SINGAPORE: A-Level students who will graduate this year and want to move on to polytechnics could see their diploma courses shortened by up to a year, said the Ministry of Education on Thursday (Jan 30). From October this year, A-Level graduates can be exempted from up to two semesters in 56 polytechnic courses if they fulfil the necessary module requirements, said the ministry in a media release. One example is Republic Polytechnic's Diploma in Engineering Design with Business. A-Level graduates may be exempt from modules on Mathematics, Physics and Engineering Design if they have obtained passes in H2 Mathematics and H1 Physics. The total number of polytechnic courses offering exemptions of at least one semester will also increase to 120. Since 2019, eligible A-Level students have been allowed mid-year entry to about 110 polytechnic courses, and exemptions from modules depending on their A-Level subjects, shortening their diploma course from three years to two-and-a-half years. With the new measures, an A-Level graduate could start Year Two of his or her polytechnic course in October of the same year, and graduate with a diploma two years later. About 200 A-Level graduates are admitted to the polytechnics each year. Making the announcement at the Applied Learning Conference on Thursday at… Read full this story
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