Academy for Continuing Education (ACE)

This module aims to ingrain the language of research and arm participants with a collection of research methodologies, contextualized for youth work and social service. Students will learn about the knowledge and skills required to design and implement research studies to evaluate the effectiveness of programmes, including qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Topics covered will include Factor Analysis, Anova, K-mean, Rasch Analysis.  Participants will also deepen their knowledge and skills to identify and select appropriate data analytics tool(s) to generate the eventual research analyses, as well as skills to communicate research findings through the usage of data visualisation tools and techniques.

Applied Research in Youth Work and Student Services selected from the Specialist Diploma in Youth and Student Support and Development. It enables participants to acquire new skills or deepen relevant skills without the need to pursue a full specialist diploma.

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How often do I need to attend the course?

Lessons will be held at RP ACE @ Woodlands.

Commencement Date	Duration	Mode and Venue	Schedule	Application Start and End Date
October	60 hours	Lessons consist of 60% self e-learning and 40% facilitated learning. Face-to-face learning at RP ACE @ Woodlands.	View Schedule Here	Application outcome will be released at least 3 weeks prior to course commencement.

 
Note : Some lessons will be conducted via e-learning.

Fees for Jan 2023 intake

Full Course Fees (with GST)	Singapore Citizens aged 39 & below	Singapore Citizens aged 40 & above	Singapore PR	SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens	SME-sponsored Singapore PR
$1,444.50	$433.35	$144.45	$433.35	$163.35	$163.35

Fees for Apr to Oct 2023 intakes

Full Course Fees (with GST)	Singapore Citizens aged 39 & below	Singapore Citizens aged 40 & above	Singapore PR	SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens	SME-sponsored Singapore PR
$1,483.92	$433.35	$144.45	$445.18	$163.35	$170.38

Notes:
- Payment may be made using SkillsFuture Credit.
- Fees reflected are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST). In line with the government fee freeze directive from 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023, the fees in 2023 for Singapore Citizen will remain the same as 2022. RP will absorb the additional 1% GST for Singapore Citizen in 2023 only.


Republic Polytechnic reserves the right to make changes to the course fee and application closing dates without prior notice. The commencement of each course is subject to sufficient number of participants. 

All information is accurate at time of publishing.