The NUS Vacation Internship Programme is intended to provide students with opportunities to gain work experience apply their classroom learning and contribute to companies during the vacation periods in May and December every year. Students volunteer to participate in this internship programme.
The internship period takes place during the official vacation breaks each year.
For Academic Year 2014/2015, the VIP periods are:
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Semester 1: 8 December 2014 – 9 January 2015 (5 weeks)
Closing d ate to submit online internship requisition: Friday, 14 November 2014
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Semester 2: 11 May 2015 – 31 July 2015 (12 weeks)
Closing d ate to submit online internship requisition: Friday, 6 March 2015
Note: NUS recognises the above official vacation periods under the Vacation Internship Programme.
Any extension beyond the official period would be on the student’s own personal arrangement with the organisation, and is subjected to approval by the respective faculties of the student. Employers may request from students a written approval by the faculty permitting students to intern beyond the official school vacation period.
International students (student pass holders) undergoing a part-time internship beyond the official school vacation period would be subject to the MOM’s guideline of working a maximum of 16 hours per week during NUS term time.
For more details, please visit http://www.ica.gov.sg/page.aspx?pageid=325&secid=182 under “Work privileges for IHL students”.
Employers seeking to offer internship opportunities beyond the vacation period may directly approach the faculties/departments featured below to consider their 6-month attachment programmes.
Faculty of Engineering
Industrial Attachment Period
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January to June OR July to December
Click here for more information
School of Computing
Advanced Technology Attachment Programme Period
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January to June OR May to November
Click here for more information and faculty contact details
Communications and New Media Department
CNM Internship Programme Period
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January to June OR July to December
Click here for more information and faculty contact details
The Employment Act covers every employee who is engaged under a contract of service, including interns .
An employer should accord statutory benefits prescribed under the law to an intern if he/she is performing work and has work arrangements similar to that of a regular employee in the organisation.
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Under the Employment Act, an employee should not be required to work for more than 8 hours in one day or more than 44 hours in a week. However, he/she may be required to work overtime if he consents to do so, subject to the limit of 12 hours per day and totalling 72 hours per month. Under the Act, the employer must pay the employee for the extra hours of work or for working on his rest days or public holidays. The rate for overtime work should be no less than one and a half times his hourly basic rate of pay. 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.
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An employee is entitled to Annual Leave (prorated) if he/she has worked for at least 3 months. Click here for details.
An employee covered by the Employment Act is entitled to paid sick leave (prorated), including medical leave issued by a dentist if:
• The employee has served the employer for at least three months.
• The employee has informed or attempted to inform the employer of his/her absence within 48 hours. Otherwise, the employee will be deemed to be absent from work without permission or reasonable excuse.
• The sick leave is certified by the company's doctor, or by a government doctor (including doctors from approved public medical institutions). Click here for details.
The recommended allowance for an intern is S$800 to S$1000 per month, and is to be mutually agreed upon between the company and the intern. Allowances paid to students are exempted from Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions. For more information, please refer to the CPF board website.
Internships in Singapore
Students are covered against personal or bodily injuries caused by or arising out of accidents through a Group
Personal Accident Insurance Scheme arranged by NUS. However, you may wish to cover the intern under your organisation’s insurance schemes such as medical or workmen’s compensation.
Overseas internships
For overseas internships, students and employers are responsible to check on the visa and permit requirements for the host country and relevant immigration authorities in compliance with immigration regulations. As the NUS insurance scheme for students only applies to coverage within Singapore, students and/or employers may wish to purchase travel insurance as additional cover for the student for the internship period overseas.
For travel notices, please refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Both students and employers should complete the entire internship period or the mutually agreed period. In the case of early termination by either party, a termination notice period that is mutually agreeable (at time of offer of internship) by both parties should be given.
1. Please submit the NUS Internship Requisition Form online at NUS TalentConnect by the closing dates for approval. If the internship scope is found suitable, it would be posted on the NUS TalentConnect for students to apply.
2. If your company is a new partner with Centre for Future-ready Graduates (CFG), please register for an account with NUS TalentConnect from https://talentconnect.nus.edu.sg/OSA/registration .
3. Employers are to manage internship postings and viewing of applications directly from NUS TalentConnect.
Please communicate all terms and conditions of the internship to your shortlisted candidates during the interview.
Employers must conduct interviews with shortlisted students before making an offer to the final candidate.
4. For cases where student(s) apply directly with your company for a self-initiated internship, please complete the
VIP Request Form for Employers and submit to CFG for approval.
5. Note that students can apply for more than one company/position for internships and they will decide which to accept if they receive multiple offers.
6. Once employer decides to make an offer to a student(s), employers should provide student(s) with an internship contract detailing the job scope and other agreed terms. The contract should then be signed by both parties to prevent any future potential disputes.
7. After student(s) have accepted the internship offer, employers are requested to email employerservices@nus.edu.sg
with the following details of the student(s) whom they have selected for the internship programme: a) Full Name b) Faculty of the student(s) c) Contact number
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d) Student(s) NUS email address e) Company Name f) Internship Position (if any) g) Job Reference Number (from NUS TalentConnect, if any)
8. Towards the end of the internship, ki ndly provide feedback on the students’ performance by completing an online evaluation sent by CFG. Your feedback and assessment of our programme and students are crucial in providing us with insights to help us improve the administration of the programme and coaching of our students.
Students who participate in this internship programme are undergraduate and postgraduate students across all faculties/schools. (For more details on the curriculum, please visit: http://www.nus.edu.sg/aboutus/facultyschools.php
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If your position is generic and does not require specialised technical knowledge, we greatly appreciate that the opportunities be extended to students from all faculties to wide your talent pool.
NUS students are encouraged to undertake multi-disciplinary studies. Hence students would have been exposed to studies beyond his/her specialisations. Please see table below for more information:
Faculty / School
Arts & Social Sciences
Business
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Chinese Language
Chinese Studies
Communications & New
Media
Economics
English Language
English Literature
European Studies
Business Administration
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Major / Specialisation
Geography
History
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Japanese
Studies
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Malay Studies
Philosophy
Political
Science
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Psychology
Social Work
Business
Administration
(Accountancy)
Sociology
South Asian
Studies
Southeast Asian
Studies
Theatre Studies
Computing
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Communications & Media
Computational
Biology
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 Information Systems
Design & Environment
Engineering
Law
Science
Others
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Architecture
Industrial Design
Bioengineering
Chemical & Biomolecular
Civil
Computer
Business Administration &
Law
Economics & Law
Applied Chemistry
Applied Mathematics
Chemistry
Computational
Biology
Food Science &
Technology
Life Sciences
Dentistry
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Computer
Science
E-Commerce
Computer
Engineering
Project &
Facilities
Management
Electrical
Engineering
Science
Engineering &
Technology
Mgmt
Environmental
Industrial &
Systems
Law & Life
Science
Law & Public
Policy
Mathematics
Pharmacy
Physics
Quantitative
Finance
Nursing
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Real Estate
Materials Science
Mechanical
For LLB:
Asian Legal Studies & Comparative Law
Commercial Law
IP & Technology
Law & Society
Maritime Law
Public & Private International Law
Statistics
Public Health
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Centre for Future-ready Graduates
Yusof Ishak House, Level 2, 31 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119078
Tel: (65) 6516 1385
Fax: (65) 6774 4463
Email: employerservices@nus.edu.sg
Website: www.nus.edu.sg/cfg
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Medicine
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