Summarized from the Straits Times
14 January 2015
RAIL infrastructure enhancements – including the expansion of the rail network and major upgrades to existing lines – have signalled the need for technicians to maintain the train system here.
To meet the growing demand, the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will offer a two-year Higher Nitec course in rapid transit engineering this April. It is one of three new Higher Nitec courses ITE is introducing this year, which can be taken by those who have a related Nitec certificate or who scored at least E8 in three relevant O-level subjects.
The pioneer cohort of 40 students will attend classes at the ITE College West in Choa Chu Kang. They will be trained in the maintenance of rail communications equipment, such as train intercoms and closed circuit television cameras, and signalling systems that help trains run more frequently, among others.
In the final semester, students will serve a three-month attachment with rail operators SMRT and SBS Transit, and engineering firms in the rapid transit sector.
Graduates can take on jobs with train operators and engineering firms as technicians and technical officers. They can also pursue polytechnic courses, including a new diploma in engineering systems and management offered by Republic Polytechnic this year.
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