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Higher Nitec in Banking Services


An Automated Teller Machine is indeed convenient but it cannot replace the face-to-face communication of a service personnel. If you want to contribute to the human touch of the banking industry, you should join this course now!


This course provides students with the skills and knowledge in frontline banking and financial services to individuals, associations and institutions.

Acquire knowledge and skills which are highly relevant to the industry

  • Handle oral and written communication in a business/workplace environment.
  • Provide quality customer service.
  • Process various types of frontline banking transactions.
  • Handle cash and cash balancing.
  • Process non-cash transactions.
  • Handle various banking and financial instruments.
  • Perform basic accounting.
  • Suggest various banking products and services to customers.

Gain valuable first-hand experience

  • Opportunity for real-work exposure through an industry attachment

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Entry Requirements

To apply for the Higher Nitec in Banking Services course, you need to have:

Subject
Grade
GCE 'O' level grades in English Language, Mathematics and 1 other subject
  • Grade 1 - 7 in English Language
  • Grade 1 - 7 in Mathematics (Elementary or Additional) or Principles of Accounts
  • Grade 1 - 7 in one other subject.
or
 
GCE ‘N(A)’ level passes in English Language, Mathematics and 3 other subjects
  • Grade 1-3 in English Language
  • Grade 1-4 in Mathematics
  • Grade 1-5 in 3 other subjects and;
    A total of 19 points or less for English, Mathematics and three other subjects(ELMAB3)*

*GCE N(A) school leavers, who applied during the January intake under the Direct Entry Scheme, will undergo 10 weeks of preparatory programme followed by 2 years of Higher Nitec training

Duration and Venue

This is a two-year course and is available at :

Progression Opportunities

Higher Nitec in Banking Services with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 and above may apply for progression to the first year of a related diploma course at the Polytechnics. For more details on diploma courses for progression, please refer to the Joint Polytechnic Admissions website

Career Prospects

Higher Nitec in Banking Services graduates are employed as Bank Tellers or Customer Service Representative in banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions.

There are excellent opportunities for career advancement to supervisory positions and beyond. The challenge is for students to upgrade their technical skills and knowledge by taking up higher-level courses.

Course Structure

To obtain the Higher Nitec in Business Studies (Sport Management), you need to accumulate at least 72 credits.

Core Modules
54
Life Skills Modules
10
Elective Modules
8
Total
72


Core Modules (Click on title to view module description)

Credits

4

4

Business Environment

4

Office Applications

3

4

6

7

6

7
8

Life Skills Modules

Credits

8

Sports and Wellness I

1

Sports and Wellness II

1

Electives

Course-specific

Credits

4

4

4

Inter-disciplinary Credits
4
4
4
4

General

Credits

3

2 or 3

Note: The offer of electives is subject to the training schedule of respective ITE Colleges. Students are advised to check with their Class Advisors on the availability of the elective modules they intend to pursue.

For more information

For general queries on the course, please email training@ite.edu.sg.

Last updated on 29 Nov 2010