Specialist/advance diploma at Polytechnic

last SG · 2009-11-29T16:40:58+00:00

No lah, advance diploma also need to go for a degree course before advancing to master, however, depend on your grade, you may only need a shorter term in th...

4sg SG

Lokey is right

Poly's spec and adv dips are for ppl who already have the equivalent of local uni or full time poly dip. This explains the shorter duration.

You are not required to undergo certain modules because u are supposed to have acquired these knowledge. Hence the shorter period.

Suppose u are a comp sc graduate n u wish to acquire specialised knowldege in field such as network and IT security.

Suppose u are a chemical engring grad and u are working a pharmaceutical company n u wish to acquire pharmaceutical knowldege.

martial SG

Lokey is right

Poly's spec and adv dips are for ppl who already have the equivalent of local uni or full time poly dip. This explains the shorter duration.

You are not required to undergo certain modules because u are supposed to have acquired these knowledge. Hence the shorter period.

Suppose u are a comp sc graduate n u wish to acquire specialised knowldege in field such as network and IT security.

Suppose u are a chemical engring grad and u are working a pharmaceutical company n u wish to acquire pharmaceutical knowldege.

Say you are a diploma in business graduate from the poly. You want to have a career change to work into the retail industry. You go and take a specialist diploma in retail from the poly and after graduate you go to apply for a retail supervisor/management trainee job.

I think the chances of you getting employed is low because most employers do not recognise your specialist diploma as its only a 1 year part time course

4sg SG

I think the chances of you getting employed is low because most employers do not recognise your specialist diploma as its only a 1 year part time course

You are also right. Let me put it from two perpectives.

1) the poly would want to make it as much viable as possible for them to run the programmes. So they will not do a cost/benefit for u. The onset is for u to ensure that u enrol in something that benefit and not burden u later.

2) benefit is a subjective matter here. On the flip side of what u said above.

Say u are a dip in business grad from the poly. You are already in a career in the retail industry. You go n take a spec dip in retail from the poly and after graduate wouldn't it gives u a good advantage in applying for a retail supervisor/management job?

cheers

martial SG

2) benefit is a subjective matter here. On the flip side of what u said above.

cheers

But the thing is I am not in the retail industry currently. The job that I am doing now is related to the diploma that I took when I was in poly.

I want to have a career change to the retail industry so I am thinking of taking a specialist diploma in retail. But I think even after I graduate, the chances of me finding a retail supervisor job is low as its only a 1 year part time course and I don't ahve the retail experience.

4sg SG

martial

I can't give u further help as the only thing I can do is to tell u about the spec n adv dip. Maybe try finding job in retail first?

cheers

Shotgun SG

Polys should just start offering degrees lar. Seriously, after 3 years, give them a diploma, after another 1 or 2 more year, I don't see why they won't learn enough to warrant them a degree?

Lokey SG

I think the chances of you getting employed is low because most employers do not recognise your specialist diploma as its only a 1 year part time course

not really true, retail and business are linked. so you should be able to get a retail sales position easily.

retail supervisor you might get a chance to get if you have experiences in retail.

Management trainee is usually for degree holder.

TrueHeart SG

But the thing is I am not in the retail industry currently. The job that I am doing now is related to the diploma that I took when I was in poly.

Hi martial,

Have you considered taking up a degree instead? Do have a look at this:

http://www.stirlingretail.info/index.php/programmes/ba-hons-retailing.html

Cheers.

Lokey SG

http://app2.wda.gov.sg/web/contents/Contents.aspx?ContId=445 < -- this looks good for you.

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