Students in their final academic year are sent to industry for Indusrial Attachment Programme (IAP). There, they work on real-life industry-based projects, and apply what they have learnt in class to a real studio environment.

The objectives of the IAP are manifold.

1) it puts into practice the knowledge and skills acquired by the students in school, onto real-life work conditions and environment. This boosts the students' competency and confidence;

2)  it develops the students' interpersonal and collaborative skills, and gears them for absorption into the industry upon graduation; and

3)  it forges a close relationship between industry and Nanyang Polytechnic.

Our IAP is conducted over four periods for each academic year, with a twelve (12) week duration per period. The periods are arranged back-to-back so that companies benefit from an almost continual one-year period of student attachments.

The 2008/ 2009 Attachment Periods are:

Period         Attachment Dates                       Closing Date
                                                                             for Request
P1            Mon, 3 Mar 08 - Sat, 24 May 08            Mon, 7 Jan 08
P2            Mon, 26 May 08 - Sat, 16 Aug 08         Mon, 31 Mar 08

             2 weeks break (Mon, 18 Aug 08 - Sat, 30 Aug 08)

P3            Mon,  1 Sep 08 - Sat, 22 Nov 08           Mon, 7 Jul 08

P4            Mon, 24 Nov 08 - Sat, 14 Feb 09           Mon, 29 Sep 08

Our industrial attachment scheme and course information are detailed in Document A and Document B.

Overseas Industrial Placement Programme (OIPP)
The Nanyang Polytechnic Placement Services Centre (PSC) works closely with overseas organisations to engage design students for specific projects under the OIPP.

Since the inception of the OIPP, students have been to companies in Europe, United States, East Asia and the Asia Pacific countries. Our design students pick up many useful on-the-job skills during these overseas work stints, besides being exposed to a different design culture, consumer lifestyle and global work processes.

Many graduates find these experiences invaluable in providing them with a more international outlook and a robust understanding of evolving design trends.

Last updated on 08 Jan 2008 by Garry Tan and Siti Zahara