Ever wondered how iPods, hand phones and laptops are designed, produced and sold at affordable prices? Did you know that the whole range of manufacturing activities from Product Design & Creation to Tool & Component Manufacturing, right down to Product Realisation, is supported by the Precision Engineering industry?

Increasingly, Precision Engineering companies are expanding their main activities (Tool & Component Manufacturing) to support product design & development, as well as product realisation. Tool & Component Manufacturing have also evolved rapidly with the introduction of automation and integration to the toolroom.

Today, the industry requires Precision Engineering technologists with these relevant skills and knowledge. With the shortening of product lifecycles, more time is needed for product turnaround and the pressure is on to optimise and shorten processes. Thus, a new breed of Precision Engineering technologists, conversant and adept in the latest technology and processes (e.g. integrated tool rooms, flexible manufacturing, etc) are needed to maintain the industry’s competitive edge.

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NPE Scholarship

The National Precision Engineering Scholarship (NPES) is awarded by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and SPRING Singapore for studies in the Diploma in Digital & Precision Engineering at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP).

Further details on the NPES Scholarship can be obtained by clicking here.

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Course Aims

The course provides:

• a strong foundation in precision engineering fundamentals, digital design and manufacturing;

• the knowledge and skills in digital design and engineering applications, engineering process and control;

• excellent industry exposure through six months of industrial attachment to a local or overseas company;

• an opportunity to develop their competitive edge through working in the environment of a precision engineering company.

Duration: 3 academic years on a full-time basis.

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Career Prospects

Graduates of the Digital & Precision Engineering course are highly sought after in the Tools and Components Manufacturing industry and Toolroom Precision Machining industry.

They can expect lucrative career prospects in the following areas:

• aerospace manufacturing

• automation and equipment building

• biomedical manufacturing

• nanotechnology and nanomanufacturing

• precision tooling and moulding industries

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Entry Requirements

• Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level Holders
• ITE Certificate Holders
• Other Foreign Qualifications

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Course Structure

The three-year course emphasizes hands-on training, with one whole semester set aside specially for the final-year project module in the third year. Moreover, to prepare you for the real world, the industrial attachment programme and an Overseas Industrial attachment programme will give you a chance to work with companies on real-life projects.

The following are the subjects students have to take before being awarded the Diploma in Digital & Precision Engineering:

Year 1 Semester 1 & 2
Year 2 Semester 1 & 2
Year 3 Semester 1 & 2

Students must complete all core modules as well as study a minimum of 2 prescribed electives.

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Last updated on 21 Jan 2010 by Lawrence Durai