Singapore’s NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) has signed an overseas partnership agreement with Earth Productions, to jointly develop and deliver industry-relevant sustainability training and certification for professionals in Hong Kong’s business events industry.
Witnessed by the Singapore Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (SACEOS) at the Singapore MICE Forum 2025, the partnership will expand NTUC LHUB’s Certified Event Sustainability (CES) Programme overseas.
This sustainability-focused professional certification, accredited by SACEOS and launched in March 2023 in Singapore, will be customised to meet the industry demands and local standards in Hong Kong.
The courses under the CES Programme include (1) Sustainability in MICE: Unlocking the New Horizon, and (2) Sustainability in Tourism and Event Operations, and (3) Narrating Sustainability in Tourism and Events through Design Thinking. These will expose frontline professionals to an overview of the sustainability concept, learn how to drive sustainability implementation in their respective roles, plan and manage sustainability reporting, and utilise tools to measure the environmental and social impact of events.
To further supplement the programme and its delivery, NTUC LHUB will provide overseas trainees with online learning resources through its NTUC LearningHub Learning eXperience Platform. This will enable trainees to leverage case studies on sustainable events in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and policy templates for the industry.
For a start, NTUC LHUB and Earth Productions aim to train 40 professionals annually. In Singapore, the CES programme has over 150 graduates to date, an additional 100 professionals currently undergoing the course.
The collaboration combines NTUC LHUB’s expertise as a Continuing Education and Training provider in Singapore, with Earth Production’s regional insights, as a Hong Kong-based company that focuses on a “sustainability-first” approach in providing event consultation and management services.
