SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG’s) Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Programme (WPLN) which serves as an alternative to traditional qualifications and offers training on generic employability skills to raise a worker's effectiveness and improve his work abilities. The foundational skills attained can be applied across all industries, enabling workers of all levels to better adapt to new job demands, work challenges and changing work environments. For more information, click here.

Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements but are assessed by Temasek Polytechnic as potentially suitable candidates, may at the discretion of the Polytechnic, be considered for written and/or oral assessments conducted by TP. TP reserves the right to accept candidates based on their performance at this assessment.

Students are required to hold a valid pass for the duration of the course. Students have to bear the full risk of non-completion should their pass expire and subsequently lapse within the duration of the course. 

The duration of the CET Diploma is 900 hours including both contact and non-contact (self-learning) hours and comprises 5 Modular Certificates (MCs) and each MC is 180 hours or 6 months. Upon successful completion of the 5 relevant MCs, the participants will be conferred a full qualification of a Diploma. Depending on the pace of learning, students can complete a Diploma in a minimum of 2.5 years.

The duration of each MC is approximately 6 months, with lessons being held 3 times a week, from 7pm to 10pm on weekdays and/or 9am to 1pm on Saturday.  Lesson schedules are subject to change. You will receive your course timetable about 1 month before the course commences.

To obtain a full qualification of a Diploma course, you are given up to two times the normal course duration to complete the course, i.e. 5 years or ten semesters.

You can apply to part-time undergraduate programmes which are relevant to your diploma course at NUS, NTU and SUSS.

The revised part-time diploma is intended to be more accessible to the workforce, and is made shorter in duration compared to the full-time diploma because broad-based interdisciplinary modules, final year projects and internships, as well as academic modules such as Mathematics and Sciences, are omitted. As such, most part-time undergraduate programmes would require you to go through a bridging programme to prepare you adequately before admission.

The duration and cost of the bridging programmes will depend on the type and nature of the part-time degree course that you apply for. The duration is expected to be between six months to a year. The fee will not be more expensive than undergraduate modules of comparable duration. You may wish to check with the relevant institution for more details.

Courses are run in April and/or October of each year. Application for the April intake starts in early November and October intake starts in early May. 

Interested applicants may register their interest by subscribing to email updates to get course updates via email.

You may apply for the course here. You may also visit the STEP student portal overview for more details.

• NRIC/ Passport/ Work Permit
• Academic qualifications (Certificates and Transcripts)
• Photo
• Other supporting documents

Upload ALL required supporting documents via the online application portal. We will not be able to consider applicants with incomplete document submissions for the application.

Offering is an ongoing process during and following the period of application.

Eligible students pay net fee after MOE course fee subsidy. You may refer to the course write up of the specific course for the fee payable. For an overview of the funding and subsidies, you may find the information here.

You do not need to apply for MOE subsidy. TP will bill you the subsidized fee amount, depending on your subsidy eligibility level when you are offered admission to the course. 

As the new qualifications framework is based on Modular Certificates (MCs), you will be billed based on the MC or any repeat subjects you are taking for the semester. Fee are payable on a MC basis and before the start of the MC course.

You are required to make full course fee payment by the payment deadline when you are offered admission to the course.  This is to enable us to confirm your place in the course. Payment of course fee is taken as acceptance into the course.

You can use the PSEA to pay your course fee. Applicants should call the Edusave Phone Enquiry System at 6260 0777 and check if you have sufficient funds in PSEA before submitting the request to TP.

• AXS (applicable to self-paying individuals only)
• Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
• Electronic Payment (applicable to sponsoring companies only)
• SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)

The detailed payment instructions are indicated in the invoice issued with the offer letter.

Please note our withdrawal and refund policy below. The course commencement date is the 1st day of the semester.

There are various funding & subsidies available for individuals and organisations to encourage skills upgrading and Singapore Citizen students who meet the eligibility can also apply for MOE CET Bursary.

If you sign up for CET Diploma and pay the course fee on your own (i.e. without the support of your employer), you may claim TA of $6 per training hour subject to terms and conditions. Please visit WSG’s website for more details.

To qualify for TA, you will need to meet the minimum attendance requirement of 75% for each module as part of the terms and conditions for Workfare’s scheme. 

The request for subject exemption must be raised with Temasek SkillsFuture Academy within 2 weeks from semester commencement and only 1 application is allowed per student per modular certificate. All subject exemption will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the polytechnic’s discretion.

Students are required to write in an email to TSA with the following info:
a) subject(s) from course applied for which applicant is seeking exemption from
b) name of course(s) previously attempted/completed by applicant
c) title, syllabus and total duration of the subject(s) that applicant has completed
d) institution and year of study
e) results transcript
f) certificate, where applicable
g) reason(s) for not completing a previous course, where applicable

The minimum attendance requirement for students is at least 50% overall attendance for face-to-face sessions for each subject. Medical leave and Leave of Absence (LOA) are NOT considered part of the 50% attendance. Should you be absent for a class assessment, you are required to submit a medical certificate or approved LOA to be eligible for a re-assessment. Examinations are not considered as class assessments.

If you are a WSS recipient applying for Training Allowance or you are under company sponsorship which is applying for Absentee Payroll, you will need to meet the minimum attendance requirement of 75% for each module as part of the terms and conditions for Workfare’s scheme.

The programme offers a blend of traditional learning methods such as face-to-face classroom interactions, along with self-directed learning and/or e-learning (estimated at 15% of contact hours). Students will be assessed based on assignments, class tests and written exams.

Examinations are compulsory, unless the modules are Continuous Assessment Modules. Examinations are conducted at the end of each semester while the term tests are held in mid-semester.

If you fail any of the subject (s), you will take the repeat subject(s) upon completion of the last MC/PDC.

Repeat of subject(s) is conditional on the following:

-no clash in schedule

-approval by TP

-offered in that semester

-repeat subject (s) is/are within the same MC/PDC

No, you will only need to repeat the failed subject(s) upon completion of the fifth MC.  Repeat of subjects is conditional on no clash in schedule, approved by TP and offered in that semester.

There is no supplementary examination for the failed subject(s).

There is no subsidy for the repeat subject(s).  You are required to pay the full fee for the repeat subject(s).

Yes, you may progress to the next MC but you will need to repeat and pass the failed subject(s) on order to be awarded a certificate for the MC.

You will receive a Modular Certificate in name of the particular MC if you pass all the subjects within that MC.

You are required to have passed all prescribed subjects under every MC in order to graduate from the Diploma.

You can email your enquiries to tsa_acadcet@tp.edu.sg or call our hotline at: 6788 1212 

Please refer to TSA website for the latest updated information.