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Education and Career Guidance (ECG) is about equipping students with the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make informed decisions at each key education stage for successful transition from school to further education or work, and hence to manage their career pathways and lifelong learning throughout their lives. Through ECG, social-emotional competencies and qualities of proactivity, adaptability and resilience are developed to prepare students for the 21st Century.

You can have a chat with any of our friendly Education & Career Coaches at TP Career Services Centre:   

Email: getahead@tp.edu.sg
Career Services

Make an appointment at:

• for.edu.sg/bookmyecg (for existing students)
• bookmyecgpublic.questionpro.com (for Alumni) 

Education & Career Coaches at the Career Services Centre can support students in the following areas

• Exploration of their strengths and interests 
• Exploration of education pathways and choices
• Exploration of industries and career pathways and choices
• Resume Review
• Interview Preparation

This is achieved through individual and group counselling, as well as activities organised in collaboration with the schools and industry partners. 

We encourage students to explore the MySkillsFuture portal. This is a one-stop ECG portal that empowers our students to embark on a journey of self-discovery and make informed education and career choices. Students may use the information and tools to explore various education and career pathways and take charge of their future.

Alternatively, ECG can help you discover your interests and strengths and clarify your education and career goals.  You can have a chat with any of our friendly Education & Career Coaches at TP Career Services Centre :  

Email: getahead@tp.edu.sg
Career Services

Make an appointment at:

• for.edu.sg/bookmyecg (for existing students)
• bookmyecgpublic.questionpro.com (for Alumni) 

Through ECG, you can receive support in preparing your resume, personal statement, and cover letter, and coaching in interview skills. You can also be equipped with skills to gather information related to the world of work  

Have a chat with any of our friendly Education & Career Coaches at TP Career Services Centre:  

Email: getahead@tp.edu.sg
Career Services

Make an appointment at:

• for.edu.sg/bookmyecg (for existing students)
• bookmyecgpublic.questionpro.com (for Alumni) 

Pathways after TP includes joining the workforce, furthering your education, or embarking on a Work and Study programme.  Education & Career Coaches can help you clarify your education and career goals, and explore possible pathways to make informed decisions about your further education and/or career choices. 

Have a chat with any of our friendly Education & Career Coaches at TP Career Services Centre:  

Email: getahead@tp.edu.sg
Career Services

Make an appointment at:

• for.edu.sg/bookmyecg (for existing students)
• bookmyecgpublic.questionpro.com (for Alumni) 

There are many options for graduates looking to further their education in Singapore or overseas.  There are altogether 6 Autonomous Universities in Singapore at present.  To get started, you can visit the universities’ websites to explore the different courses that you can pursue and the advanced standing granted by the various universities.

You may also consider deepening your knowledge by taking up Specialist Diploma and Advanced Diploma programmes. Work and Study programmes  are also an option.

For students who wish to consider private education, do consider the 3Rs, and check that the institution and course is registered with the Council for Private Education (CPE) beforehand

Alternatively, you may want to consider is to work and defer your further education. Some students find work experience useful in their studies later. For one, you are likely to be more matured and disciplined. Also, with real work experience and insights, you may find it easier to grasp the related classroom teaching.

For further exploration, Education & Career Coaches can help you clarify your education and career goals, and explore possible pathways to make informed decisions about your further education choices. 

Have a chat with any of our friendly Education & Career Coaches at TP Career Services Centre:  

Email: getahead@tp.edu.sg
Career Services

Make an appointment at:

• for.edu.sg/bookmyecg (for existing students)
• bookmyecgpublic.questionpro.com (for Alumni) 

There are different industry sectors and career opportunities depending on your diploma discipline.  We encourage you to explore MySkillsFuture portal to find out information about the different industry sectors, explore different career pathways and understand the skills and training requirements for the different job roles. 

You may also want to consider Work and Study programmes, including those offered by TP.  The programmes are designed to give full-time Polytechnic fresh graduates a head-start in careers related to their discipline of studies.

ECG can also help you explore your interests and strengths and clarify your education and career goals, and explore possible pathways to make informed decisions.  You can have a chat with any of our friendly Education & Career Coaches at TP Career Services Centre :  

Email: getahead@tp.edu.sg
Career Services

Make an appointment at:

• for.edu.sg/bookmyecg (for existing students)
• bookmyecgpublic.questionpro.com (for Alumni) 

Besides speaking with your lecturers and your course manager, you may want to use the services of the Career Services Centre where you can find many resources on career opportunities across different industry sectors.   Our Education & Career Coaches can also help you explore your interests and strengths, clarify your career goals, explore possible pathways to make informed decisions, and help with resume and CB critique.  You can have a chat with any of our friendly Education & Career Coaches at TP Career Services Centre:  

Email: getahead@tp.edu.sg
Career Services

Make an appointment at:

• for.edu.sg/bookmyecg (for existing students)
• bookmyecgpublic.questionpro.com (for Alumni) 

You can also check out job opportunities and job search resources at MyCareerFuture, Workforce Singapore or e2i .

Most employers are interested to know that if you possess any other skills and experience outside of a formal education. These are helpful indicators to your future employer with regards to your leadership skills, ability to work in teams and time management strengths. Employers are often keen to know a potential employee’s areas of interests, sense of commitment and responsibility; qualities which most employers will appreciate.

• Cross-cultural awareness
  Centre for TransCultural Studies offers the Transnational Studies cross-disciplinary subject, where you can get a better understanding of other cultures and acquire skills and knowledge targeted at preparing you for life in the globalised workplace.

• Global Awareness
  Keep abreast of current affairs around the world. Keeping track of those issues that interest you and how you want to be involved in can help you to decide where to work and live.

• International Contacts
  International contacts are important - for friendships and professional connections. You can start right here on campus by interacting more with international students.

• Foreign Language
  Learning additional languages helps you function better across cultures. You may also wish to take up cross-disciplinary subjects offered by Centre for TransCultural Studies such as Introduction to Language & Culture (Italian, French, Japanese) or Plugging into China Connections.

• International Study or Work Experience
  Go on a Global Citizenship study trip, participate in student exchanges or Overseas Community Projects and Overseas Student Internship Program (OSIP) are some of the ways to internationalise. Centre for TransCultural Studies also offers you the opportunity to go on attachment in China through the Plugging into China Connections cross-disciplinary subject.

   

Click here for the list of courses offered by TP.

You may retrieve information on the respective admissions exercises (grouped by entry qualifications), eligibility criteria, application period and other information from the respective admissions exercises web pages.

GCE 'O' Level

GCE 'N(A)' Level

ITE Certificate Holders

GCE 'A' Level

Applicants with working experience

IP / IB (DAE-Local)

Foreign Qualifications (DAE-Foreign)

Part-Time ITE Certificate Holders & WSQ Diploma Holders

Yes, you may. The Polytechnic will reserve a place for successful male applicants who are unable to obtain approval to defer or be disrupted from their Singapore full-time National Service (NS) to join the current intake. Reservation of a place is only applicable to male Singaporeans and Singapore PRs who are required to serve NS and are admitted to a polytechnic course for the first time.

Holders of international qualifications may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Foreign Qualifications). Information pertaining to accommodation, programmes and part-time employment is available here.

1 intake (course commences in April).

Applicants are allowed to combine their GCE 'O' level results of up to two sittings (e.g. 2015 and 2017) when seeking admission to the Polytechnic.

You may wish to consider the following TP courses that accept Grade D7 for English. Please check that you meet the other entry requirements for the courses. Information on the entry requirements is available by clicking on the respective course names. 

You may wish to consider the following TP courses that accept Grade D7 for Mathematics. Please check that you meet the other entry requirements for the courses. Information on the entry requirements is available by clicking on the respective course names.

For your top few choices for JAE, you may wish to select those TP courses that you are passionate about and for which your net ELR2B2 aggregate score is less than or equal to the previous year’s highest aggregate score of the course or not too far above the highest score.

To maximise the likelihood of being posted to a course of your JAE choices, you should ensure that, for some of your selected courses, your net ELR2B2 aggregate score falls below the previous year’s highest aggregate scores of those courses.

Students who have completed Year 4 of the Integrated Programme (IP) in Singapore may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Local).

Students who have completed Year 6 of the Integrated Programme (IP) in Singapore and have obtained an IB Diploma may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Local). Students with IB Diploma may also apply for selected diploma courses which allow them to complete the course in 2 or 2.5 years, provided they meet the entry requirements.

You may apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE-Local). Students with GCE ‘A’ Level qualification may also apply for selected diploma courses which allow them to complete the course in 2 or 2.5 years, provided they meet the entry requirements.

(According to sequence of payment if multiple Financial Schemes are approved)

• Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy (TTFS) for Malays (Mendaki)
• SkillsFuture Credit (Only for Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above)
• Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
• CPF Education Loan Scheme
• MOE Tuition Fee Loan Scheme (TFL)
  
  

Please note that as per MOE’s guideline, for awardees with scholarships that specifically indicated tuition fees coverage, TTFS/SkillsFuture Credit/ PSEA/CPF/MOE TFL utilisations are not allowed if the amount awarded are adequate to cover the students’ tuition fees.

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA) can be used to settle both Tuition Fee and Other Fees but CPF Education Loan Scheme, Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy (TTFS) for Malays (Mendaki), MOE Tuition Fee Loan Scheme and SkillsFuture Credit cover only Tuition Fee.

Other Fees are to be paid by using your own funds or PSEA.

Yes, you can apply for more than one Financial Schemes if you are eligible.

Please refer to the Financial Schemes section on the Fees & Financial page here.

Subsidised students, who are Eligible and Apply for TG, are eligible to apply for Financial Schemes.

Important Note:

Full fee paying SC/SPR, (i.e. who are not eligible for TG, choose not to apply for TG or taking a full time diploma course that TG is not applicable), are allowed to apply for MOE TFL up to 75% of subsidised rate and utilise PSEA to pay for full outstanding fees subject to availability of funds in PSEA.

You would be informed of the outcome of your financial scheme application(s) directly by the respective FS Organisations.

1. For application form properly completed, the Polytechnic will submit them to the Financial Scheme Organisations for processing.
2. If you are requested by the Polytechnic to re-submit the form due to any reason, you must re-submit the application form to the Polytechnic by the deadline stated in the Student Financial Application Form Follow Up Letter/Email. Else, it will be deemed that you are no longer interested in applying for that Financial Scheme. To ensure you receive the follow up letter, please update your latest local address when doing online enrolment.
3. Incomplete submission of required documents will result in your application being rejected by the Financial Scheme Organisation administering the Financial Scheme.
4. Late re-submission of application form to the Polytechnic will delay the processing of your application by the Financial Scheme Organisations.
5. You have to give prompt response to queries on your application by the Polytechnic or Financial Scheme Organisation. If you do not do so, your application may not be processed and approved by FS organisation timely for fee payment before fee due date.

You can view your financial application details via TP Oei through a mobile device.

The types of enquiries available are:

• Payment Status
• Financial Scheme Application (TTFS/PSEA/CPF/MOE TFL) Status
• GIRO Application Status
• GIRO Deduction Status
• Financial Scheme (PSEA/CPF) Deduction Enquiry
• Tuition Grant

You are required to settle your fees by using your own funds first. The Polytechnic will refund you after receipt of the fund from the Financial Scheme Organisation if your application is approved subsequently.

You may want to explore the possibility of using another available Financial Scheme that you are eligible to apply and the application period is still open. Otherwise, you will have to use your own funds to pay the fees.

1. Yes, it is compulsory for all full time diploma Singapore Citizen (SC) students/ Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) or International Student (IS) who wish to apply for TG to complete the TG submission.
   
   Please refer to question “How do I submit the TG form if I wish to apply for TG?” on online form submission.
   
   

2. For International Student (IS), if you do not submit the TG forms by 25 April 2025, it is deemed that you decided not to apply for TG.

   Please note:
   If you decide to apply for TG:
   > You must submit an on-line application for TG scheme at the MOE’s website;
   > You must complete the execution of the TG Agreement with MOE by the stipulated deadline before you are granted TG; and in the TG Agreement, you will be required to work for a Singapore entity for three years upon graduation.
   > SPR and International students who are awarded TG and withdraw from their course without graduating are liable for Liquidated Damages for the TG received for their course of study. Students are strongly advised to consider the implications, especially financial implications, before early withdrawal from their course.

1. Singapore Citizen (SC) student must submit the Tuition Grant Declaration/Option Form to be granted TG, subject to the criteria of TG eligibility.
   
   
2. Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) student who wish to apply for TG must submit the Tuition Grant Declaration/Option Form, subject to the criteria of TG eligibility.
   
   For Singapore Citizen (SC) and Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) student, please login using your Singpass to submit your Tuition Grant Declaration/Option Form and follow the instructions on the form.
   
   
3. International Student (IS) who wish to apply for TG must submit the Tuition Grant Option form, subject to the criteria of TG eligibility.
   
   For International Student (IS), please submit the scanned copy of a duly completed Tuition Grant Option form to us here.

Please refer to here.

Yes, an email will be sent to your TP student email account to inform you of the scheduled dates for online TG application and execution of TG Agreement.

It is important to check your TP student email account frequently so that you do not miss any important email from the Polytechnic.

If you do not apply online or complete the execution of TG Agreement by the stipulated deadline given by MOE, it shall be deemed that you have decided not to apply TG and you will be charged non-subsidised fees for your course of study at the Polytechnic.

Please refer to Not Eligible or Do Not Wish to Apply for Tuition Grant for more details.