16 February 2020
Polytechnic education in Singapore is preparing students well for working in the new economy.
Mr Buhendran Nico graduated from Republic Polytechnic last year with a diploma in infocomm security management. He is now working as a cyber security engineer at Keysight Technologies, where he audits computer systems and identifies any loopholes that may be vulnerable to hackers.
Mr Buhendran Nico says that aside from equipping students with technical skills, Republic Polytechnic also instils a culture of learning by doing, encouraging students to adopt a self-learning style at work.
He was among the 90.7 per cent of polytechnic graduates who entered the workforce last year and found permanent, freelance or part-time jobs within six months of graduation.
Mr Fardil Malik studied nursing in both the Institute of Technical Education and Nanyang Polytechnic, and is now a staff nurse at the Singapore General Hospital. He said he found his diploma course fruitful, citing a module that allowed him to conduct research to better understand outdated practices, as well as learn more about new practices that could benefit patients.