Why do we need to pay school fees during internship in poly?

Xav SG

I juz curious, since for internship in poly, it is basically having a semester in the attached company. There will not be any lessons or tutorials and most students will not be using the school facilities at all. So why do they still need to pay school fees for that semester?

Any comments ?

Fatum SG

you mean your ITP ? ... or a real diploma specific internship ? ....

grandeur SG

Some people said you pay for thier networking and the experience you gain from the attachment.

ditzy SG

You're there as a student right? Laughing

huiz SG

coz u r still learning thru ur poly, just tat it is at yr company? dun forget tat even if u r on attachment, yr lecturer is still working for u(as a facilitator).

FireIce SG

while u were away, the other staff in sch are still working

dun 4get u are getting allowance during tt period oso

ubermagicseller SG

Poly are sharks, dont you know that. Laughing

myownlife SG

but still dont get it imagine those foreign students..
a semester is roughly more than 10k
whereby their salary is about 400-500 per month..
so they pay to work? thats kinda ridiculous isn't it..

AF2005 SG

welcome to the real singapore.

when you go internship, your lecturers and poly need money too. and also you have to take care of their increases to match inflatiopn.

technoboy SG

Truely agree man Laughing

applesweetgirl SG

hey! i was also thinking about this the other day. it makes no sense to me as well.
when i told my friends, they also heck care...coz sch fees not they pay one ma.
it's really unreasonable, huh.

ditzy SG

Obviously they have loads of $$$, otherwise they won't be here in the first place. Laughing If we're a foreign student elsewhere, we also need loads of $$$. Agree?

Xav SG

The allowance that we are getting is paid by the company that you are attached to, it is not the school that pay us.

Internship for singapore poly is that, we will work for a company for a duration of 4 months. It is not ITP as ITP is carred out during our holidays
[6 weeks].

So students will choose either to take ITP or Internship.

Those who choose ITP will begin their semester in school, choose some module to study and final yr project, while those who choose internship will work for 4 mths under the company.

The point I'm trying to bring out is that, since those who took internship will not be studying in school, utilising the lecturers..blah blah... why should we pay the full amount of schl fee for 1 semester, $1000+ ???

To pay them because as facilitator? Someone whom I see once/twice a month to show a log book? That IS alot of work as compared those who are lecturing in lectures, tutorials....marking exam script....blah blah Rolling Eyes

I dun see the point of paying the full amount of school fee for that semester.

People, thanks for all the replies!

Xav SG

Haiz. That's the common mentality of some people. Dun know, dun care, bo chap.... oh well. Confused

AdAptAliS SG

I'm a poly student going on internship too.

I questioned this before but eventually i kena psyched myself that well, that payment is alright.

Some points why we should pay.
They sourced our internship. (Unless you sourced your own)
They have to make sure we're not ill-treated.
They act as in-between for us and company if there's feedback. Cause some of us don't accept criticisms nicely.
They make sure we learn things on the job that will apply. (Applicable only if your facilitator does that)

I don't know how often you use campus facilities but i don't use them much even when i'm in campus. So facilities doesn't really affect.

Anyway, if you think this is unreasonable, you should question why we pay adult fares for transport when others of the same age get student fares. That to me, is a greater issue for concern. But shan't discuss about it cause its not the right thread.

2¢ Wink

huiz SG

& the lecturers still have to provide guidance & mark all yr reports at the end of the internship. it might be lesser work for lecturers, but doesnt mean no work done so you dont have to pay them.

dragg SG

because everything in singapore is about money.

stellazio SG

the poly help u find the company..send ur LO down twice during ur internship.. Laughing

and you're still a student of the company..

u borrow money from bank,not in singapore also must pay the loan wad.. Rolling Eyes

Xav SG

Thx for the reply. Smile

I have some doubts over the points that you raised.

They sourced our internship. Fully agreed.

Ill-treating of employees could be complained to Ministry of Manpower also, and I believed that those employed as interns would be protected by the Employment Act ? [anyone can verify?] So, dun see the point.

They act as middle man when communication breaks down between the student and the company? Couldn't they sort it out on their own, student and the company directly, may it be the boss or whatsoever? If the student can't accept criticisms nicely, why work? Nxt time go out work also like that wat. Where got everything so smooth sailing. Making facilitator sounds like a nanny.

"They make sure we learn things on the job that will apply?"

You mean, they make sure the company will teach us skills that will be related to our course of studies? So do we have the right to refuse work that is beyond our job scope? [no more coffee making!!] Would that ever happen?

I do think that it is unreasonable, and I feel that paying 100% of the school fees could not be justified. May be 40% or less?

Let's avoid transpot issue. Smile

R3SsH|n SG

hmm...good question...think maybe cos the admin part will be a nightmare...haha...so just collect lor Embarassed
i try to ask my lecturer tml...see what answer he can give me... Twisted Evil