Have you ever wondered how to apply what you learnt in polytechnic to the real world?
Meet Ash
Ash: "YAY, I GOT HIRED! I’m now a Junior Game Developer at my dream company!"
![Ash is wearing a crown and striking a victorious pose.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-1.webp)
One fine day, Boss finds Ash...
Boss: "Ash..."
Ash: "?"
Boss: "I want you to create a tetris game based on our client’s requirements."
Ash: "huh?"
![Panel 1: Ash's boss is speaking. Panel 2: Ash seems anxious about the request.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-2.webp)
Ash is thinking hard...
Ash: "Hmm... To code the game, I need mathematical and programming skills. I also need good communication skills to present it to my boss."
![Ash is thinking hard about the request.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-3.webp)
A-HAH!
Ash: "Thankfully, I have already learnt how to solve interdisciplinary, real-world problems through the Professional Competency Model (PCM)"
![Ash thought about Professional Competency Model (PCM).](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-4.webp)
What is the Professional Competency Model (PCM)?
How is it different from the typical way of learning?
LET’S FIND OUT
Typically, subjects are taught to learners one at a time, each subject separate from the others...
Learners like yourself have to combine the relevant knowledge and skills, and apply them to real-world settings... we know that's difficult!
![Ash holding up a help sign.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-5.webp)
Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!
Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.
![A professional competency model machine.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-6.webp)
First, we extract the relevant knowledge and skills from each subject that help you to solve real-world problems.
Next, we combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.
![The pages and pencils flew into the PCM machine and are being incinerated now. Smoke and fire are coming out of the machine.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-7-v2.webp)
Brewing in progress...
Your learning units are being created.
![The PCM machine is churning and brewing with smoke floating upwards.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-8.webp)
TADA-!
Now you have a Competency Unit!
These are contextualised learning units that combine relevant knowledge and skills from different subjects, which can include...
Curricula co-developed with major industry players
Training co-certified by leading companies
Classes co-taught by industry experts
![A book labeled Work-Integration Units appears and flys into a stack of books labeled Competency Units](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-9.webp)
That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in...
projects...
and internships/clinical attachments
POOF!
WIUs are learning units that mirror work situations to help you integrate your knowledge and skills from the relevant Competency Units, so you can tackle real-world challenges!
Through the PCM,
you will take multiple Competency Units and Work-Integration Units...
![A stack of books about PCM appears.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-10.webp)
These learning units help you further your education and succeed in the workplace.
AMAZING, RIGHT?
Because Ash went through the PCM...
he was able to apply what he learnt and complete his task independently.
![A lightbulb grows above the stack of books about PCM.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-11.webp)
Boss: "Amazing, Ash! I knew I could count on you!"
Ash: "Good thing I already learnt how to get my work task done through the PCM!"
Learn from Ash.
Gain an edge with our unique teaching model!
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![Panel 1: Ash's boss giving a thumbs up. Panel 2: Ash is working on his desk with the stack of books beside him. Panel 3: A close up on Ash looking satisfied.](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/comic-12.webp)
Have you ever wondered how to apply what you learnt in polytechnic to the real world?
Meet Ash, a fresh polytechnic graduate. Let’s look into his story!
One fine day, Boss finds Ash...
One fine day, Boss finds Ash...
I need mathematical and programming skills. I also need good communication skills to present it to my boss.
One fine day, Boss finds Ash...
One fine day, Boss finds Ash...
What is the Professional Competency Model (PCM)? How is it different from the typical way of learning?
Typically, subjects are taught to learners one at a time, each subject separate from the others.
Learners like yourself have to combine the relevant knowledge and skills, and apply them to real-world settings... we know that's difficult!
Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!
Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.
Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!
Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.
Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!
Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.
Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!
Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.
Here at Nanyang Polytechnic, we teach differently to make sure that you are ready for work and life!
Let us show you how our unique Professional Competency Model (PCM) will transform your learning.
We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.
We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.
We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.
We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.
We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.
We also combine them with real-world knowledge and skills needed to help you excel in the workplace.
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-furnance-flame.gif)
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-furnance-smoke.gif)
The PCM is combining the relevant knowledge and skills... Your learning units are being created...
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-furnance-flame.gif)
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-furnance-smoke.gif)
Ta-da! Now you have a Competency Unit!
What is a Competency Unit?
We combine relevant knowledge and skills from different subjects to equip learners like yourself with capabilities to solve real-world challenges.
Furthermore, these Competency Units are contextualised learning units co-developed, co-taught, co-mentored and/or co-certified with industry partners, bringing in experts and teaching materials from leading companies.
Curricula co-developed with major industry players
Classes co-taught by industry experts
Training co-certified by leading companies
![An opened book](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-open-v2.webp)
Ta-da! Now you have a Competency Unit!
What is a Competency Unit?
We combine relevant knowledge and skills from different subjects to equip learners like yourself with capabilities to solve real-world challenges.
Furthermore, these Competency Units are contextualised learning units co-developed, co-taught, co-mentored and/or co-certified with industry partners, bringing in experts and teaching materials from leading companies.
![An opened book](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-open-v2.webp)
Curricula co-developed with major industry players
Classes co-taught by industry experts
Training co-certified by leading companies
That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...
What’s so special about these projects and internships/clinical attachments?
That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...
![A hand holding up an opened book](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-hand.webp)
That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...
![A hand holding up an opened book](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-hand.webp)
That’s not all! You get to apply your knowledge and skills in projects and internships/clinical attachments...
![A hand holding up an opened book](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-hand.webp)
...these are also known as Work-Integration Units!
Interdisciplinary knowledge
Practical skills
Problem-solving mindset
![A book](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-green.webp)
Work-Integration Unit
What is a Work-Integration Unit?
Work-Integration Units (WIUs) are tasks that mirror work situations, which can be in the form of projects or internships/clinical attachments.
WIUs are learning units that help to integrate your knowledge and skills from the relevant Competency Units, so you can tackle real-world challenges.
Through the PCM, you will take multiple Competency Units and Work-Integration Units which help you further your education and succeed in the workplace.
![A stack of books with a lightbulb-like plant growing on top](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-plant-book-1.webp)
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-plant-book-2.webp)
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-plant-book-3.webp)
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-plant-book-4.webp)
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-book-plant-bulb.webp)
Amazing, right? With the PCM, you will be sure to excel in the workplace. Let's see how Ash is doing!
Because Ash went through the PCM
He was able to apply what he learnt and complete his task independently.
![](/etc.clientlibs/nypcorp/clientlibs/clientlib-site/resources/images/static/pcm/image-how-you-learn-ash-working.webp)
Learn from Ash. Gain an edge with our unique teaching model! Start your journey now.