Higher Nitec in Marine & Offshore Engineering (3 years) (wef Jan 2026 intake)

Course duration: 36 months

Are you interested in learning how the latest ships and offshore structures are designed, built, and maintained to meet cutting-edge industry standards?

The Higher Nitec course is designed to provide students with the latest knowledge and skills required to succeed in the modern marine industry. Focused on the rapidly evolving maritime sector, it covers the comprehensive aspects of marine systems, from design to troubleshooting and sustainability, while integrating the most recent advancements in Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies. Students will be trained to perform vital functions within marine engineering, ensuring safety, efficiency, and sustainability within the industry.

What you'll learn

• Perform quality control checks

• Fabricate marine pipes and structures

• Perform maintenance of ship control systems

• Troubleshoot faults in marine propulsion and auxiliary systems

• Service components of marine systems

• Perform marine piping and structural design

• Perform marine electrical and HVAC systems design

• Produce basic naval architecture drawings and reports

• Perform commissioning of marine system

• Deploy I4.0 technologies in marine system

• Implement sustainability measures.

Entry requirements

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

GCE ‘O’ level grades in any 2 subjects:

• Grade 1-8

OR

GCE ‘N’ level passes in Mathematics or Science* and 2 other subjects:

• Grade A-D or Grade 1-5

* Mobile Robotics, Smart Electrical Technology, Mechanical Design & Automation, IoT Applications, and Mobile Web Applications subjects can be used in lieu of Science for admission to this Higher Nitec course.

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 Marine & Offshore 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 Automation Engineering

• 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 Marine & Offshore 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, 149 KB].

Higher Nitec in Marine & Offshore 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 Marine & Offshore Engineering are employed by employed by the marine and offshore industry such as marine services contractors, marine equipment manufacturers, marine fleet operators and the shipyards. These companies provide services relating to repair, fabrication, refurbishment activities of all types of vessels, offshore structures in the marine and offshore industry.

Some of the job titles held by graduates include Assistant Marine Supervisor, Foreman, Assistant Technical Engineer, and Assistant Designer Engineer.

Related courses

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