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Overview

Course Date:

6 Oct 2026 to 19 Nov 2026

Registration Period:

21 May 2026 to 15 Sep 2026

Duration/Frequency:

Tues-Thurs, 6.30 pm - 9.30pm

Mode of Training:

Classroom

What You Will Learn

This SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP) is a train-and-place programme supporting mid-career individuals in acquiring industry-relevant skills to improve employability and pivot to new sectors or job roles. SCTP is suitable for individuals who are:
- Working and seeking a new position within/outside their companies
- Unemployed and returning to the workforce

This course is designed to equip participants with the mindset, as well as “just in time” knowledge and skills to excel in any company Induction Programme, while shortening their learning curves. Upon finishing the programme, participants will possess necessary skills, such as operating equipment in product systems, monitoring measuring instruments and equipment, cleaning, maintenance, and minor repair work in production systems. Participants will, consequently, effectively transit to the Chemical, Petrochemical, and Pharmaceutical industries providing a novel work environment significantly varying from their prior work experiences.

Please apply only if you can commit to the full programme (including entire duration), and motivated to pursue a career transition to a new role or sector.

By end of this course, participants will be able to:

Explain the importance workplace safety plays in the Chemical industry
Identify and assess common hazards present in Process industry environments
Apply the Hierarchy of Controls for risk mitigation
Follow proper protocols to safely handle and store chemicals
Identify and wear specific Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) necessary for various tasks in Process industries
Explain advantages and importance of digital transformation in Process Safety practices
Describe common unit operations and their operating principles
Describe the types of Process utilities and their uses
Identify unit operations and utilities, in given Process units
Perform design calculations related to fluid flow in pipes, and heat transfer between fluids
Explain operation and control of separation Process units, based on their respective governing principles
Identify opportunities for introduction of Sustainable practices in Process plants
Use technical drawings to perform routine tasks in Process industries, such as line-tracing
Plan and perform minor maintenance and utility tie-in
Prepare, operate, and monitor pumping systems and heat transfer equipment
Confidently and safely start-up, operate, as well as shutdown a separation equipment based on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Smoothly maintain a unit operation using basic process control concepts
Explain the relevance of digitalisation in the Process industry
Discuss emerging trends and technologies in digitalisation
Use wearable technologies and smart device to optimise performance, facilitating the execution of tasks with greater ease and efficiency

Topics to be covered

Module 1: Chemical Industry Workplace Safety
Module 2: Chemical Process Fundamentals
Module 3: Chemical Process Operations and Skills
Module 4: Digitalisation in the Process Industry

More Information

This course consists of four (4) certificates to be conducted within two (2) months. Classes will be conducted in part-time mode, in the evenings.

Please click here for the Module Synopsis.

Certification / Accreditation

List of Certificates

Certificate of Completion in Chemical Industry Workplace Safety
Certificate of Completion in Chemical Process Fundamentals
Certificate of Performance in Chemical Process Operations and Skills
Certificate of Performance in Digitalisation in the Process Industry

Upon passing the assessment of each certificate, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.

Upon completion of all the certificates, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion for the SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP).

Course Fee

For more information on course fee / or to apply, click on the “Register” button.

Course fees are reviewed periodically and adjusted as necessary to cover the cost of education and to enable the polytechnic to continue investing in delivering high-quality education.