16 August 2020
New SkillsFuture work-study programmes for Singaporeans have been introduced in order to provide Singaporeans more opportunities to delve into lifelong learning and adapt to the fast changing economy.
The work-study scheme is targeted at fresh polytechnic and Institute of Technical Education graduates. Individuals who join these programmes hold the equivalent of a full time job. At the same time, they are also given the chance to upgrade their qualification to a specialist or advanced diploma.
These programmes will offer more than 140 places over the next two years.
One of them, a Bachelor of Technology in computing, will be introduced this month by the National University of Singapore, in partnership with SkillsFuture Singapore as well as Singapore-based global consumer Internet company Sea. It will be the first SkillsFuture Work-Study Degree Programme to be delivered in a “place-and-train” mode, with participants hired as full-time junior analysts prior to the start of the programme.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic graduates have been invited to apply for the first intake of this programme, while enrolment for subsequent intakes will be open to eligible polytechnic graduates from relevant disciplines.