Industrial Attachment Programme and Vacation Internship Programme
Modules
EG3601: Industrial
Attachment Programme
(IAP)
EG3602: Vacation
Internship Programme
(VIP)

Modular
Credits
Duration
Pre-requisites/Preclusion
24 weeks
Students who have completed VIP are
not allowed to apply for IAP
*Only Year 3 students may apply
12
09 Jan - 23 Jun 2017 *
12 weeks during
summer vacation
6
09 May - 29 Jul 2016 *
08 May - 28 Jul 2017 *
Students who have completed IAP are
not allowed to apply for VIP
Only Year 2 and 3 students may apply
* denote for AY2016/2017
EG3601: Industrial Attachment Programme (IAP) for CEE Students
Students admitted into the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree programme from AY2014/2015 onwards
are required to undergo a compulsory internship programme via faculty placement or self initiated; except
for students listed in #. Depending on the degree enrolled, the internship programme is either in the form of
a 24-week internship under EG3611 Industrial Attachment (IA) or a 12-week internship under EG3612
Vacation Internship Programme (VIP). The internship module count toward the faculty requirement.
Students in Design-Centric Curriculum (DCC) are to follow the internship requirement of the home
department CEE.
#
Students who are in the following programmes are exempted from the compulsory internship
requirement: Double Degree Programme (DDP), Concurrent Degree Programme (CDP), Chemical
Sciences Programme (CSP), Global Engineering Programme (GEP). Polytechnic-direct intake students
are also exempted. Students who choose to do internships under EG3611 or EG3612 may use the
modular credits as “free electives”. The students need to make a request to Faculty Liaison Officers
i.e. Ms Lisa Moo ([email protected]) or Mr Scott Pereira ([email protected]) to be added
manually to the Enhancement Programme Portal.
IAP Frequently Asked Questions
1) When do I go for Industrial Attachment?
There are 2 Industrial Attachment periods each year.
-
January to June
-
July to December
Dean's Office will announce to all Stage 3 students via the NUSNET email when the Faculty-placement is
open.
You may only begin your IA only after receiving online approval from Department IA coordinator (CEE
Prof Richard Liew). You request may be rejected if your submission is later than the commencement of
IA.
Our CVE and EVE students should go for IA in Semester 6 or Semester 7.
Exceptions: Students want to do IA in Semester 5
Students who are going SEP in Semester 6 and if they have an inclination to do IA in Semester 5,
they must
1) Get SEP approved, email the SEP acceptance memo as supporting document to Department
([email protected])
2) Choose companies that are not consultancy related or companies that require knowledge in
design project
3) Prepare to source for companies and go through self initiated IA process if the available
internship portal job positions after round two is limited.
2) Can I apply for internship when I am in SEP abroad?
Yes, you are expected to check your emails regularly and log into the internship portal. You can
inform company that you are now in SEP if they require an interview with you.
3) Where do I see the guidelines for Industrial Attachment?
http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/epmc/
4) Can I go for overseas Industrial Attachment?
Yes, it must be engineering related and do take note of the guidelines at
http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/epmc/
5) Where do I find the companies I need to apply for IA?
You should log to the internship portal and search for the companies posting first. The department
has tried to link up as many companies to get these approved job positions.
https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/ugep/studentLogin.html
6) What are the criterias for self initiated Industrial Attachment?
- Work must be engineering related
- Inform companies on the information
http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/epmc/employers.html
7) Students on Scholarships
Please check with the organization you obtained your scholarship on your obligation to have
internship with them. You will be required to apply as self initiated internship if you need to be
attached to the organization.
8) Can I do VIP and IA ?
No, you are not allowed to do both VIP and IA on credit basis.
9) Students who do not need to do compulsory IA but wants to do IA on non credit basis
Non-credit internships need not be reported to the university, however, should you require the
internship to be supported by the university you should fill out the attached form and submit it to
the Centre for Future-ready Graduates (CFG) at [email protected].
An internship support letter can be provided upon approval of your application.
For further enquiries in regards to non-credit internships, you may contact CFG.
10) What is Top-up Allowance offered by Talent@Maritime Singapore
Introduced by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Maritime Cluster Fund aims
to attract more students into the marine industries upon graduation through providing them with
the opportunity to receive on-the-job working experience, and be involved in work on maritimerelated projects during their attachment. Qualified students may claim up to S$400 top-up allowance
per month for your internship. Applications are open twice a year. The attachment must have been
completed at the point of application
Please refer to the Talent@Maritime Singapore website for more information on the scheme.
You may refer here for the list of relevant organisations.
11) Who is my mentor for IA?
A mentor will be assigned to you by the department who is likely to be your academic mentor. Your
mentor will be connected with you and your supervisor throughout the internship to help you
complete the internship successfully.
12) Who are the approvers of my internship placement?
The department Industrial Coordinator Prof Richard Liew approves both the company job placement
that are opened to our undergraduate students, and student application for internship.
13) What are the requirements for IA?
Old requirement for internships before May 2016

IA – weekly journals, one report every 6 weeks (total of 4 reports)
New requirement for internships starting May 2016

IA – work plan, interim report, final report, oral presentation
14) Who are the Industrial Coordinators team in CEE?
Approval of Internship, Mentors
Prof Richard Liew ([email protected])
Ms Peggy Leong ([email protected]) Contact 65165831
Ms Norela ([email protected]) Contact 65164314
15) Who are the Faculty Liaison Officers i.e. at Faculty of Engineering, Undergraduate Office?
Problems with accessing the portal, submission of reports, update training schedule
Ms Lisa Moo ([email protected])
Mr Scott Pereira ([email protected]) 65164146
EG3602: Vacation Internship Programme (VIP) for CEE Students
1) Why are the more common reasons for the rejection of my VIP application?
Training Schedule not signed by Supervisors or HR officers
Training not relevant to course of Study or not Engineering related
Internship started before submission of application
2) Students on Scholarships
Please check with the organization you obtained your scholarship on your obligation to have
internship with them. You will be required to apply as self initiated internship if you need to be
attached to the organization.
3) Who is my mentor for VIP?
The default mentor for VIP would be your academic mentor. Please check the Mentor-Mentee list at
CVE: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/cee/programmes/BEng_Civil.html
EVE: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/cee/programmes/BEng_Env.html
4) What are the requirements for VIP?
Old requirement for internships before May 2016

VIP – weekly journals, interim report, final report
New requirement for internships starting May 2016

VIP – work plan, final report, oral presentation
Details please refer to the kit
CommencementKit_VI
P2016.pdf
5) Who are the Industrial Coordinators team in CEE?
Approval of Internship, Mentors
Prof Richard Liew ([email protected])
Ms Peggy Leong ([email protected]) Contact 65165831
Ms Norela ([email protected]) Contact 65164314
6) Who are the Faculty Liaison Officers i.e. at Faculty of Engineering, Undergraduate Office?
Problems with accessing the portal, submission of reports, update training schedule
Ms Lisa Moo ([email protected])
Mr Scott Pereira ([email protected]) 65164146
Updated 14 Jun 2016