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 Relevant
Industry Profile and Prospects
School
of Engineering and List of Courses
Graduates'
Employment Performance
RELEVANT
INDUSTRY PROFILE AND PROSPECTS
The
School of Engineering conducts various engineering-related
courses at the Higher Nitec and Nitec levels
to support the following three broadly-defined clusters
for the industry:
Aerospace
High-Value Manufacturing
Marine
Almost all companies depend on engineers and engineering-related
technicians for the creation and development of innovative
products and services. Engineering is multidisciplinary,
encompassing a broad and diverse range of disciplines.
AEROSPACE
The aerospace industry has grown strongly in the last decade in Singapore. It continues to promise tremendous growth potential, as Singapore develops into a regional aviation hub. Today, Singapore hosts more than 100 aviation companies. These companies are engaged in various aerospace activities in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), design, manufacturing and aviation services. Singapore continues to build our capabilities as a “one-stop shop” for MRO to serve both the regional and global markets.
According to a study commissioned by the Association of Aerospace Industries (Singapore), the number of aircraft technicians and licensed aircraft engineers is set to increase by 11,500 over the next 10 years, from the existing 7,500. Specifically, there is a demand for 2,270 aircraft maintenance technicians over the next 10 years, to support the growth in the aerospace industry.
HIGH-VALUE MANUFACTURING
Forty
years of industrialization has given Singapore a wealth
of experience in engineering services. Today, Singapore
is home to industry leaders like Kellogg Brown &
Root, Foster Wheeler, Jacobs Engineering and M+W Zander
for engineering services. In fact, several of these
companies have already established their headquarters
here and expanded their operations.
Singapore
is a one-stop solutions centre for the engineering
industry. To maintain its lead, new initiatives are
constantly being introduced to boost the width and
depth of technical capabilities, as well as the rate
of innovation in providing value-added solutions.
The Precision Engineering sector contributes to 10% of Singapore’s total manufacturing output and employs more than 94,000 employees or 25% of the total manufacturing workforce here. The transformation of existing industries and the growth of new ones - from aerospace to medical technology and life sciences, and interactive and digital electronics - have led to an increase in demand for precision engineering expertise to serve in these high-value manufacturing industries.
MARINE
The marine industry have over the last three decades gained prominence for quality, specialised services, timely delivery, skilled and disciplined workforce. Singapore is one of the world's premier ship repair and ship conversion centres as well as a global leader in the building of jack-up rigs and the conversion of FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Off-loading) units. The projected demand is for approximately 600 marine supervisors for the next 5 years from 2007 to 2012. This industry will continue to play a critical role in the national economy, in view of Singapore's drive to become a leading international maritime hub offering world class shipyards, complex marine systems and components design and manufacturing, R&D activities, and comprehensive marine-related services such as classification, naval architecture, marine engineering and training.
Sources:
Extracted from publications from EDB, Singapore
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SCHOOL
OF ENGINEERING
The School of Engineering aims to
be adaptive and responsive to the challenges of technical
training for a global economy.
We are committed to providing quality
engineering courses for school leavers and adult learners
so as to nurture :
Technological,
methodological and social competencies that are relevant
to industry demands;
Innovation
and technopreneurship; and
Values
and attributes that promote adaptability and resilience
to enhance employability in an ever-changing global
economy.
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Higher Nitec in Civil & Structural Engineering Design - NEW |
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Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering |
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Higher Nitec in Facility Systems Design - NEW |
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Higher Nitec in Marine Offshore Engineering |
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Higher Nitec in Mechanical Engineering |
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Higher Nitec in
Mechatronics Engineering |
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Higher Nitec in Offshore & Marine Engineering Design - NEW |
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Higher Nitec in Process Plant Design - NEW |
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Nitec in Aerospace Avionics |
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Nitec in Aerospace Machining Technology |
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Nitec in Aerospace Technology |
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Nitec in
Automotive Technology (Heavy Vehicles) |
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Nitec in
Automotive Technology (Light Vehicles) |
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Nitec in
Electrical Technology (Lighting & Sound) |
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Nitec in
Electrical Technology (Power & Control) |
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Nitec in
Facility Technology (Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration) |
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Nitec in
Facility Technology (Landscaping Services) |
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Nitec in
Facility Technology (Mechanical & Electrical Services) |
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Nitec in Laser & Tooling Technology |
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Nitec in Machine Technology |
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Nitec in
Mechanical Technology |
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Nitec
in Mechatronics (Automation Technology) |
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Nitec in
Mechatronics (Equipment Assembly) |
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Nitec in
Mechatronics (Medical Technology) |
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Nitec in Medical Manufacturing Technology |
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GRADUATES'
EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE
The
ITE 2008 Graduate Employment Survey revealed
that a high percentage of graduates were able
to obtain employment within 3 months from graduation
or completion of full-time National Service.
Their indicative gross salary range is given
in the following table.
School
|
Level
/ Course |
Year
2008 Results of ITE’s Graduate Employment
Survey |
School
of
Engineering |
Employment
Rate |
Gross
Salary (Mean) |
Higher
Nitec |
|
|
91% |
$1,770 |
|
93% |
$1,660 |
|
89% |
$1,750 |
|
91% |
$1,640 |
Nitec |
|
|
| |
90% |
$1,480 |
|
85% |
$1,650 |
|
83% |
$1,560 |
|
93% |
$1,570 |
|
93% |
$1,650 |
|
85% |
$1,500 |
# Superseded by Aerospace Machining Technology, Machine Technology, Medical Manufacturing Technology and Laser & Tooling Technology courses. |
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