Lasting visibility. Better qualified traffic.
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Google Search Console
SEO Strategy
Align Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) with business goals, customer demand and appropriate search surfaces.
Keyword Research
Identify real customer queries and questions, evaluate search intent, group related topics and prioritise page opportunities.
On-Page SEO
Optimise webpages, metadata, headings, content, images, internal links and direct-answer structures for search and answer readiness.
Off-Page SEO
Strengthen authority and source credibility through relevant references, ethical backlink outreach, local signals and consistent entity information.
SEO Content Planning
Create useful, evidence-backed content that matches search intent, buyer journeys and the information needs behind organic and AI-assisted search.
SEO Performance Tracking
Measure rankings, search traffic, onsite outcomes and dated AI visibility observations without treating a mention, citation, visit and conversion as the same result.
Course Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Assess the advantages and disadvantages of SEO and SEM, explain how Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) support modern search visibility, and propose suitable search marketing tools and SEO activities to address marketing objectives and target customers.
- Conduct extensive keyword research to curate relevant content that reinforces the organisation’s competitive advantage, key messages and brand, and implement on-page SEO, answer-ready content and evidence-led page improvements to strengthen organic search visibility.
- Develop a content marketing and link-building plan to help various types of content compete in organic search results, support direct-answer usefulness, and strengthen credible references across search and generative answer systems.
- Measure and analyse the effectiveness of SEO campaigns using keyword rankings, Google Search Console, GA4 and dated AI visibility observations, and determine factors that can improve SEO-related KPIs, visibility, visits and business outcomes.
Course Outline
What You’ll Learn
Want a portfolio & career placement?
Pair this course with an Equinet Career Programme
This course builds your capability and certifies you. It does not include a project-based capstone, client placement, or career coaching. Our Career Programmes are built for that: three months on a real project brief, your own product idea or a host organisation, with dedicated career support and mentorship throughout.
Many graduates take both: the course for the certification and capability, a Career Programme for the portfolio case study and placement. Speak to a course consultant about the combined pathway.
Trainers
Meet Your Educators
Jethro Xu
Edwin Lau
Target Audience
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals who want to expand their SEO skills and understand how Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) fit into modern search visibility.
It is suitable for:
- Marketing Professionals
- Marketing Managers
- Content Developers, Content Strategists and Copywriters
- Web Developers and Website Managers
- Business Owners managing website traffic
- Teams working with SEO vendors or agencies
- Digital teams monitoring organic and AI-assisted search visibility
Certification Pathway
Get Certified
To attain the Certified SEO Specialist (CSEOS) 2.0 certification, learners are required to complete the following modules:
Course Fee and Funding
Fund Your Brain Gain
This is a SkillsFuture-funded WSQ course. The full course fee is S$999.00. Your nett fee depends on your citizenship, age, and whether you are sponsored by an SME employer. Additional offsets like SkillsFuture Credit, PSEA, UTAP, and SFEC can stack on top of your nett fee.
Not sure which funding support applies to you? Use our SkillsFuture Funding Calculator Guide to understand the funding options that may apply based on your eligibility.
1. SSG SUBSIDY TIERS
Pick the row that describes you. Subsidies are applied at registration; no separate application is needed.
| Who you are | Subsidy | Nett fee |
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| Singapore Citizen aged 40 and above, self-sponsored or employer-sponsored (Non-SME)MCES (MID-CAREER ENHANCED SUBSIDY) | Baseline 50% + MCES 20% = 70% total | S$299.70save S$699.30 |
| Singapore Citizen, PR, or LTVP+ Holder sponsored by an SME employerETSS (ENHANCED TRAINING SUPPORT FOR SMES) | Baseline 50% + MCES 20% = 70% total | S$299.70save S$699.30 |
| Singapore Citizen, PR, or LTVP+ Holder aged 21 and above, self-sponsored or employer-sponsoredBASELINE FUNDING | Baseline 50% | S$499.50save S$499.50 |
| Foreigner / not eligible for SSG funding | Subsidies not applicable | S$999.00full fee |
Eligibility for ETSS depends on your employer’s SME status (ACRA-registered with annual sales of S$100M or less, or 200 employees or fewer). MCES applies to Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above. You receive whichever subsidy is most favourable, not both.
2. ADDITIONAL OFFSETS (STACK ON TOP)
These are applied to your nett fee after subsidies. You can combine more than one if you qualify.
SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
SINGAPORE CITIZENS AGED 25 AND ABOVE
Use your SkillsFuture Credit balance to offset your nett course fee. Singaporeans receive a base credit of S$500.
PSEA
SINGAPORE CITIZENS AGED 30 AND BELOW
Use your Post-Secondary Education Account to pay for SkillsFuture-related course fees. Apply via your bank or MOE.
UTAP
NTUC UNION MEMBERS
Get 50% off your out-of-pocket fee, capped at S$250 per year (S$500 for members aged 40 and above). This course is UTAP claimable – apply via the U Portal after course completion.
SFEC
ELIGIBLE SME EMPLOYERS
Employers can use SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (S$10,000) to offset up to 90% of out-of-pocket course fees on top of existing schemes. Check eligibility at enterprisesg.gov.sg.
3. WORKED EXAMPLE
Example assumes you have at least S$299.70 SkillsFuture Credit opening credit balance. Actual nett fee depends on your specific eligibility.
After the Course
Post-training Support
Your learning does not stop when the course ends. All graduates get ongoing access to three support channels included in the course fee.
Alumni Community
Join the Equinet Insider Network. Ask questions, share wins, and connect with fellow graduates and industry practitioners.
Live Post-Training Mentoring Sessions
Attend live group mentoring sessions with industry subject matter experts. Bring real problems from your work and get practitioner feedback.
Direct Trainer Access
Continue the conversation with your trainer after the course ends. Bring questions from real work and get practitioner feedback.
Post-training mentoring clinic sessions are included in your course fee.
1:1 paid mentoring sessions are also available for graduates who want deeper, project-specific guidance on their own work.
For Organisations
Training a Team?
Course Schedule
Mark Your Calendar!
Duration: 2 Days (16 Hours)
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| 22, 23 Oct 2026 Thu, Fri · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 08, 09 Dec 2026 Tue, Wed · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 06, 07 Jan 2027 Wed, Thu · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 27, 28 Jan 2027 Wed, Thu · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 18, 19 Feb 2027 Thu, Fri · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 11, 12 Mar 2027 Thu, Fri · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 08, 09 Apr 2027 Thu, Fri · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 08, 09 May 2027 Sat, Sun · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 08, 09 Jun 2027 Tue, Wed · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 10, 11 Jul 2027 Sat, Sun · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 05, 06 Aug 2027 Thu, Fri · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 28, 29 Aug 2027 Sat, Sun · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 07, 08 Sep 2027 Tue, Wed · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 22, 23 Sep 2027 Wed, Thu · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 18, 19 Oct 2027 Mon, Tue · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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| 06, 07 Nov 2027 Sat, Sun · 9.00am - 6.00pm · In-Person
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Need-to-Know Stuff, Fast
Everything you need to know about the course. Can’t find the answer you’re looking for? Please contact our friendly team.
Yes. This SEO, AEO, GEO Course is SkillsFuture-funded and eligible for SSG funding support for eligible participants. Funding eligibility and available support may vary depending on individual circumstances and prevailing SkillsFuture requirements.
Learn more about available funding options using our SkillsFuture Funding Calculator Guide.
Learners will be provided with a demo website for practical exercises. Those with their own website may also relate the activities to their own SEO, AEO and GEO context where applicable.
Yes. Learners will practise using free and premium tools such as Google Search Console, Semrush and Ahrefs during relevant course activities. Demonstrations may also reference Google Keyword Planner, GA4, PageSpeed Insights, Rich Results Test, and live search or AI answer surfaces depending on the activity and current platform availability.
Yes. The course helps learners understand SEO strategy, evaluate recommendations, review foundational AEO and GEO claims, and manage vendor conversations more confidently.
This course builds the search strategy foundation, including keyword research, on-page SEO, answer readiness, foundational GEO, content, link building, local visibility and analytics. The Advanced SEO, AEO & GEO course goes deeper into advanced content architecture, technical SEO, structured data, cross-platform visibility analysis and more complex optimisation decisions.
Yes. Learners will learn how to assess search intent, keyword targeting, crawl and index eligibility, on-page factors, content usefulness, page experience, backlinks and performance evidence before deciding what to improve.
Yes. The course explicitly covers Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), including direct-answer structures, entity and source clarity, evidence-led content, AI-assisted search surfaces and platform-specific visibility observations.
They are three ways of reviewing the same useful page. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) focuses on organic search relevance and accessibility. Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) focuses on making a direct answer easy to locate and understand. Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) focuses on making entities, evidence, authorship and sources clear enough for generative answer systems to retrieve and evaluate. The course does not teach learners to build three duplicate pages.
No. The course teaches methods for improving usefulness, eligibility, answer readiness, source readiness and measurement. Search rankings, answer placements and citations are selected by external systems and cannot be guaranteed.
No. Structured data can make a qualifying page eligible for supported rich-result features, but it does not guarantee ranking or AI citation. The course focuses on foundational SEO, clear content, evidence, entity consistency and platform-specific crawler access rather than unsupported GEO shortcuts.


