Roger Tan - Singapore
Director - Civil Service College International
Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) Graduate
“Murdoch is close to home, has a cosmopolitan student population, a great team of experienced lecturers, an environment conducive to study, and a wide choice of courses with options to attain a double major.”
Roger Tan graduated with first class Honours in Psychology from Murdoch University in 1991.
He won the University Medal for best academic performance the same year. Roger also holds a Master’s degree (with Distinction) in Organisational Psychology from the United Kingdom and British Psychological Society (BPS) Level A and B Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing.
He is accredited by the Australian Council for Educational Research as a qualified user of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.
Roger has been trained as a Certified Master Coach by Dr. Suzanne Skiffington from the Behavioural Coaching Institute and is a member of the International Coaching Council. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Management.
Roger is currently the Director of CSC International, a division within the Civil Service College of Singapore responsible for providing training programmes and consulting services to regional and international organisations.
In his current portfolio, Roger plays a key role in sharing Singapore’s experience in public governance and management with government officials from other countries.
Roger is an organisational psychologist by training. Prior to joining CSC in 2001, he spent more than nine years working in the Public Service Commission and Public Service Division as a government psychologist.
Prior to his current appointment, Roger held the posts of Consultant Psychologist and Deputy Director of CSC Consultants, the consulting division of the Civil Service College.
In these positions, he led a team of organisational psychologists and management consultants to help clients achieve superior organisational performance through talent assessment and recruitment, people development, and organisational development tools and processes.
In particular, Roger has assisted many organisations in implementing human resource measurement and assessment systems using a variety of tools and techniques such as psychometric testing, assessment centre, 360-degree feedback and structured interviewing.
Roger has also conducted and facilitated several leadership and management development workshops for senior and mid-level executives in the public sector.
Life at Murdoch
“Over the four years of my honours degree, I became adequately prepared for a career as a psychologist. I have had the chance to compare my exposure to those of my colleagues who graduated from universities in the UK and USA and found that the Murdoch curriculum covered a whole lot more ground and provided its students with practical experience for work in psychology-related careers”.
“This was my first prolonged overseas experience and I must say that the people, climate and culture in Australia have all shaped my outlook in life and left me with many, many positive and fond memories of Murdoch and Australia.”
Why Murdoch
“I have countless fond memories of Murdoch University. If I have to identify the fondest, it would be the entire experience of studying in the university itself.”
“The university provides students with a good learning environment and the lecturers are committed to their teaching. As an overseas student, I liked the friendly and relaxed atmosphere in the university.”
“The variety of extra-curricular activities it offers also provides students with an all-rounded experience and education.”
“I have no reservations recommending potential students to give Murdoch University serious considerations.”
