Ashwin aced his 1-year internship at Oracle Consulting Singapore

Ashwin during Graduation 2024

After completing his GCE O Levels at Peicai Secondary School, Ashwin Gunasekaran enrolled into the Common ICT Programme at Temasek Polytechnic’s School of Informatics & IT. He then took up the Diploma in Applied Artificial Intelligence in Year 2. In Year 3, he secured a 1-year internship at Oracle Consulting Singapore, as a Full Stack Developer, crafting customised solutions to meet the unique requirements of the company’s clients.

Ashwin worked with a team based overseas and had to manage the complexities of remote collaboration. As project lead, he developed a cloud application from scratch using Oracle’s development platforms and tools for solutions delivery. Despite initial unfamiliarity, Ashwin and his team, successfully completed the project which is now set for implementation in the client’s business operations.

A firm believer in continuous learning, Ashwin leveraged on the resources of the Oracle University, and pursued various industry certifications. He acquired 10 Oracle certifications during his internship, including: Oracle APEX Cloud Developer Certified Professional; Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Certified Multicloud Architect Associate and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2023 Certified Application Integration Professional. Ashwin will be pursuing the Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) at Singapore Management University, after completing National Service.

Victor Chua lands a scholarship with NTU’s Turing AI Scholars Programme

Victor Chua graduated in May 2024

Victor graduated as the Silver Medallist of the Diploma in Information Technology in May 2024. In his third year at the polytechnic, he took on a year-long internship at DBS as a Data Engineer. During his internship, he realised the indispensable role of communication within a team and learned the importance of asking the right questions to the right person to enhance efficiency and workflow.

Victor gained valuable insights into the projects the team was managing from his workplace colleagues and mentor. One of the things that Victor appreciated at DBS is the active involvement of interns in real projects. This hands-on experience allowed him and his peers to have a sense of belonging to the DBS team and allowed them to understand a project lifecycle. Victor appreciated that DBS provided a robust support system, a points system that incentivizes continuous learning as well as events for employees and interns to engage in. All in all, Victor is grateful for the rich lessons in leadership that interns at DBS get to experience as they work on a project from start to finish. Victor has been accepted into Nanyang Technological University’s Turing AI Scholars Programme (TAISP).

Emonda Wong graduates with a Specialist Diploma in Business Analytics (Work Study Programme)

Emonda with her mother

Emonda graduated with a Specialist Diploma in Business Analytics (Work Study Programme) from Temasek Polytechnic in August 2023. Prior to that, she had completed the Diploma in Big Data & Analytics at Temasek Polytechnic in 2022 and a Higher Nitec in Cyber & Network Security/ Network Security Technology. Emonda considers herself fortunate to have navigated through both ITE and Polytechnic, which gave her a solid foundation in the technology industry. At Temasek Polytechnic, she was not only able to deepen her technical skills, but she also refined her abilities in email writing, presentation and workplace communication.

Emonda's role at Accenture was primarily that of a Business Analyst Professional when she first started. She was responsible for investigating and resolving tickets while ensuring timely solutions. She was actively involved in gathering requirements for Change Requests to address clients' needs for new functions or programs. Emonda played a key part in contributing to business process improvement by offering effective resolutions. Her duties also encompass performing testing, preparing data for test cases, and conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system enhancements to ensure the seamless integration of new functionalities.

Emonda is appreciative of the opportunity to work in a large multi-national consulting company such as Accenture. The skills that she has built from ITE, Temasek Polytechnic and the Work-Study Programme have helped to build her confidence as an IT professional. Emonda is currently working at Accenture as an Advanced Application/Cloud Support and Engineering New Associate. 

The trip included tours of Stanford University and U.C Berkeley campuses, offering insights into the academic and entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley. At Fortinet, a leading cybersecurity company, they gained valuable knowledge about cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies and sustainability efforts. 

Their trip concluded with visits to the Google and Apple campuses, where they experienced the culture of collaboration and innovation that defines these tech giants. The students were accompanied by two lecturers – Mr Shaun Tan and Mr John Leong. The students found the trip fulfilling and enriching.