⠀⠀NUS SkillsFuture Career Transition Programmes (SCTP)

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SkillsFuture Career Transition Programmes (SCTPs) is a national workforce initiative by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) for organisations to potentially recruit mid-career individuals with newly-acquired industry-relevant skill sets that are aligned to their firms' business needs. It is a Train-and-Place programme where the SCTP trainees will attend training courses and other immersive learning activities, in addition to NUS' career advisory services and employment facilitation.

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Employers

To support the SCTPs under a Train-and-Place mode, participating Employer Partners (EPs) can tap on additional sources of manpower and meet their manpower needs by providing mid-career switchers with an opportunity to work in your enterprise.

As an NUS EP, your organisation will be entitled to these privileges:

Publicity on NUS website

Indicating you are an EP for the NUS SCTPs.

To date, NUS is delighted to collaborate with more than 25 EPs across diverse sectors to transform their workforce.

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Access to SCTP graduates

For recruitment as skilled professionals

No financial costs

Access dedicated NUS job portal

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Sit in for class observations

During SCTP trainings

Speaker opportunities

To speak with SCTP trainees during their trainings

Participate in networking sessions and career fairs

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Provide projects for SCTP trainees

To be worked on, on a voluntary basis

Individuals

The SCTPs support mid-career individuals in attaining industry-relevant skill sets to boost their employability and access new opportunities to pivot to new sectors or job roles through this 4-month Train-and-Place programme.

Hear from our learners

Data Analytics is an essential skill which everyone should have to be future-ready. I've been keen to pivot my career into the tech industry for a while now; having heard success stories from peers who managed to do so, I took the leap of faith to join NUS SCTP in Data Analytics. I appreciate how the course is conducted in a comfortable learning pace where instructors took the time to ensure that nobody is left behind.

Muhammad Syafiq, 29

Unemployed

After 10 years as a stay-home mum, I am now prepared with in-demand skills to rejoin the workforce. Browsing through job openings, I realised that Data Analytics has become a basic skill requirement for most jobs today. To prepare myself for the workforce, I decided to join NUS SCTP. The programme really exceeded my expectations as it was easy to grasp concepts and learn software. I now have a new-found appreciation for Data Analytics, and will also use it in my personal trading.

Chai Sian, 44

Homemaker

Even at age 67, I still find it necessary to keep up with the latest skills so I can make impactful contributions. I'm glad NUS SCTP in Data Analytics has provided a hands-on approach to learning many of the software currently used by industry experts. With these new skills, I can now draw insights from sales data and contribute strategic ideas to support business growth.

Francis Liu, 67

IT Senior Manager, Volex

I like the all-rounded coverage of SCTP which gave me a strong foundation in Data Analytics to explore new possibilities. Having done a 7-day bootcamp elsewhere, I found it to be too fast-paced to absorb any useful learning. Hence, I joined NUS SCTP to deepen my understanding. I truly appreciate how the programme covered the basic theories before moving in-depth into practical application, which enlightened me with a structured approach to thinking and using Data Analytics.

Alison Chua, 35

Retail Sales Manager

These are master courses – fantastic short programmes for serious learners! They’re great for mature professionals with working experience, and who want to make a successful mid-career switch.

Gerald Chow, 43

Business Analyst, GSafety Technology Pte Ltd

For people who may have been unemployed for some time, it can be difficult finding good opportunities, especially in a new industry or role. SCTP opens new doors for us – teaching us valuable skills, while connecting us with employers who have jobs that we genuinely want to grow into.

Cynthia Zulkarnain, 48

SAP Consultant, BHP Billiton

The website detailed all the modules that we would be covering, and the learning was exactly as described. My expectations were met, 100%.

Desmond Chin, 44

Team Leader, Data Knowledge Management Pte Ltd

NUS SCTP Data Analytics is a cut above all the programmes I’ve attended – fantastic team of lecturers and mentors who put in the extra mile to ensure we understood the fundamentals!

Peter Chin

Technology & Data Lead, 10:10 Media Productions Pte Ltd

Find out more about Chai Sian's learning experience!

After being a homemaker for 10 years, Chai Sian decided it was time to take action and pursue her aspiration of being a Power BI Data Analyst. Find out how she benefitted from the (SCTP) NUS Data Analytics Programme!

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As an SCTP trainee, you will have access to:

Career Resilience Executive Workshop (CREW)

By Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). Find out more.

Regular interactions with employers and career coaches

During SCTP training to enhance employment prospects.

SkillsFuture course fee funding

Enjoy funding of up to 95% of course fees. Plus, offset out-of-pocket course fees for SCTP with SkillsFuture Credit.

Here's how you can sign up* to become an SCTP trainee:

Application

Applicant submits profile brief and resume

Evaluation Criteria

Accuracy and relevancy
Committee review and recommendations
Shortlisted applicants will be notified to attend an interview

Candidate Enrolment in SCTP

Candidate enrols as SCTP trainee through NUS Online Application Portal (OAP)

Employment Facilitation

SCTP trainee attends pre-employability workshop
Career advice on resume writing, interview strategies and techniques
Additional support: e2i's career guidance

*Please note:

Submission of application is not a confirmation of course enrolment.
Our course coordinator will notify you only if you are shortlisted for further evaluation after they have reviewed your application.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.
Enrolment will only be confirmed upon payment of course fee 14 working days before the commencement of course.

SCTPs offered by NUS

These 4-month SCTPs (offered on a full-time basis) will be rolled out progressively to meet the needs of the evolving industry and economy:

(SCTP) NUS Data Analytics Programme

Programme start date: 18 Jul 2023
Registration closing date: 6 Jun 2023

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(SCTP) NUS Data Intelligence and Business Analytics Programme

Programme start date & registration closing date: TBC (Coming soon!)

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(SCTP) NUS Sustainability and Resilience

Programme start date & registration closing date: TBC (Coming soon!)

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(SCTP) NUS Digital Transformation Programme

Programme start date: 11 Oct 2022 (registration is now closed)

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(SCTP) NUS Data Analytics Programme - Details

The jobs of tomorrow are already in the present. Workers in the knowledge economy are not only expected to be digitally literate, they also need to be data-savvy and fluent in communicating analytical insights to different stakeholders. While the pandemic has displaced many jobs, it has also created new ones. In Singapore, the position of Data Analyst is identified as one of the most in-demand job roles in the digital economy. The top cluster of skills include data analysis/analytics, statistical analysis, data visualisation and others.

At NUS' Faculty of Science (FOS), a suite of short courses is offered via the (SCTP) NUS Data Analytics Programme to prepare trainees for data analyst roles in organisations. Through a series of hands-on instructor-led training as well as supervised coaching on real-world data projects, trainees develop skills to generate reports, dashboards and analytical solutions catered to business specifications, and turn insights into creating business values for organisations.

This course is differentiated in its intensive and comprehensive design that incorporates three mutually reinforcing training segments:
• Technical core competencies in analytics and visualisations
• Quantitative reasoning skills and analytics methodology
• Immediate skills application to tackle industry-focused analytics problems through a 35-hr project component

• Data Analyst
• Junior Data Scientist

The SCTP equips trainees with the necessary skills and knowledge in the following areas:
• Define data problems precisely and reason quantitatively
• Articulate various data types, data collection methods as well as data ethics and privacy issues
• Execute data preparation techniques using off-the-shelf products or through scripting
• Select and generate appropriate visualisations using off-the-shelf products or through scripting
• Apply effective visual analytics principles to highlight insights in dashboards
• Predict patterns and trends using machine learning techniques such as classification, regression, clustering and simple forecasting
• Create data-driven solutions for a capstone project and communicate the insights effectively to a target audience
• Implement a data analytics project by applying the analytics process methodology

Details can be viewed here.

18 Jul 2023

Training schedule can be viewed here.

There are nine modules for the Data Analytics Programme, namely:
1. Data Analytics Begins With Me
2. Data Visualisation Begins With Me
3. Data Analytics Continues With Me
4. Data Visualisation Continues With Me
5. Quantitative Data Reasoning Bootcamp
6. Customer Insights Begins With Me
7. Data-Driven Customer Experience
8. R for Data Science
9. Project

• Classroom Facilitated Training
• Online e-learning

• Projects
• Presentations

	Singapore Citizens¹ ≤ 39 years old OR Singapore PRs	Singapore Citizens¹ ≥ 40 years old AND eligible for MCES²	Singapore Citizens¹eligible for AFS³
Full Course Fee	$17,200.00	$17,200.00	$17,200.00
SSG Funding (refer to Funding page for Claim Period)	($12,040.00)	($12,040.00)	($12,040.00)
Nett Course Fee	$5,160.00	$5,160.00	$5,160.00
8% GST on Nett Course Fee	$412.80	$412.80	$412.80
Total Nett Course Fee Payable, incl. GST	$5,572.80	$5,572.80	$5,572.80
MCES²	-	($3,440.00)	-
AFS³	-	-	($4,300.00)
Total Nett Course Fee, incl. GST, after additional funding	$5,572.80	$2,132.80	$1,272.80

Singapore Citizens¹ or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) eligible for the SSG grant must attain at least 75% training attendance and passed all prescribed assessments.

¹All self-sponsored Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the programme. Visit https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/credit for more details.
² Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) - Singaporeans aged 40 and above may enjoy subsidies up to 90% of the programme fee. Visit https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/enhancedsubsidy for more details.
³ Additional Funding Support (AFS)

(SCTP) NUS Data Intelligence and Business Analytics Programme - Details

The (SCTP) NUS Data Intelligence and Business Analytics Programme is a Train-and-Place programme offered by the Department of Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE), at the NUS School of Computing.

The programme aims to benefit trainees who want to work in the fields of digital transformation, data analytics, and business intelligence. It also provides trainees an understanding of the analytical techniques and tools used in data science and learn how to apply these tools to projects.

By the end of the programme, trainees will have the ability to interpret business specifications, turn insights into creating business value for organisations, and contribute to their organisations' growth and success. They will learn through synchronous sessions, small group work with fellow trainees, hands-on practice, and with the NUS faculty.

This SCTP is a ‘for practitioner and skills deepening programme’, differentiated by its focus on:
• Capabilities development in data intelligence and business analytics
• Deepen skills and learn the tools essential for data science and business intelligence roles
• Maximise data-driven decision-making and the use of analytics tools and programming languages such as Python and R to immediate workplace projects
• Train-Coach model to maximise skills transfer to immediate workplace problem-solving

• Business Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Data Architect
• Associate Data Engineer
• Mid-career switches who wish to upskill their capabilities for career growth, gain relevant competencies and take on new, exciting careers in the areas of digital transformation, data analytics, and business intelligence

This SCTP will equip trainees with the following competencies:
• Analytics and Computational Modelling
• Business Data Analysis
• Big Data Analytics
• Data Design
• Programming and Coding
• Business Innovation
• Business Needs Analysis

Details can be viewed here.

TBC (Coming soon!)

The (SCTP) NUS Data Intelligence and Business Analytics Programme comprise the following modules:
1. Using Business Analytics to Answer Business Questions
2. Descriptive Analytics
3. Applied Analytics using Predictive Modelling
4. Prescriptive Analytics - From data to optimal course of action
5. Python Programming
6. Trisector Strategy and Innovation for Transformation (Problem Setting)
7. Trisector Strategy and Innovation for Transformation (Data Collection and Analysis)
8. Trisector Strategy and Innovation for Transformation (Idea Generation and Strategy Consolidation

• Classroom Facilitated Training
• Online e-learning

• Projects
• Presentations

	Singapore Citizens¹ ≤ 39 years old OR Singapore PRs	Singapore Citizens¹ ≥ 40 years old AND eligible for MCES²	Singapore Citizens¹ ≥ 40 years old AND eligible for MCES²and AFS³	Singapore Citizens¹eligible for AFS³
Full Course Fee	$17,050.00	$17,050.00	$17,050.00	$17,050.00
SSG Funding (refer to Funding page for Claim Period)	($11,935.00)	($11,935.00)	($11,935.00)	($11,935.00)
Nett Course Fee	$5,115.00	$5,115.00	$5,115.00	$5,115.00
8% GST on Nett Course Fee	$409.20	$409.20	$409.20	$409.20
Total Nett Course Fee Payable, incl. GST	$5,524.20	$5,524.20	$5,524.20	$5,524.20
MCES²	-	($3,410.00)	($3,410.00)	-
AFS³	-	-	($852.50)	($4,262.50)
Total Nett Course Fee, incl. GST, after additional funding	$5,524.20	$2,114.20	$1,261.70	$1,261.70

Singapore Citizens¹ or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) eligible for the SSG grant must attain at least 75% training attendance and passed all prescribed assessments.

(SCTP) NUS Sustainability and Resilience - Details

(SCTP) NUS Sustainability & Resilience is a holistic programme that will offer participants the latest knowledge, skills and insights to corporate sustainability and resilience that:

Transcended the post-pandemic economic landscape
Are endorsed by the World Economic Forum

Participants will learn through interactive live sessions, collaborative small group activities, practical exercises, and engaging discussions with NUS faculty and industry experts covering relevant topics in today’s context.

(SCTP) NUS Sustainability & Resilience is a “for practitioner, by practitioner programme”, differentiated by its focus on:

Designing pragmatic business strategies for corporate sustainability with the circular economy model
Assessing workflows to reduce carbon footprint and GHG emissions
Designing pragmatic business strategies for enterprise resilience with the scenario planning methodology
Assessing readiness to achieving resilience-building

The programme will prepare learners for following job roles:

Corporate Sustainability Officer/Executive/Advisor
Resilience Executive/Advisor
Safety Executive/Coordinator
Fire Safety Executive/Coordinator

The programme will equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge in the following areas:

United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
International and local regulations concerning corporate sustainability and resilience frameworks.
Writing sustainability reports and calculation of carbon footprint.
Assessing sustainability-related risks and impact investing.
Mapping environmental sustainability and elements of environmental management system.
Green engineering and calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
United Nations published Resilience-building Frameworks.
Enterprise risks, vulnerabilities, and business impact analysis.
Enterprise resilience capacity and capability building.
Organisation safety culture and incident management system.

Minimally a diploma from a local polytechnic, as well as those who are keen on transitioning to a more rewarding and sustainable career focusing on corporate sustainability and business resilience.

TBC (Coming soon!)

There are thirteen modules for the SCTP Sustainability and Resilience, namely:
1. Sustainability, Circular Economy & Sustainable Business
2. Corporate ESG Disclosure & Sustainability Reporting
3. Business Integrity & Human Rights Management
4. Impact Investing & Sustainable Finance
5. Environmental Analysis & Sustainable Environment
6. Green Logistics & Sustainable Supply Chain
7. Carbon Management, Circular Economy for Chemical industry & Life Cycle Assessment
8. Green Engineering & Sustainable Energy
9. Resilience, Enterprise Risk & Resilient Business
10. Strategic Business Analysis & Capacity Planning
11. Organisation Plans & Capability Building
12. Safe Operation & Readiness Management
13. Crisis Management, Business Continuity & Recovery Management

The programme will utilise a blend of in-person classes and online lessons for delivery. It will include industry exposure through project work, hands-on exercises, application-centric assignments and site visits, as well as conversations with NUS faculty and industry experts.

Learners will be assessed via online tests and written project reports.

	Singapore Citizens¹ ≤ 39 years old OR Singapore PRs	Singapore Citizens¹ ≤ 39 years old AND eligible for AFS³	Singapore Citizens¹ ≥ 40 years old AND eligible for MCES²	Singapore Citizens¹ ≥ 40 years old AND eligible for MCES²and AFS³
Full Course Fee	$18,900.00	$18,900.00	$18,900.00	$18,900.00
SSG Funding (refer to Funding page for Claim Period)	($13,230.00)	($13,230.00)	($13,230.00)	($13,230.00)
Nett Course Fee	$5,670.00	$5,670.00	$5,670.00	$5,670.00
8% GST on Nett Course Fee	$453.60	$453.60	$453.60	$453.60
Total Nett Course Fee Payable, incl. GST	$6,123.60	$6,123.60	$6,123.60	$6,123.60
MCES²	-	-	($3,780.00)	($3,780.00)
AFS³	-	($4,725.00)	-	($945.00)
Total Nett Course Fee, incl. GST, after additional funding	$6,123.60	$1,398.60	$2,343.60	$1,398.60

Singapore Citizens¹ or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) eligible for the SSG grant must attain at least 75% training attendance and passed all prescribed assessments.

(SCTP) NUS Digital Transformation Programme - Details

Digital transformation is no longer an option. As the world becomes increasingly digital, there is a need to transform your business to remain relevant and competitive. Demands from customers are increasing and companies within industries facing fierce competition. Integrating digital technology into aspects of a business to fundamentally change how they operate and deliver value to their customers is what’s needed to survive and thrive.

This Digital Transformation Programme is a whole rounded programme that offers the participants the latest insights on various digital technologies widely used in the industry, and pre-eminently by companies that have walked the transformation path with years of successes and failures. The participants will learn through live sessions, small group work with fellow participants, hand on practice, and conversations with NUS faculty and industry experts on some of today’s most cutting-edge topics.

Professional Certificate in Trisector Strategy and Innovation for Transformation is a Train-Coach model to maximise skills transfer to immediate workplace problem solving. It will equip learners with the competencies of Problem Setting, Data Collection and Analysis and Idea Generation and Consolidated Strategy.

This course is a ‘for practitioner by practitioner programme’, differentiated by its focus on:
• Digital business strategy formulation & marketplace solutioning
• Technology & Digital Operations target the managers whom primary roles require a broad understanding in the digital tools, its value-enabling proposition, as well as effective adoption, deployment and operation of these assets
• Broad based digital marketing & eCommerce capabilities and trends, with actionable insights to develop and enhance the relevant business strategy
• Focuses on finding the right problems in the complex world & supports the design thinking phase of research design, data collection and analysis to devise user insights and best idea generation techniques for consolidation into coherent strategy

• Digital Operations Manager
• Digital Project Manager
• Digital Marketing Executive

This programme will equip the participants with the following skills:
• Design thinking and the Business Model Canvas (customer persona and journey, business capabilities and processes)
• Marketplace solutions that cut across industries, such as customer management, data analytics, financial management and inventory tracking
• Digital business capability requirement and marketplace solution selection framework to assess digital and technical solutions
• Agility and Growth (Agile methodology)
• Technology for Productivity (Cloud productivity, Robotic Process Automation, Enterprise Resource Planning and workflow management)
• Talent and Culture (Building digital culture, digital-native workforce)
• Protecting Digital Assets (Data Privacy, cybersecurity and assets protection)
• The fundamentals of digital marketing
• Paid advertising, Facebook, Instagram marketing and Google Analytics
• Search Engine Optimisation and Sales Conversion Optimisation
• Understand e-commerce insights and trends
• E-commerce web development with WordPress and WooCommerce
• Problem Setting
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Idea Generation and Consolidated Strategy

At least a polytechnic diploma (or equivalent)

11 Oct 2022
(registration is now closed)

• Digital Business Strategy
• Marketplace Digitalisation Platforms
• Protecting Digital Assets
• Agility & Growth
• Technology for Productivity
• Talent & Culture
• Digital Marketing
• Introduction to E-Commerce
• Trisector Strategy and Innovation for Transformation (Problem Setting)
• Trisector Strategy and Innovation for Transformation (Data Collection and Analysis)
• Trisector Strategy and Innovation for Transformation (Idea Generation and Strategy Consolidation)

• Classroom Facilitated Training
• On the Job Training (OJT)
• Supervised Field Training (SFT)
• Practical / Practicum Training
• Synchronous e-Learning
• Asynchronous e-Learning

• Projects
• Online tests

	Singapore Citizens¹ ≤ 39 years old OR Singapore PRs	Singapore Citizens¹ ≥ 40 years old AND eligible for MCES²	Singapore Citizens¹ eligible for AFS³
Full Course Fee	$22,800.00	$22,800.00	$22,800.00
SSG Funding (refer to Funding page for Claim Period)	($15,960.00)	($15,960.00)	($15,960.00)
Nett Course Fee	$6,840.00	$6,840.00	$6,840.00
8% GST on Nett Course Fee	$547.20	$547.20	$547.20
Total Nett Course Fee Payable, incl. GST	$7,387.20	$7,387.20	$7,387.20
MCES²	-	($4,560.00)	-
AFS³	-	-	($5,700.00)
Total Nett Course Fee, incl. GST, after additional funding	$7,387.20	$2,827.20	$1,687.20

Singapore Citizens¹ or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) eligible for the SSG grant must attain at least 75% training attendance and passed all prescribed assessments.

¹ All self-sponsored Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the programme. Visit https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/credit for more details.
² Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) - Singaporeans aged 40 and above may enjoy subsidies up to 90% of the programme fee. Visit https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/enhancedsubsidy for more details.
³ Additional Funding Support (AFS)

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