About Us • SHRI
ABOUT US
Established in 1965, Singapore Human Resources Institute is a leading, non-profit, professional HR body. Recognised as Singapore’s national HR institute, SHRI is the country’s sole representative in both the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM) and the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA), shaping of progressive people practices across the region and beyond.

MISSION & VISION
Our Mission: To elevate human capital excellence, champion transformative people strategies, and empower individuals and organisations to drive lasting societal and economic impact.
Our Vision: To emerge as the leading authority in progressive HR and leadership practices, shaping the future of human capital excellence in Singapore and beyond.
OUR HISTORY
SHRI was registered on 24 November 1965
Back then, we were known as the Singapore Institute of Personnel Management (SIPM) and aimed to enable local personnel managers to become more effective in their work.
In 1993, the Institute’s name was changed to Singapore Institute of Human Resource Management (SIHRM). A year later, members of the Industrial Relations Society (Singapore) were absorbed into SIHRM and in 1998, the Institute’s name took on its present form.
For more information on our history, visit our milestones page here.


OUR SERVICES
The Products and Services We Offer
SHRI comprises different core products and services under SHRI Academy and SHRI Corporation. These services aim to promote continuous learning, upgrading and professional development.
Committed to promulgating and maintaining high standards of professionalism in human resource management and development, SHRI drives the HR agenda. We link and connect HR professionals and practitioners locally and overseas through our signature events and membership activities. We provide a comprehensive suite of events, conferences, seminars, dialogues and sharing sessions that serve as a springboard for corporations and individuals to find their own breakthroughs and transformations from discussions, exchanges, learning and networking.
With a wide-ranging educational curriculum and adult training courses, we advocate a culture of continual life-long learning and skill-upgrading to enhance and enable knowledge acquisition and skills development at both corporate and individual levels. Our academic programmes and workshops are customised to cater to the dynamic learning needs of the current workforce. SHRI aims to reach out to the different stratums of the workforce: from professionals, managers, executives, technicians (PMETs) to mature and retrenched workers as well as those under-going career transitions. We seek to provide them with resources and avenues to enhance their competency and maintain employability.
OUR CORE INITIATIVES
Some Of Our Core Initiatives Include:




OUR COLLABORATIONS
SHRI has collaborated with many regional and local organisations
SHRI has collaborations and affiliations with organisations such as: Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME), Ministry of Manpower (MOM), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) and The Singapore Chinese, Indian and Malay Chambers of Commerce & Industry. In addition, we maintain close relationships with Health Promotion Board (HPB), Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), The Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board (SPRING Singapore) and have collaborated with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
SHRI is an active contributor to the global HR community, having held the office of President of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource management (APFHRM) for the 2005-2006 term.
Singapore became the third country after the USA and the UK, where SHRI as its national HR representative was appointed Secretary-General and Treasurer of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) for the term 2006-2008.

60 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
SHRI has a 60 year heritage of quality.
SHRI has collaborations and affiliations with organisations such as: Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME), Ministry of Manpower (MOM), National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).

OUR VALUES
SHRI has upheld its ACE values with every initiative launched.
We constantly advocate for HR best practices, connect a community of HR professionals and enhance the HR profession.