.sg or call NTUC Membership Hotline at 6213-8008
Programme Facilitator(s)
Terence Tan
An Advocate and Solicitor for over 20 years, Terence has provided legal training and education for many professional organizations, overseas universities and MNCs.
Terence was named in Parliament for his comments on the revamped Bankrupt Act and these comments were expressly mentioned by the Court of Appeal.
Terence was formerly Asst Professor in the Law Faculty, National University of Singapore where he taught Insolvency Law, Company Law and Computer Law.
He is recognized by the Council for Estate Agents (CEA) on a wide variety of issues and topics such as Landlord-Tenant Disputes and Family Property Disputes.
Programme Objective
To inform participants on the internal relationship between the employer and its procurement and other related staff.
Programme Outline
Ethics and Corporate Governance: An Overview
Ethical procurement principles – Singapore Government and the United Nations
Overlap between Law and Ehics -- The Law of Equity and Ethics; Ethics and statute law.
Duties of Directors and Staff – Fidelity (for both groups), Fiduciary (for directors and officers), remedies for breaches. Responses to Fraud – dismissal, reporting to authorities (to report or not), problems in suing controlling directors.
Corruption – Prevention of Corruption Act (corrupt acts, inducement, extra-territorial corruption, employer remedies for corruption. Corruption and underlying contracts. Recent private and public sector corruption cases (Ng Boon Gay, Peter Lim and seafood ordering cases)
Dishonesty – common criminal offences and related matters – cheating, theft, forgery, criminal breach of trust, common intention, abetment, conspiracy, sentencing. Defenses to criminal prosecution. Directors’ responsibility for staff or outsider dishonesty.
Securities offences including insider trading and market manipulation. The Securities and Futures Act.
Whistleblower protection – Singapore and other countries’ laws compared
Training Methodology
Lecture style, with a case study for discussion
Closing Date for Registration
1 week before programme or until full enrolment.
Intended For
An Intermediate level programme intended for CFOs, Internal Auditors, Finance Managers, Risk Managers and Department Supervisors who are involved in procurements or handling commercial contracts. Professionals who would like understand about the legal and ethical issues surrounding procurements and commercial contracts are welcome to attend.
Competency Mapping
Category 2 = 7.00 Hours
Programme Facilitator(s)
Terence Tan
An Advocate and Solicitor for over 20 years, Terence has provided legal training and education for many professional organizations, overseas universities and MNCs.
Terence was named in Parliament for his comments on the revamped Bankrupt Act and these comments were expressly mentioned by the Court of Appeal.
Terence was formerly Asst Professor in the Law Faculty, National University of Singapore where he taught Insolvency Law, Company Law and Computer Law.
He is recognized by the Council for Estate Agents (CEA) on a wide variety of issues and topics such as Landlord-Tenant Disputes and Family Property Disputes.