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Admissions Guide for Working Adults 

Admissions Guide For
Working Adults

Early Admissions Exercise

Early Admissions Exercise (EAE)

The Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) allows applicants with at least two years of relevant work experience to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. Current enrolled students who wish to apply to a different full-time diploma course, should apply through the Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE).

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Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE)

The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants with work experience (including part-time ITE and WSQ holders) to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses. 

Admission is based on merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.

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Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE)

The Direct Admissions Exercise (DAE) allows applicants with work experience to apply for admission to our full-time diploma courses.

Admission is based on merit and subject to available vacancies of the diploma courses.

Who can Apply?

Who can apply? 

Applicants with work experience and meet the minimum entry requirement (MER) listed under the respective applicant type:

Working Adult

You must:

  • Be a Singaporean Citizen (SC) or Permanent Resident (PR)

  • Have at least two years of full-time work experience relevant to the full-time diploma courses that you are applying for

  • You may refer to this guide to find out more about the relevant job roles and related work experience to the courses offered at RP

Part-time (PT) ITE Holder

You must meet one of the following conditions:

  • Obtain final net Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or better for Higher Nitec qualification with at least one year of relevant work experience, or

  • Obtain final net Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or better for Nitec qualification with at least one year of relevant work experience

WSQ Holder

You must:

  • Possess relevant WSQ Diploma qualifications (or higher) with at least one year of relevant work experience
What Course to apply?

What Course to apply? 

To find out more about the diploma courses offered by RP, you may:

  • Read up on RP courses online 

  • Some courses may require additional medical check-up or specific tests, click here to find out more.

When and How to apply?

When and How to apply?

  • The DAE application schedule is as follows:

  • Applicant TypePeriod
    Working Adult, PT ITE & WSQ Holder10 Jan – 15 Jan 2025
  • Application is made online through the DAE Application Portal. Please refer to our User Guide on how to apply. You may contact us here if you encounter any technical difficulties or issues in submitting your application.

  • You may indicate up to 3 course choices in your application

  • You are required to submit a brief write-up detailing your relevant experience in the areas related to the course(s) that you wish to be considered for.

  • Please note:

  • Please consider your choices very carefully, and check that all your information entered are accurate before submitting the application, as you will not be able to make any amendments upon submission.
What to Expect?

What to Expect?

Posting

The outcome of your DAE application will be sent to your email account (indicated in your DAE application) on the following dates:

Applicant TypeDate
Working Adult, PT ITE & WSQ HolderBy 1 Apr 2025
  

Enrolment

If your application is successful, you will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the online enrolment. 

For more information on the online enrolment, and what to do after enrolment, please click here.

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