Internships

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2021

To intern as a Changi Youth Ambassador at the world’s most awarded airport was a dream come true for Kai Xuan. She experienced first-hand the operations at the airport and realised the tremendous efforts that go on behind-the-scenes and round-the-clock to deliver world class service to passengers and visitors to Changi Airport.

Kai Xuan’s internship with Changi Airport Group gave her the chance to gain real work experience through working with the Ground Operations team to ensure that terminal operations progress smoothly.

From facilitating passenger movement to answering passengers’ queries to assisting with Lost and Found items, from assisting Duty Terminal Managers with the day-to-day terminal operations and fault and incident management, every shift at the airport was different and exhilarating.

Aaron performed Power BI tasks such as the coding, diagnosis of errors, rectification of errors and addition of new Power BI charts for the departments. He also completed closing of products in the Thales system and archival of E-Documentations for Thales’ warranty.

Aaron applied the skills and knowledge acquired during his diploma course to understand the reasons for these tasks, as well as how the Electronic Display Unit (EDU) and Power Supply of the aircraft operates.

During his internship, Aaron learnt to be more independent and driven to complete tasks on his own initiative. It led to the improvement of the department’s efficiency through his Power BI project, which was accepted, completed and implemented by the department.

He is grateful for this opportunity given to him by Thales and Republic Polytechnic. It was a fruitful learning experience.

Cherie found the experience of working in a corporate setting while learning about ocean freight forwarding to be enriching and beneficial. She was tasked with auto-rating using CargoWise Production (CW1) and Excel Functionalities. Challenging herself to learn these new hard skills allowed her to broaden her horizons. Furthermore, soft skills that had been honed, such as communication and teamwork, played a key role in her internship, allowing her to clear her doubts with her supervisors as well as colleagues ensuring seamless operations. These practical skills will be useful in the future, both at school and in the workplace.

Cherie has been extremely grateful for the knowledge she has gained during her internship and honoured to experience what it takes to work in the freight forwarding industry.

Zi Xuan was attached with ST Logistics, ST Healthcare Quality Management, for her internship. This internship has taught her valuable lessons and experiences.

Not only was she able to experience how the quality control process works in various areas and its importance, she was also involved in a project to set up a lab for mask testing with her supervisor.

She enjoyed her internship experience as she encountered various challenges to tackle or to continuously find ways to improve the operations process, through applying some of the skills and knowledge she acquired in RP.

It is worth mentioning that Zi Xuan continues working with ST Logistics after her internship.

2020

Interning at Xilinx Inc was an eye-opening experience for Eaint who gained technical, software and communication skills.

Her main job scope was to collect the data on the quality testing and real-time error in the FPGA units. Eaint set up the hardware (components required for the test-data collection) and prepared the software by choosing the correct program for the family of the FPGA unit. Besides working on the test floor, she also picked up a new programming language – Python. Due to Covid-19, when working from home was required, she was asked to study Python and completed mini projects with it.

Working at Xilinx Inc and having communication sessions with the company supervisor has greatly widened her perspective on pursuing a career in the future. She is more certain on which career she would like to pursue.

2019

Vincent was in his final semester when he was given the opportunity to travel to Myanmar for an internship with a combined cycle power plant which was Myanmar Lighting IPP (MLIPP).

He was attached to different departments to enable him to experience and learn the entire spectrum of operations work.

He shared that he has learnt much by working in a real-world environment and was able to apply the knowledge he gained at RP. This overseas internship also allowed him to experience how to adapt to different cultures, language and how to be independent.

Going on an overseas internship with NHealth Asia was an experience that Yong Lin, a final-year DEEE student, will never forget.

Yong Lin was stationed in Bangkok Hospital where he was involved in the verification, calibration and preparation of the various medical equipment used in the hospital.

Besides the technical knowledge and skills learnt, Yong Lin has also picked up a new language and developed both professional and social relationships with his Thai colleagues. His perspective on pursuing a job outside of Singapore has greatly widened and he is now more confident in embarking on a global career in the future.

Clifford stepped out from his comfort zone and went on an overseas internship with Knorr-Bremse Systems for Rail Vehicles in China. While in China, he was exposed to various technologies and equipment, and experienced a culture that was different from what he experienced in Singapore.

Clifford challenged himself to learn new techniques, and acquired sufficient skills to earn the trust of his supervisor. Clifford also built on his networking skills by establishing good teamwork with his colleagues.

Overall, it was an eye-opening experience for Clifford and he certainly benefitted greatly from this internship.

Yunlin did his internship with Hollysys (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd, a leading automation and IT solutions provider that specialises in Industrial Automation, Railway Transport Automation and Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Solutions.

Yunlin was able to apply what he learnt from his studies in RP during this internship, and also contributed to the company. Yunlin performed well during his internship and was eventually employed as a full-time employee after the completion of his internship.

Edwin started his internship with AEM Singapore Pte Ltd in the Test and Measurement department. He was assigned to various trainings such as testing of products from popular brands like MMVNA and TESTPRO. The training also included CAD drawing where he had to make CAD models according to specific requirements. He also learnt about the use of metal in product development.

Edwin applied the knowledge acquired during his diploma course to help in the making of physical prototypes for testing of concepts before sending for production. He was involved in one of the product CAD improvement and led the communication with vendors to discuss specific design and manufacturing consideration. He eventually released his design for production.

Karenis was always keen to have an overseas internship experience. She was assigned to Nok Air, Thailand for her final year Overseas Industry Immersion Programme (OIIP).

Karenis was in the Technical Engineering Department (TED) where she assisted to enter the data for aircraft logbooks and also analysed the trend of repeating defects of aircraft. She was later transferred to Technical-Line Maintenance (TM-L) department where she was given the opportunity to follow Aircraft Licensed Engineers (LAE) for their daily inspection and maintenance activities.

During this oversea internship, Karenis learnt to be more independent and understand different aircraft manuals and their purpose in helping the maintenance team. She also learnt more about the core purpose of the department in assisting the LAE and Pilot for better flight and maintenance operations.