Work-Study Diploma in Land Transport Engineering (Rail)

Course duration: 30 months

The Work-Study Diploma in Land Transport Engineering is a step towards a career in our vibrant land transportation industry, whether it be as a Manager, Engineer, Technical Specialist, or Senior Technician, focused on advancing the quality of rail service and operating standards.

With the ITE Work-Study Diploma in Land Transport Engineering, you may increase your breadth of understanding and practical know-how for use throughout your land transport career.

Prerequisite

• Work well with others in a team environment

• Able to articulate and discuss ideas, thoughts and information effectively to achieve common outcomes

• Able to understand and co-relate information from multiple disciplines to synthesise knowledge and insights, as well as guide decisions

Job role

A Land Transport Engineer manages operations, maintains transport assets, ensures safety and work quality and delivers outstanding customer service. The work he/she performs may include the following:

• Permanent-way compliance and inspection

• Rolling stock asset monitoring

• Signalling system reliability monitoring

• Planning and tracking operations

Work-study training pattern

Day Release - One day of classroom lessons per week at ITE, with the remaining work-week spent at the workplace for On-the-Job Training.

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Some of our partners

SBS Transit Ltd  | SMRT

Employers that wish to offer training places, please click HERE.

What you'll learn

• Implementing workplace safety & health practices

• Perform data analytics for predictive maintenance

• Diagnose railway signalling systems

• Diagnose rolling stock systems

• Diagnose permanent way system

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the following minimum entry requirements:

1. ITE graduates from any one of the following courses + pass company screening & interview;

   • Nitec with GPA ≥ 2:

     • All courses from School of Engineering

     • All courses from School of Electronics & Info-Comm Technology

   • Higher Nitec:

     • All courses from School of Engineering

     • All courses from School of Electronics & Info-Comm Technology

OR

2. In-service employees⁺ with:

   • Equivalent qualifications such as Workplace Literacy & Numeracy (WPLN) Level 5 and above

   • Minimum 18 years old with at least 2 years of full-time relevant work experience

   • Strong employer endorsement

⁺In-service employee may be invited for an admission interview

Note:

• Applicants for this course must ensure that they are free from colour appreciation deficiency. Colour Vision Test is available over the Internet at https://colormax.org/color-blind-test ↗ (opens in new tab).

• Please take the test before submitting your application if you are not sure whether you are free from colour appreciation deficiency.

Career opportunities

For general queries, please refer to https://www.ite.edu.sg/about-ite/contact-us.

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