Briefing on Attachment Types

presented by

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by Mr Loh Pui Wah, Director, CAO

Attachment Windows and Eligibility

by Mrs Loh Ai Hwa, Senior Deputy Director, CAO

Start Planning Now by Mr Loh Pui Wah

Director, Career & Attachment Office (CAO)

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Q: What have ExxonMobil, Credit Suisse, Rolls Royce, GSK and many employers in common with NTU?

A: They use attachments to spot and recruit NTUtalents.

20 weeks IA and 10 weeks IO, how will it affect me?

• “I can do more electives during semester since IO is from May to July”

• Scope and depth of learning/experience is very different between a 20week IA project and a 10 week IO project− 20 weeks > the usual 3 months job probation period; sufficient time for

employers to assess the potential, capability and other attributes of NTUstudents

“Is it worth for me to invest one semester to do IA? I gain more workexperience and possibly a chance to be recruited by the company if it usesattachment to spot talents.”

“I like to take up additional electives so that I can gain more knowledge inthose subjects. 10 weeks of work experience is good enough for me.”

What do employers say aboutNTU students?

For 29 years, NTU has established acomprehensive Industrial Attachmentprogramme to equip our graduates withpractical knowledge and skills that arerelevant to industries that enable NTUgraduates to compete in the globallycompetitive job market.

Our Graduates Employability

For NTU Graduating Class of 2012

Almost all (97%) received at leastone job offer within 4 monthsafter graduation

9 in 10 graduates were employedwithin 4 months after graduation

1 in 5 got job offers from theirinternship companies

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Why Attachment?

Attachment Windows and Eligibility by Mrs Loh Ai Hwa

Senior Deputy Director, Career & Attachment Office (CAO)

For Engineering students who are admitted in Semester 1 AY2011-2012 and after, under the BRC Curriculum, the various attachment offered are:

• All attachment types are on Pass/Fail grading; Certificates of Distinction, Certificates of Merit

• The first 4 AUs for both IA and EIA are used to meet the course requirement on IO.

• The extra 4 AUs earned for IA and 8 AUs earned for EIA can only be used to offset the requirement for GER-UE (General Education Requirement -Unrestricted Electives).

Attachment Type No. of AUs Main Period Duration

Industrial Orientation (IO) 4 May – Jul 10 weeks

Industrial Attachment (IA) 8 Jan – MayAug – Dec

20 weeks

Enhanced Industrial Attachment (EIA) 12 Jan – Aug 30 weeks

Criteria for Attachment

‘A’ Level and Poly students:(admitted to Year 1 in AY2011-2012 and after)

Likely to be Year 3 standing and have completed at least 4 semesters of study

Direct Entry students: (admitted to Year 2 in AY2012-2013 and after)

Likely to be Year 3 standing and have completed at least 2 semesters of study

When to do your attachment?

IO (10-week, 4 AU), May to July

Students will not be able to attend the convocation in that year following the completion of their IO. These students will still graduate and be conferred their degree after successful completion of their IO.

They can attend convocation the following year.

Not applicable for CEE

When to do your attachment?

IA (20-week, 8 AU), January to MayEIA (30-week, 12 AU), January to August

NOTE: The extra 4 AUs earned for IA and 8 AUs earned for EIA can only be used to offset the requirement for GER-UE (General Education Requirement - Unrestricted Electives).

Career ManagementResume WritingInterview Skills

When to do your attachment?

Email will be sent to you when you become eligible for attachment at every attachment windows for IO/IA.

Programme Curriculum• Civil & Environmental Engineeringhttp://www.cee.ntu.edu.sg/CurrentStudents/undergraduatestudents/Pages/CurriculumStructure.aspx

Programme Curriculum• Materials Science & Engineeringhttp://www.mse.ntu.edu.sg/CurrentStudents/Undergraduate/Pages/Curriculum.aspx

Programme Curriculum• Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering: http://www.mae.ntu.edu.sg/CurrentStudents/Undergraduate(FullTime)/MechanicalEngineeringCurriculum/Pages/BRCMain12-13.aspx

Programme Curriculum• Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering: http://www.mae.ntu.edu.sg/CurrentStudents/Undergraduate(FullTime)/AerospaceEngineeringCurriculum/Pages/NTUEducation.aspx

Rules on Sourcing for own Attachment Placement

• Full details and forms are available at:StudentLink

Academic Services Attachment Services Engineering Attachment Industrial Attachment (Industrial Orientation)Information on Attachment (Information on IO)Rules on Sourcing for Your Own Attachment Placement (Rules on Sourcing for Your Own IO Placement)

Rules on Sourcing for own Attachment Placement

the organisation paid-up capital is at least S$20,000. the number of employees in the organisation is at least 5. the organisation should have been incorporated for at least 2 years. the organisation must have a proper office setup and not one that operate from home or virtual office.the organisation and the training programme/project it offers is accepted by the relevant School.the student is not associated with the company and has no immediate family members, close relatives or friends either working in the organisation or is/are director(s) or substantial shareholder(s) of the organisation which may give rise to conflicts of interest.the self-sourced application is subject to the final approval by the Industrial Attachment Steering Committee.

• Submission deadline for the self-sourced applications:

Attachment Type Submission DeadlineIndustrial OrientationAY2013-2014 Special Terms

14 March 2014

Industrial Attachment 3 May for Semester 1 3 October for Semester 2

Enhanced Industrial Attachment 3 October

Rules on Sourcing for own Attachment Placement

Workshop on Career Management, How to Self-Source, Resume Writing and

Interview Skills

Date: 7 November 2013 (Thursday)Time: 4.30 pm – 7.30 pm

Venue: LT19

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. More information will be provided later.

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