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Religious Leadership Development Programme
The Religious Leadership Development Programme is a MUIS 12-month fully funded initiative announced in July 2026 to develop experienced asatizah in Singapore's religious-leadership pipeline.
Religious Leadership Development Programme
The Religious Leadership Development Programme (RLDP) is a MUIS initiative announced on 20 July 2026 at the Syed Isa Semait and MUIS Scholarships Award Ceremony. MUIS describes RLDP as a new 12-month, fully funded programme for experienced asatizah, placing it within Singapore's effort to strengthen the next generation of religious leaders (MUIS, speeches listing, accessed 1 September 2026).
Purpose and participant boundary
The RLDP is aimed at experienced asatizah rather than being a general religious-education course open to every learner. The published announcement establishes the programme's duration, funding description and intended leadership-development audience, but states no cohort size and leaves the selection criteria not published in the material currently available. The announcement also does not publish an application window, selection test, curriculum or qualification awarded; those operational details should be taken from MUIS's current programme materials when available (MUIS, speeches listing, accessed 1 September 2026).
Relationship to MUIS's asatizah ecosystem
The RLDP sits alongside MUIS's wider asatizah-development ecosystem, which includes the Asatizah Recognition Scheme, Continuing Professional Education, the Integrated Learning Management portal, scholarships and other talent-development support. RLDP should therefore be understood as a leadership-development pathway for an experienced segment of the religious-teacher community, not as a replacement for recognition requirements, a universal subsidy, or proof that every asatizah receives funding (MUIS, Asatizah development, accessed 1 September 2026).
Record details
- Also known as
- ["Religious Leadership Development Programme","RLDP","MUIS RLDP"]
- Jurisdiction
- SG
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Sources
- MUIS — Speeches and Religious Leadership Development Programme announcement Accessed 2026-09-01
- MUIS — Asatizah development Accessed 2026-09-01
Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.