Higher Nitec in Facilities Management & Engineering (3 years)

Course duration: 36 months

What you'll learn

• Supervise building construction and facilities maintenance activities, including various systems and services

• Oversee fire safety tasks for secure building operations

• Manage subordinates for construction and facility tasks

• Perform necessary construction and facilities maintenance duties

Certification Requirements, Course Structure and Module Objectives [PDF, 195 KB]

General Electives and Life Skills Modules [PDF, 148 KB]

Entry requirements

Admission to Year 1 of the 3-year curriculum structure:

• Completed GCE 'N' or GCE 'O' Level

Note:

• Applicants for this course must ensure that they are free from colour appreciation deficiency.

• Students will be required to purchase a laptop for the course. This is in addition to the course fees. Financial assistance is available to eligible students under ITE Opportunity Fund subject to terms and conditions. For more details on the minimum laptop specifications, please click here [PDF, 122 KB].

Progression opportunities

Higher Nitec in Facilities Management & Engineering graduates may apply for progression to the following Work-Study Diploma courses at ITE:

• Work-Study Diploma in Agriculture & Aquaculture Technology

• Work-Study Diploma in Aircraft Cabin Engineering

• Work-Study Diploma in Applied Electronics & AI

• Work-Study Diploma in Arboriculture & Horticulture

• Work-Study Diploma in Customer Experience Management (Aviation Track)

• Work-Study Diploma in Customer Experience Management (Lifestyle & Consumer Track)

• Work-Study Diploma in Data Centre Infrastructure & Operation

• Work-Study Diploma in Facilities Management

• Work-Study Diploma in Land Transport Engineering

• Work-Study Diploma in Marine & Offshore Engineering (Production)

• Work-Study Diploma in Mechanical & Electrical Services Supervision

• Work-Study Diploma in Mechanical Systems Engineering

• Work-Study Diploma in Microelectronics (Equipment Track)

• Work-Study Diploma in Microelectronics (Process Track)

• Work-Study Diploma in Security Operations

• Work-Study Diploma in Security Systems Engineering

• Work-Study Diploma in Vertical Transportation

Higher Nitec in Facilities Management & Engineering graduates with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 and above may apply for progression to a Technical Engineer Diploma course at ITE. For more details on progression, please click here [PDF, 23.3 KB].

Higher Nitec in Facilities Management & Engineering graduates with a GPA of 2.0 and above may also 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 opportunities

Higher Nitec in Facilities Management & Engineering graduates will be able to take on jobs as Site Supervisors, Site Coordinators, Facility Officers, Facility Technical Officers, or Facility Executives. They can also take up the additional role of Fire Safety Manager if they have passed the Fire Safety Management module accredited by SCDF, or work towards being a Registered Workplace Safety & Health Professional with the Ministry of Manpower.

Related courses

Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering

Higher Nitec in Integrated Mechanical & Electrical Design (3 years)

Higher Nitec in Mechanical Engineering