SP Scholarship & SP Engineering Scholarship

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Overview

Course Date:

19 Oct 2026 to 30 Sep 2027

Registration Period:

8 Jul 2026 to 31 Aug 2026

Duration/Frequency:

2 evenings per week, 7 to 10pm

Mode of Training:

Classroom

What You Will Learn

Advance Your Career in Process Operations, Safety & Health!

Through this Specialist Diploma in Process Operations, Safety & Health, you will gain the technical, safety, and digital competencies required to succeed in Singapore’s energy & chemicals and biopharmaceutical manufacturing sectors.

Learn about workplace safety and health principles, and strengthen your knowledge on chemical engineering, sustainability practices, while equipping yourself with digitalisation skills to prepare for higher-value technical roles in modern process industries.

Key Outcomes

Apply workplace safety and health (WSH) principles, legislation, and best practices to create safer and more compliant work environments.
Conduct risk assessments, incident investigations, safety audits, and implement effective risk management strategies to prevent workplace accidents.
Understand chemical engineering fundamentals, including process operations, material balances, process flow diagrams, and industrial equipment used in process industries.
Operate, validate, maintain, and troubleshoot chemical, pharmaceutical, and biopharmaceutical processes and equipment to ensure reliability and performance.
Monitor and control industrial processes while ensuring product quality, operational efficiency, and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.

Designed For
Aspiring Senior Process Technician, Production Senior Technician, Senior Laboratory Technologist, and Quality Control Senior Laboratory Analyst, or professionals from adjacent industries with transferable skills who want to build a career in process operations and workplace safety.

More Information

This is a 1-year part-time course consisting of 2 Post-Diploma Certificates conducted over 2 semesters.

Post-Diploma Certificate	Key Modules
PDC 1 - Post-Diploma Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety Engineering	- Operational Health & Safety Engineering - Safety Management & Audit* - Risk Assessment & Management* - Chemical Engineering Processes
PDC 2 - Post-Diploma Certificate in Operational Chemical Engineering	- Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Operations & Validation - Process Maintenance, Sampling & Troubleshooting - Chemical Process Operations & Control

Please click here for the Module Synopsis.

Important Note

For the upcoming October intake, 2 modules (CP1222 Safety Management & Audit and CP1223 Risk Assessment & Management) are conducted at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) from January 2027, with examinations held in April 2027. Students will concurrently progress to PDC2 in the second semester in April.

At the end of the first semester, SP will release results for CP1231 Occupational Health & Safety Engineering and CP1234 Chemical Engineering Processes only. Results for the modules conducted at SUSS will be released together with the PDC2 modules at the end of the second semester.

Academic Progression and Pathways

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

Graduates of this programme have the option to further their study with the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). The following 2 modules, within the Specialist Diploma, are run by SUSS. Upon successful completion of the following two SUSS modules, with at least a minimum pass grade, you may be considered for credit recognition towards the Bachelor of Science in Workplace Safety and Health (BSc WSH) and the Bachelor of Science in Human Factors in Safety (BSc HFS), in accordance with SUSS credit recognition policies and approval processes. Both degree programmes are recognised as meeting the academic pre-requisites for the Ministry of Manpower’s Workplace Safety and Health Officer (WSHO) registration:

Safety Management and Audit (HFS351)
Risk Assessment and Management (HFS371)

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