Higher Nitec in Advanced Manufacturing 

Course Overview  |   Entry Requirements  |   Duration and Venue  |   Progression Opportunities  |   Career Prospects  |   Course Structure  

Course Overview

 

Do you want to be part of an industry that combines machines, tools and manpower to produce goods that generate a vast amount of wealth for the country?
 

This course will provide you with the skills and technical knowledge to support manufacturing functions, such as engineering design, machine operations, maintenance, materials control and work improvement activities in all stages of the manufacturing processes.

 

 

Acquire knowledge and skills which are highly relevant to the industry

  • Troubleshoot problems in manufacturing processes.
  • Design jigs and fixtures for manufacturing.
  • Initiate continuous work improvement activities to manufacturing processes.
  • Perform Production scheduling and material requirement planning for manufacturing processes.
  • Maintain quality assurance system for manufacturing.
  • Prepare necessary documents for manufacturing and assembly.

 

 


 

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Entry Requirements

 

To apply for the Higher Nitec in Advanced Manufacturing course, you need to have:

 

Subject
Grade
GCE 'O' level grades in English Language, Mathematics and 1 approved subject
  • Grade 1 - 8 in English Language
  • Grade 1 - 7 in Mathematics (Elementary or Additional)
  • Grade 1 - 8 in an approved subject:  
    [Biology / Chemistry / Combined Science / Computer Studies / Design & Technology / Engineering Science / Fundamentals of Electronics / Integrated Science / Physical Science / Physics / Science (Chemistry, Biology) / Science (Physics, Biology) / Science (Physics, Chemistry) / Science (Physics, Biology, Chemistry)]

 

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Duration and Venue

 

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

 

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Progression Opportunities

 

Higher Nitec in Advanced Manufacturing 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. 

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Career Prospects

 

Higher Nitec in Advanced Manufacturing graduates are employed by high value manufacturing industries in particular consumer electronics, precision engineering and equipment manufacturing companies.  Some of the job titles held by graduates include Engineering Assistant, Manufacturing Engineering Technician, Production Supervisor, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Technician and Quality Process Technician.

 

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.

 

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Course Structure


To obtain the Higher Nitec in Advanced Manufacturing, you need to accumulate at least 74 credits.

 

Core Modules
54
Life Skills Modules
16
Elective Modules
4
Total
74


 

Core Modules (Click here to view module description)
Credits
Mathematics and Engineering Systems
7
CAD and Engineering Design
6
Quality Engineering
7
Engineering Materials and Mechanics
7
Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Prototyping
6
Manufacturing Resource Planning
7
Manufacturing Engineering
6
Project
8

Life Skills Modules
Credits
Life Skills for Personal Development
8
Life Skills at the Workplace
4
Sports and Wellness I
2
Sports and Wellness II
2

Electives

Course Specific
Credits
Conventional Machining
2
Jig and Fixture Design
 2
Product Prototyping
2
Visual Basic Programming
 2
Inter-disciplinary 
Credits 
Entrepreneurship
 4
Design Thinking
 2
Entrepreneurship for Innovation
 2
Marketing and Promotions in Entrepreneurship
 2
Fashion Modelling
 2
Aquaculture Techniques
 2

General
Credits
Overseas Experiential Programme
2 or 3
Overseas Institution Elective
 2 or 3
Overseas Work Attachment
 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.

 

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