JOBS AND PAY DO PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FACE A TOUGHER TIME SECURING GOOD JOBS? In 2016 and 2017, The Straits Times reported that it was tougher for private university students to find good jobs compared to local university students. Some […]
LOVE TO STUDY? FURTHER EDUCATION AFTER DEGREE You’ve graduated with a degree. You’ve been working for a couple of years. Your job requires you to take a master’s degree. Or perhaps you just want to pursue further education for […]
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT? GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP Go for it. Scholarships are a good thing. The main objective of scholarships is for organizations to reserve talent and seek out the best minds before graduation. Scholarships are for students […]
LOCAL, OVERSEAS OR PRIVATE PATHWAYS AFTER “A” LEVELS Choices, choices, choices. Has your child just received his “A” level results? Is he fazed by so many different pathways? This article summarises the main pathways “A” level graduates can take for […]
REPEATING JC1 MOVING ON FROM TEMPORARY SETBACK Every year, there are a number of students who fall short of advancing to JC2, this is not uncommon. Each school’s criteria, otherwise known as the Bell Curve, has some bearing on the […]
AFTER DIPLOMA, WHAT NEXT IS GETTING A DEGREE WORTH IT? The expense of getting a degree might not always outweigh the benefits, according to a new study which found that some U.K. graduates earn less than their non-graduate […]
WORKING AFTER POLY PROS AND CONS With many new young entrepreneurs dropping out of university and building successful startups, is getting a degree still worth it? Or should polytechnic students start working first? How poly graduates see it The New […]
POLY ENGINEERING COURSES SKIP A YEAR IN UNIVERSITY Parents who have children pursuing or intending to pursue an engineering course in the polytechnics should pay attention to this article. Polytechnic diploma holders who do relatively well in engineering do […]
TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC LAW & MANAGEMENT CAN IT LEAD TO BECOMING A LAWYER? Temasek Polytechnic offers a Law and Management diploma for students who want to work in the legal field or gain exposure and knowledge into legal studies. But […]
SKILLS VS GRADES MORE THOUGHTS ON POLY VS JC We are living in a world that is constantly evolving. The government is emphasising skills and lifelong learning so that we can stay ahead of the change. While both JCs […]