Employer Info - College of Design and Engineering

Information for Industry Partners

Internships are a key element of our emphasis on experiential learning. It provides students with an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to practical work situations, gaining valuable work experience, industry knowledge and skills.

It is our hope that students will receive a meaningful and holistic engineering experience at the end of their internships.

Internship Programmes

1.	Industrial Attachment (IA)
	Minimum 20 weeks in duration during the semester.
2.	Vacation Industrial Attachment (VIA)
	Minimum 12 weeks in duration during the summer vacation.

As our internship programmes are credit bearing courses, the internships must be relevant to students’ engineering discipline and offer ample opportunities for students to apply their engineering knowledge.

All internship opportunities are to be submitted as a posting in the NUS TalentConnect (TC) portal under the appropriate internship programme. Postings will be reviewed by the respective Departments and Faculty. Once the postings are approved, Employers will be notified and the postings will be published in TC for student application.

Placement Timeline

Internship Programme	Term	Official Internship Period	Employer TalentConnect Posting Window^~^#	Student Application Window*
Industrial Attachment	Semester 1	21 Jul to 5 Dec 2025	16 Dec 2024 to 21 Mar 2025	20 Jan to 18 Apr 2025
Industrial Attachment	Semester 2	5 Jan to 22 May 2026	14 Jul to 17 Oct 2025	11 Aug to 14 Nov 2025
Vacation Industrial Attachment^	Summer Vacation	12 May to 1 Aug 2025	16 Dec 2024 to 21 Mar 2025	20 Jan to 18 Apr 2025

~ Employers will receive an email notification with more details prior to the posting window.

# Postings are reviewed in batches every 2 to 3 weeks. Employers are to ensure that the postings are submitted under the correct internship programme (refer to the TalentConnect posting guidelines below). Postings submitted after the closing date of the Employer Posting Window will not be reviewed.

* Upon receiving student applications, Employers may proceed to contact students directly to arrange for interviews. Offers have to be extended and accepted via the NUS TalentConnect portal to be recognized by the College.

Official Internship Period

Employers are to note that there are official internship periods for each internship programme.

Students may start their internships earlier or end their internships later but must ensure that the internships fulfil the official internship period in order to meet the course requirements.

Students must submit a request for an alternate internship period if the official internship period cannot be fulfilled.

Assessment & Grading

Students will be required to complete the following deliverables.

Vacation Industrial Attachment
Official Internship Period	Deliverables
Week 3	Workplan
Week 11 to 12	Presentation
Post Internship
Week 14	Report

Industrial Attachment
Official Internship Period	Deliverables
Week 3	Workplan
Week 9 to 10	Interim Presentation
Week 11	Interim Report
Week 19 to 20	Final Presentation
Post Internship
Week 22	Final Report

Students will be jointly evaluated by their Work Supervisor and CDE internship Mentor.

The Work Supervisor will assign work to the student, and provide direction and guidance during the internship.
The Work Supervisor will be required to attend the student's presentation to the CDE internship Mentor.
The Work Supervisor will be required to provide feedback on the student's work performance.
A link to the Internship Assessment Guide will be provided to both students and Employers via the Internship Support Letter.

TalentConnect Posting Guidelines

Submitting Internship Postings

Login or register for a complimentary NUS TalentConnect (TC) account.
Click on 'Post a Job/Internship'.
Under 'Position Type', select 'Internships - College of Design and Engineering (Engineering)'.
Under ‘Restrict Applications/Activate Screening’, select ‘Yes’.
Select the appropriate 'Work Term'.
Under Experiential Learning Placement Type, select the appropriate internship programme.
- Industrial Attachment (EG3611A) - 20 week internships during the Jan to May or Jul to Nov period.
- Vacation Industrial Attachment (EG3612) - 12 week internships during the May to Jul period.
Enter the 'Internship / Project Title' and other required information.
- Please note that selecting relevant Engineering Disciplines determines which departments are required to review and approve the posting. Posting will be published to students of the selected Engineering Disciplines if approved and deemed suitable.
Select your preferred way of receiving student applications/resumes.
- Please remember to select ‘Accumulate Online’ to ensure that the system captures a record of the student applications.
Click 'Submit'.

Extending Offers to Students

Please note that only offers that meet the following criteria will be recognized by the College.

Approved under the CDE Engineering internship programmes
Accepted via NUS TalentConnect portal

If you would like to record student applications in your company recruitment system, we would greatly appreciate if you could ensure that an accepted offer is recorded in the NUS TalentConnect portal.

Login to NUS TalentConnect
Click on the 'Post a Job/Internship'.
Click on the specific job/internship posting that you are extending an offer.
Click on the 'Student Resumes' tab at the top of the posting.
Click on the ‘Offer Position‘ button for the chosen student applicant(s).
You will be notified via email once students have accepted your offers via the NUS TalentConnect portal. These internship placements will be automatically recorded in the system.
You can proceed with the necessary onboarding arrangements directly with our students.
- We recommend that all employers inform student interns of the key employment terms of the internship through a written agreement or contract of service to ensure an aligned understanding of the terms and conditions.

Administrative Information

Internship Allowance & CPF Exemption

The minimum monthly allowance for BEng students is SGD1,000 but employers are recommended to provide a monthly allowance of at least SGD1,200 in light of industry trends.

Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions are exempted for NUS matriculated students employed for training approved by NUS during the school term and/or school holiday periods. Refer to the CPF board website for more information.

Insurance

All full-time matriculated students of NUS subscribe to a compulsory Insurance Scheme as part of the student’s miscellaneous fees. This scheme provides students with basic medical and personal accident insurance coverage.

Employers are recommended to cover the students under your organisation’s insurance schemes such as medical or workmen’s compensation (WICA), especially if they are required to work in high risk environments (i.e. laboratories, shipyards, heavy industry environments with machinery/equipment).

Internship Support Letter

Work Pass Exemption for International Students

Global Ready Talent (GRT) Internship Grant Application

Contract of Service

Work Hours

Internships registered under the CDE internship programmes are are on a full-time basis. Students are to adhere to the official working hours and schedule of the Employer.

Under the Employment Act,

An employee should not be required to work for more than 8 hours in a day or more than 44 hours in a week.
If an employee consents to do so, he/she may be required to work overtime, subject to the limit of 12 hours per day and a maximum of 72 hours per month.
The Employer must pay the employee for the extra hours of work or for working on his rest days or public holidays. An employer must grant the employee one rest day (which is not paid) in a week, which may be on a Sunday or any other day.

Leave

Leave may be granted at the Employer’s discretion. Students and Employers are to refer to the internship contract and abide by the contractual terms and Employer's HR practices. The College recommends the following.

Annual Leave: Up to 3 days (for Industrial Attachment) | Up to 1 day (for Vacation Industrial Attachment)

Sick & Hospitalisation Leave: As per the Employer’s HR practice.

The student must inform the Employer as soon as possible if he/she is unable to report to work.
The student’s sick leave must be certified by the company’s doctor or a government doctor (including doctors and dentists from approved public medical institutions).
Employers and students are to notify the Careers & Internships team if students’ sick leave application exceeds what is entitled or if students require extended sick leave.

Compassionate Leave: Typically provided if there is a passing of an immediate family member and is to be granted at the Employer’s discretion.

Special Leave: The College encourages Employers to allow students to participate in official competitions and events representing Singapore or NUS.

Students may use their annual leave for such situations or Employers may request for students to make up for the time away if the annual leave is insufficient.

Confidentiality of Information & Intellectual Property

Employers should brief the students on what constitutes confidential information. Students should be made aware that such confidential information cannot be discussed or shared externally. If necessary, a non-disclosure agreement should be signed between students and Employers.

Employers and students should mutually agree on terms and conditions of Intellectual Property rights as per internship agreement.

Reading Courses During Internship

Students that are doing internships under the Industrial Attachment are allowed to read

Evening courses (conducted from 6pm onwards)
Community & Engagement courses (may have daytime commitments)

If is optional for students to read courses during their internships. Students who decide to do so must complete an application form and seek approval/endorsement from their Employer.

Employers who support their student intern's application to read courses are required to permit the student intern to attend his/her examination.
Employers may also need to permit students to leave work earlier or take time off to attend classes.
For Community & Engagement courses that may have daytime commitments, students may be required to make up for the time away without additional internship allowance.

Students doing internships under the Vacation Industrial Attachment are not allowed to read courses.

Students that have existing Community & Engagement commitments will be allowed to fulfil them but may be required to make up for any time away without additional internship allowance.

Termination Notice

Employers and students should complete the entire internship period or the mutually agreed upon period.

If there are any issues between the Employer and student, please inform the Careers & Internships team or the assigned CDE Mentor to mediate before considering the option of termination.

In case of early termination by either party, a termination notice can apply if mutually agreed upon in the internship contact.

National Service (NS)

NSmen who are called up for In-camp Training (ICT) during their reservist periods will not be granted deferment on the grounds of academic commitments. Students are to submit the ICT notice to the company as soon as they receive the notice issued by MINDEF.

The College does not require students to make up for the time away at ICT for up to 3 weeks.
Employers may wish to discuss with their students for an extension of their internship to make up for the time away at ICT.

Workplace Incidents or Injuries

Contact us

CDE Engineering Careers & Internships team at cde.iacareer.emp@nus.edu.sg